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What is the difference between failing and failed disks?

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Failing disk

1) It shows read/write errors in /var/adm/messages.
2) As the time passes we can see increased number of hard
and transport error when checkd by iostat -En.
3)We can see the disk available when format is used

Failed disk
1)It shows “ disk not responding to selection” message
2)It only shows the increased transport errors
3)Format command displays “ disk not available” message

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