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| Title: | RAID Software for OpenVMS | 
| Notice: | READ IMPORTANT NOTE IN 3.15, V2.4 SSB Kit in 3.17 6 | 
| Moderator: | COOKIE::FROEHLIN | 
|  | 
| Created: | Fri Dec 03 1993 | 
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 | 
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 | 
| Number of topics: | 341 | 
| Total number of notes: | 1378 | 
333.0. "%RAID-F-ANREPERR and no report on a RAID ANAN/REPAIR" by ESSB::JNOLAN (John Nolan) Sat Apr 12 1997 08:55
    
     I've a 4xRZ29 RAID set on an AXP2100 (OVMS V7.1), I'm running RAID T2.4
    I noticed errors on one of the DU devices and ran RAID ANAL/ARRAY with 
    the output that follows, however RAID ANAL/ARRAY/REP does not make the 
    problem go away. All the DPA devices 'look fine'
    
    Output of RAID ANAL/ARRAY ARRAY_1
Processing $10$DKA100:[000000]RAID$CONFIGURATION_MANAGEMENT.SYS
Prolog:
    Type:            Header
    Version:         1.0
    Copy index:      0
    Magic word:      1282568259 (valid)
    Location[0]:     162
Header:
    Version:         1.0
    Size:            162
    Location[0]:     0
    SW_type:         OpenVMS Alpha
    SW_version:      V6.1
    HW_type:         Digital Alpha
    HW_version:      042400000000000000000009
Prolog:
    Type:            VMS Configuration Manager
    Version:         1.0
    Copy index:      0
    Magic word:      1282568259 (valid)
    Location[0]:     0
Prefix:
    Version:         1.0
    Prefix Size:     162
    Body Version:    2.0
    Valid:           Yes
    Container Size:  0
    Date:             7-JUN-1995 10:25:07.32
    Container UID:   35D3BB02 11CEA0B4 434D88AF 4F4C4953
Last known configuration:
    Usage:           RAID set member
    RAIDset Name:    ARRAY_1
    RAIDset UID:     35D3BB02 11CEA0B4 434D88AF 4F4C4953
    Member #0:       normal disk device
    Member #1:       normal disk device
    Member #2:       normal disk device
    Member #3:       normal disk device
    Member devices:  $10$DKA100
                     $10$DKA200
                     $10$DKA300
                     $10$DKA400
Processing $10$DKA100:[000000]RAID$BC1.SYS
Prolog:
    Type:            Header
    Version:         1.0
    Copy index:      0
    Magic word:      1282568259 (valid)
    Location[0]:     4108831
Header:
    Version:         1.0
    Size:            1
    Location[0]:     4108830
    SW_type:         OpenVMS Alpha
    SW_version:      V6.1
    HW_type:         Digital Alpha
    HW_version:      042400000000000000000009
Prolog:
    Type:            Base Container
    Version:         1.0
    Copy index:      0
    Magic word:      1282568259 (valid)
    Location[0]:     4108830
Prefix:
    Version:         1.0
    Prefix Size:     1
    Body Version:    1.0
    Valid:           Yes
    Container Size:  4108830
    Date:            30-AUG-1996 17:22:19.74
    Container UID:   0F76BE7A 11D0028B 434D61AA 4F4C4953
Base Container:
    Base Data Loc:   0
    Read Errors:     0
    Read Window:     0
    Write Errors:    0
    Write Window:    0
    Timeout:         3000 in 10ms
Prolog:
    Type:            Header
    Version:         1.0
    Copy index:      0
    Magic word:      1282568259 (valid)
    Location[0]:     4108829
Header:
    Version:         1.0
    Size:            1
    Location[0]:     4108828
    SW_type:         OpenVMS Alpha
    SW_version:      V6.1
    HW_type:         Digital Alpha
    HW_version:      042400000000000000000009
Prolog:
    Type:            Forced Error Container
    Version:         1.0
    Copy index:      0
    Magic word:      1282568259 (valid)
    Location[0]:     4108828
Prefix:
    Version:         1.0
    Prefix Size:     1
    Body Version:    1.0
    Valid:           Yes
    Container Size:  4106822
    Date:            30-AUG-1996 17:22:19.74
    Container UID:   12831163 11D0028B 434D61AA 4F4C4953
Forced Error Descriptor:
    FE Cont. Base:   0
    FE Blks Size:    1003
    Location[0]:     4107825
    Location[1]:     4106822
    FE flags 0 through 3939158 were CLEAR
    FE flags 3939159 through 3939159 were SET
    FE flags 3939160 through 4105176 were CLEAR
    FE flags 4105177 through 4106794 were SET
    FE flags 4106795 through 4106821 were CLEAR
%RAID-W-ANFE, software forced error flags detected
Prolog:
    Type:            Header
    Version:         1.0
    Copy index:      0
    Magic word:      1282568259 (valid)
    Location[0]:     4106821
Header:
    Version:         1.0
    Size:            13
    Location[0]:     4106808
    Location[1]:     4106795
    SW_type:         VAX/VMS
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    HW_type:         VAX
    HW_version:      042400000000000000000009
Prolog:
    Type:            RAID Container
    Version:         1.0
    Copy index:      0
    Magic word:      1282568259 (valid)
    Location[0]:     4106808
    Location[1]:     4106795
Prefix:
    Version:         1.0
    Prefix Size:     13
    Body Version:    2.0
    Valid:           Yes
    Container Size:  12309120
    Date:             7-JUN-1995 10:25:07.32
    Container UID:   35D3BB02 11CEA0B4 434D88AF 4F4C4953
RAID Container Member:
    Rotation:        RAID 5 Left Symetric
    Members:         4
    Dist. Member:    0
    State:           Normal
    Generation:      144
    Char. Size:      4106822
    Chunk Size:      120
    Chunks/MDU:      16
    PMD Segm. Size   1
    Flags/PMD Seg.:  480 (2 bits each)
    MDUs:            2137
    MDU #0 Loc.:     0
    Unused:          0
    Recon. Pri:      medium
    Members Base Container UIDs:
        Member #  0: 0F76BE7A 11D0028B 434D61AA 4F4C4953
        Member #  1: 426C9FC8 11CEA0B4 434D88AF 4F4C4953
        Member #  2: 4F04EBFA 11CEA0B4 434D88AF 4F4C4953
        Member #  3: 9ED3644B 11CFF93B 434D64AC 4F4C4953
Flags in PMD Segments:
    PMD flags 0 through 1025759 were CLEAR
Processing $10$DKA200:[000000]RAID$CONFIGURATION_MANAGEMENT.SYS
Prolog:
    Type:            Header
    Version:         1.0
    Copy index:      0
    Magic word:      1282568259 (valid)
    Location[0]:     162
Header:
    Version:         1.0
    Size:            162
    Location[0]:     0
    SW_type:         OpenVMS Alpha
    SW_version:      V6.1
    HW_type:         Digital Alpha
    HW_version:      042400000000000000000009
Prolog:
    Type:            VMS Configuration Manager
    Version:         1.0
    Copy index:      0
    Magic word:      1282568259 (valid)
    Location[0]:     0
Prefix:
    Version:         1.0
    Prefix Size:     162
    Body Version:    2.0
    Valid:           Yes
    Container Size:  0
    Date:             7-JUN-1995 10:25:07.32
    Container UID:   35D3BB02 11CEA0B4 434D88AF 4F4C4953
Last known configuration:
    Usage:           RAID set member
    RAIDset Name:    ARRAY_1
    RAIDset UID:     35D3BB02 11CEA0B4 434D88AF 4F4C4953
    Member #0:       normal disk device
    Member #1:       normal disk device
    Member #2:       normal disk device
    Member #3:       normal disk device
    Member devices:  $10$DKA100
                     $10$DKA200
                     $10$DKA300
                     $10$DKA400
Processing $10$DKA200:[000000]RAID$BC1.SYS
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    Version:         1.0
    Copy index:      0
    Magic word:      1282568259 (valid)
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Header:
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    SW_type:         OpenVMS Alpha
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    HW_type:         Digital Alpha
    HW_version:      042400000000000000000009
Prolog:
    Type:            Base Container
    Version:         1.0
    Copy index:      0
    Magic word:      1282568259 (valid)
    Location[0]:     4108830
Prefix:
    Version:         1.0
    Prefix Size:     1
    Body Version:    1.0
    Valid:           Yes
    Container Size:  4108830
    Date:             7-JUN-1995 10:25:07.32
    Container UID:   426C9FC8 11CEA0B4 434D88AF 4F4C4953
Base Container:
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    Read Errors:     0
    Read Window:     0
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    Timeout:         3000 in 10ms
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    Copy index:      0
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    Location[0]:     4108829
Header:
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    Size:            1
    Location[0]:     4108828
    SW_type:         OpenVMS Alpha
    SW_version:      V6.1
    HW_type:         Digital Alpha
    HW_version:      042400000000000000000009
Prolog:
    Type:            Forced Error Container
    Version:         1.0
    Copy index:      0
    Magic word:      1282568259 (valid)
    Location[0]:     4108828
Prefix:
    Version:         1.0
    Prefix Size:     1
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    Valid:           Yes
    Container Size:  4106822
    Date:             7-JUN-1995 10:25:07.32
    Container UID:   666FF7A0 11CEA0B7 434D98AF 4F4C4953
Forced Error Descriptor:
    FE Cont. Base:   0
    FE Blks Size:    1003
    Location[0]:     4107825
    Location[1]:     4106822
    FE flags 0 through 4106821 were CLEAR
Prolog:
    Type:            Header
    Version:         1.0
    Copy index:      0
    Magic word:      1282568259 (valid)
    Location[0]:     4106821
Header:
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    Location[1]:     4106795
    SW_type:         OpenVMS Alpha
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    HW_type:         Digital Alpha
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    Location[0]:     4106808
    Location[1]:     4106795
Prefix:
    Version:         1.0
    Prefix Size:     13
    Body Version:    2.0
    Valid:           Yes
    Container Size:  12309120
    Date:             7-JUN-1995 10:25:07.32
    Container UID:   35D3BB02 11CEA0B4 434D88AF 4F4C4953
RAID Container Member:
    Rotation:        RAID 5 Left Symetric
    Members:         4
    Dist. Member:    0
    State:           Normal
    Generation:      144
    Char. Size:      4106822
    Chunk Size:      120
    Chunks/MDU:      16
    PMD Segm. Size   1
    Flags/PMD Seg.:  480 (2 bits each)
    MDUs:            2137
    MDU #0 Loc.:     0
    Unused:          0
    Recon. Pri:      medium
    Members Base Container UIDs:
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        Member #  1: 426C9FC8 11CEA0B4 434D88AF 4F4C4953
        Member #  2: 4F04EBFA 11CEA0B4 434D88AF 4F4C4953
        Member #  3: 9ED3644B 11CFF93B 434D64AC 4F4C4953
Flags in PMD Segments:
    PMD flags 0 through 1025759 were CLEAR
Processing $10$DKA300:[000000]RAID$CONFIGURATION_MANAGEMENT.SYS
Prolog:
    Type:            Header
    Version:         1.0
    Copy index:      0
    Magic word:      1282568259 (valid)
    Location[0]:     162
Header:
    Version:         1.0
    Size:            162
    Location[0]:     0
    SW_type:         OpenVMS Alpha
    SW_version:      V6.1
    HW_type:         Digital Alpha
    HW_version:      042400000000000000000009
Prolog:
    Type:            VMS Configuration Manager
    Version:         1.0
    Copy index:      0
    Magic word:      1282568259 (valid)
    Location[0]:     0
Prefix:
    Version:         1.0
    Prefix Size:     162
    Body Version:    2.0
    Valid:           Yes
    Container Size:  0
    Date:             7-JUN-1995 10:25:07.32
    Container UID:   35D3BB02 11CEA0B4 434D88AF 4F4C4953
Last known configuration:
    Usage:           RAID set member
    RAIDset Name:    ARRAY_1
    RAIDset UID:     35D3BB02 11CEA0B4 434D88AF 4F4C4953
    Member #0:       normal disk device
    Member #1:       normal disk device
    Member #2:       normal disk device
    Member #3:       normal disk device
    Member devices:  $10$DKA100
                     $10$DKA200
                     $10$DKA300
                     $10$DKA400
Processing $10$DKA300:[000000]RAID$BC1.SYS
Prolog:
    Type:            Header
    Version:         1.0
    Copy index:      0
    Magic word:      1282568259 (valid)
    Location[0]:     4108831
Header:
    Version:         1.0
    Size:            1
    Location[0]:     4108830
    SW_type:         OpenVMS Alpha
    SW_version:      V6.1
    HW_type:         Digital Alpha
    HW_version:      042400000000000000000009
Prolog:
    Type:            Base Container
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    Copy index:      0
    Magic word:      1282568259 (valid)
    Location[0]:     4108830
Prefix:
    Version:         1.0
    Prefix Size:     1
    Body Version:    1.0
    Valid:           Yes
    Container Size:  4108830
    Date:             7-JUN-1995 10:25:07.32
    Container UID:   4F04EBFA 11CEA0B4 434D88AF 4F4C4953
Base Container:
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    Read Errors:     0
    Read Window:     0
    Write Errors:    0
    Write Window:    0
    Timeout:         3000 in 10ms
Prolog:
    Type:            Header
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    Copy index:      0
    Magic word:      1282568259 (valid)
    Location[0]:     4108829
Header:
    Version:         1.0
    Size:            1
    Location[0]:     4108828
    SW_type:         OpenVMS Alpha
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    HW_version:      042400000000000000000009
Prolog:
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    Version:         1.0
    Copy index:      0
    Magic word:      1282568259 (valid)
    Location[0]:     4108828
Prefix:
    Version:         1.0
    Prefix Size:     1
    Body Version:    1.0
    Valid:           Yes
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    Date:             7-JUN-1995 10:25:07.32
    Container UID:   66BFD518 11CEA0B7 434D98AF 4F4C4953
Forced Error Descriptor:
    FE Cont. Base:   0
    FE Blks Size:    1003
    Location[0]:     4107825
    Location[1]:     4106822
    FE flags 0 through 4106821 were CLEAR
Prolog:
    Type:            Header
    Version:         1.0
    Copy index:      0
    Magic word:      1282568259 (valid)
    Location[0]:     4106821
Header:
    Version:         1.0
    Size:            13
    Location[0]:     4106808
    Location[1]:     4106795
    SW_type:         OpenVMS Alpha
    SW_version:      V6.1
    HW_type:         Digital Alpha
    HW_version:      042400000000000000000009
Prolog:
    Type:            RAID Container
    Version:         1.0
    Copy index:      0
    Magic word:      1282568259 (valid)
    Location[0]:     4106808
    Location[1]:     4106795
Prefix:
    Version:         1.0
    Prefix Size:     13
    Body Version:    2.0
    Valid:           Yes
    Container Size:  12309120
    Date:             7-JUN-1995 10:25:07.32
    Container UID:   35D3BB02 11CEA0B4 434D88AF 4F4C4953
RAID Container Member:
    Rotation:        RAID 5 Left Symetric
    Members:         4
    Dist. Member:    0
    State:           Normal
    Generation:      144
    Char. Size:      4106822
    Chunk Size:      120
    Chunks/MDU:      16
    PMD Segm. Size   1
    Flags/PMD Seg.:  480 (2 bits each)
    MDUs:            2137
    MDU #0 Loc.:     0
    Unused:          0
    Recon. Pri:      medium
    Members Base Container UIDs:
        Member #  0: 0F76BE7A 11D0028B 434D61AA 4F4C4953
        Member #  1: 426C9FC8 11CEA0B4 434D88AF 4F4C4953
        Member #  2: 4F04EBFA 11CEA0B4 434D88AF 4F4C4953
        Member #  3: 9ED3644B 11CFF93B 434D64AC 4F4C4953
Flags in PMD Segments:
    PMD flags 0 through 1025759 were CLEAR
Processing $10$DKA400:[000000]RAID$CONFIGURATION_MANAGEMENT.SYS
Prolog:
    Type:            Header
    Version:         1.0
    Copy index:      0
    Magic word:      1282568259 (valid)
    Location[0]:     162
Header:
    Version:         1.0
    Size:            162
    Location[0]:     0
    SW_type:         OpenVMS Alpha
    SW_version:      V6.1
    HW_type:         Digital Alpha
    HW_version:      042400000000000000000009
Prolog:
    Type:            VMS Configuration Manager
    Version:         1.0
    Copy index:      0
    Magic word:      1282568259 (valid)
    Location[0]:     0
Prefix:
    Version:         1.0
    Prefix Size:     162
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    Valid:           Yes
    Container Size:  0
    Date:             7-JUN-1995 10:25:07.32
    Container UID:   35D3BB02 11CEA0B4 434D88AF 4F4C4953
Last known configuration:
    Usage:           RAID set member
    RAIDset Name:    ARRAY_1
    RAIDset UID:     35D3BB02 11CEA0B4 434D88AF 4F4C4953
    Member #0:       normal disk device
    Member #1:       normal disk device
    Member #2:       normal disk device
    Member #3:       normal disk device
    Member devices:  $10$DKA100
                     $10$DKA200
                     $10$DKA300
                     $10$DKA400
Processing $10$DKA400:[000000]RAID$BC1.SYS
Prolog:
    Type:            Header
    Version:         1.0
    Copy index:      0
    Magic word:      1282568259 (valid)
    Location[0]:     4108831
Header:
    Version:         1.0
    Size:            1
    Location[0]:     4108830
    SW_type:         OpenVMS Alpha
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    HW_type:         Digital Alpha
    HW_version:      042400000000000000000009
Prolog:
    Type:            Base Container
    Version:         1.0
    Copy index:      0
    Magic word:      1282568259 (valid)
    Location[0]:     4108830
Prefix:
    Version:         1.0
    Prefix Size:     1
    Body Version:    1.0
    Valid:           Yes
    Container Size:  4108830
    Date:            18-AUG-1996 21:01:05.61
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Prefix:
    Version:         1.0
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    Date:            18-AUG-1996 21:01:05.61
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Forced Error Descriptor:
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    FE Blks Size:    1003
    Location[0]:     4107825
    Location[1]:     4106822
    FE flags 0 through 3939158 were CLEAR
    FE flags 3939159 through 3939159 were SET
    FE flags 3939160 through 4105176 were CLEAR
    FE flags 4105177 through 4106136 were SET
    FE flags 4106137 through 4106137 were CLEAR
    FE flags 4106138 through 4106794 were SET
    FE flags 4106795 through 4106821 were CLEAR
%RAID-W-ANFE, software forced error flags detected
Prolog:
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    Copy index:      0
    Magic word:      1282568259 (valid)
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Header:
    Version:         1.0
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    SW_version:      V6.1
    HW_type:         VAX
    HW_version:      042400000000000000000009
Prolog:
    Type:            RAID Container
    Version:         1.0
    Copy index:      0
    Magic word:      1282568259 (valid)
    Location[0]:     4106808
    Location[1]:     4106795
Prefix:
    Version:         1.0
    Prefix Size:     13
    Body Version:    2.0
    Valid:           Yes
    Container Size:  12309120
    Date:             7-JUN-1995 10:25:07.32
    Container UID:   35D3BB02 11CEA0B4 434D88AF 4F4C4953
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    Char. Size:      4106822
    Chunk Size:      120
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    MDU #0 Loc.:     0
    Unused:          0
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    Members Base Container UIDs:
        Member #  0: 0F76BE7A 11D0028B 434D61AA 4F4C4953
        Member #  1: 426C9FC8 11CEA0B4 434D88AF 4F4C4953
        Member #  2: 4F04EBFA 11CEA0B4 434D88AF 4F4C4953
        Member #  3: 9ED3644B 11CFF93B 434D64AC 4F4C4953
Flags in PMD Segments:
    PMD flags 0 through 1025759 were CLEAR
    
    No Output of RAID ANAL/ARRAY/REPAIR except
    $ raid anal/array array_1/repair
    %RAID-F-ANREPERR, check repair report
    
     
    
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 | Date | Lines | 
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| 333.1 |  | COOKIE::FROEHLIN | VMS...riding into the setting sun! | Thu Apr 24 1997 15:54 | 6 | 
|  |     John,
    
    can you run the /REPAIR in a batch job which creates a batch logfile?
    Did you run a DCL ANALYZE/DISK against all DPA devices of this array?
    
    Guenther
 | 
| 333.2 | Caused by V2.3 leftovers - fix after V2.4 | COOKIE::FROEHLIN | VMS...riding into the setting sun! | Thu May 01 1997 14:01 | 30 | 
|  |     This is caused by a relict from previous V2.3 behavior. Let me explain
    why we see this buggy behavior.
    
    When a spare disk is initialized with RAID INIT/SPARE all blocks
    in the RAIDable space are marked with a FE (force error) in the
    meta data in this device's container file. Later on the spare is used
    to replace a missing member. Trying to read from this member with
    a FE flag set triggers an immediate reconstruct for this area.
    Not all blocks in the RAIDable space are used. Depending on the chunk
    size some blocks at the end are not used within DPA devices.
    
    In pre-V2.4 code the FE flags remained set which was no problem.
    
    In V2.4 the RAID REPLACE command clears out these extra bits so that
    a RAID ANALYZE would not find these unused blocks with a FE tag.
    
    If a RAID 5 array had been used under pre-V2.4 and a replace had been
    performed these unused blocks have their FE flags still set and will be
    reported by the V2.4 RAID ANALYZE. Since RAID ANALYZE uses the same
    code to also do the repair we find these unused blocks with FE flags
    and try a repair. Since the blocks do not match any DPA device nothing
    is reported besides the general error status at the end.
    
    RAID ANALYZE should not check for FE erros beyond the used space in the
    container file. This will be fixed in the next version after V2.4.
    
    Replacing such a member under V2.4 will clean-out these unused FE flags
    and the symptom reported in .0 will disappear.
    
    Guenther
 |