tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23529274.post114544924316789941..comments2023-06-22T03:36:23.556-04:00Comments on Pr3++yG33kyTh1ng: Garrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17923202158010674606noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23529274.post-1145499663767384022006-04-19T22:21:00.000-04:002006-04-19T22:21:00.000-04:00Ok. It was a cluster with a shared drive array. Th...Ok. It was a cluster with a shared drive array. The other node was turned off and unplugged but the "functional" node didn't know that.<BR/>The drive vanished, with all data, but rolled over to the other node. <BR/>When that node was brought up, it not only saw the data but had no record of any unpleasant outage.<BR/>Complete blind luck.Garrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17923202158010674606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23529274.post-1145496672195417932006-04-19T21:31:00.000-04:002006-04-19T21:31:00.000-04:00ok, Was the server working at any time with the cr...ok, Was the server working at any time with the cross wiring? Did you involve a sacrifice, was it living? Also exactly how much did you recover with the dark drive restore. Was it simply email that was recovered. Did you find the G spot (had to be done) or is it truely gone after 5+ years of use.Darrell Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14076910850485941872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23529274.post-1145481492651831982006-04-19T17:18:00.000-04:002006-04-19T17:18:00.000-04:00... (utterly confused stare) ...... (utterly confused stare) ...Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15869121057225642771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23529274.post-1145466883938483072006-04-19T13:14:00.000-04:002006-04-19T13:14:00.000-04:00Yeah. So. No hacked data recovery software could e...Yeah. So. <BR/>No hacked data recovery software could even find the drive. I lugged a spare server over to the rack just to get some kind of email online and noticed the cables behind the failed mail server were oddly configured. <BR/>While the Exchange environment was configured as a cluster, one of the nodes was dark, powered down and unplugged. <BR/>Reconnecting it and rebooting both nodes brought mail back. <BR/>Due to some random combination of drive space filling, then freeing, then services failing and restarting, the cluster service failed to the unavailable node, taking the shared G: drive with it.<BR/>All of this is documented somewhere. Oh yeah, in the comment section of this blog. Right there /^\.<BR/>Go Team Guesswork!Garrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17923202158010674606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23529274.post-1145454873275726032006-04-19T09:54:00.000-04:002006-04-19T09:54:00.000-04:00... (blank stare) ...... (blank stare) ...Darrell Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14076910850485941872noreply@blogger.com