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Real-World RAID 5 Failures
Unrecoverable Read Errors
HP DL185 G5 Server offline RAID config
http://community.spiceworks.com/topic/208993-hp-dl185-g5-server-offline-raid-config
In-the-wild SATA RAID 5 URE.
http://community.spiceworks.com/topic/407830-dell-poweredge-2900-sas-drive-failure-in-raid-5
http://community.spiceworks.com/topic/407830-dell-poweredge-2900-sas-drive-failure-in-raid-5
Another URE
Array Controller
Why I don't like RAID 5
http://community.spiceworks.com/topic/137136-why-i-don-t-like-raid-5
During a rebuild, a controller trashes a RAID 5 array, but recovers a RAID 1.
Multi-drive Failures
RAID 5 fail. 10 yrs of family pics gone
http://community.spiceworks.com/topic/202184-raid-5-fail-10-yrs-of-family-pics-gone
Admittedly, this multi-drive failure of a RAID 51 was more of a slow-motion crash…
Simultaneous HDD failure in a raid
http://community.spiceworks.com/topic/165077-simultaneous-hdd-failure-in-a-raid
A thread soliciting experience with multi-drive failures.
Raid 5 ... Oh dear...
http://community.spiceworks.com/topic/241429-raid-5-oh-dear
The time frame of the two drives isn't specified.
Rebuild array through firmware, Ignore erros?
http://community.spiceworks.com/topic/243294-rebuild-array-through-firmware-ignore-erros
With a drive in pre-fail status, the array won't rebuild.
SBS 2003 to SBS 2011
http://community.spiceworks.com/topic/249371-sbs-2003-to-sbs-2011
2 of 3 (!!!) drives in a RAID 5 failed.
Dreaded Array Confusion
The array shows faulted but the drives are fine…
Dell PE 2500 perc 3di Dead containers
http://community.spiceworks.com/topic/152238-dell-pe-2500-perc-3di-dead-containers
RAID 5 Volume Fails But Disks Are Green
http://community.spiceworks.com/topic/227105-raid-5-volume-fails-but-disks-are-green
Fix RAID-5 Array with Psycho Controller Config
http://community.spiceworks.com/topic/256197-fix-raid-5-array-with-psycho-controller-config
Catastrophic Plant Failure
The array might fail and cause the entire building to blow up…
Explosion leads to fire at AkzoNobel plant in La Porte
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=9015094
