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How do I repair bad blocks on a REF TEK disk?

April 26, 2017bad blocks disk REF Repair Tek

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How do I repair bad blocks on a REF TEK disk?

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If you encounter error messages of the type: WARNING: /sbus@1f,0/esp@0,200000/sd@1,0 (sd16): Error for Command: read(10) Error Level: Retryable Requested Block: 16896 Error Block: 17091 Vendor: SEAGATE Serial Number: JKB31256 Sense Key: Media Error you can identify and repair bad blocks on the REF TEK disk by running the Solaris format command. NOTE: This approach does not always work and may result in lost data if not done carefully! To locate and repair bad blocks, call format: % format Searching for disks…done AVAILABLE DISK SELECTIONS: 0. sd5 at esp1 slave 8 sd5: Specify disk (enter its number): 0 selecting sd5: [disk formatted, no defect list found] FORMAT MENU: disk – select a disk type – select (define) a disk type partition – select (define) a partition table current – describe the current disk format – format and analyze the disk repair – repair a defective sector show – translate a disk address label – write label