Can an Upgrade to 9.2 cause storage issues?

System was running on 9.0. I upgraded to 9.2. No issues at all with any applications, went very smoothly. I then noticed two strange things.
What I am running now:
Code:
FreeBSD vader2.digitalrage.org 9.2-RELEASE FreeBSD 9.2-RELEASE #0 r255898: Thu Sep 26 22:50:31 UTC 2013     [email]root@bake.isc.freebsd.org[/email]:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC  amd64

Problem 1: I started getting error messages in the /var/log/messages right after upgrade that was not there before at all, here is the message:
Code:
Oct  9 03:01:57 vader2 kernel: (ada1:ata3:0:0:0): READ_DMA. ACB: c8 00 e2 d9 b5 42 00 00 00 00 40 00
Oct  9 03:01:57 vader2 kernel: (ada1:ata3:0:0:0): CAM status: ATA Status Error
Oct  9 03:01:57 vader2 kernel: (ada1:ata3:0:0:0): ATA status: 51 (DRDY SERV ERR), error: 40 (UNC )
Oct  9 03:01:57 vader2 kernel: (ada1:ata3:0:0:0): RES: 51 40 ea d9 b5 02 02 00 00 00 00
Oct  9 03:01:57 vader2 kernel: (ada1:ata3:0:0:0): Retrying command
Oct  9 03:01:57 vader2 kernel: (ada1:ata3:0:0:0): READ_DMA. ACB: c8 00 e2 d9 b5 42 00 00 00 00 40 00
Oct  9 03:01:57 vader2 kernel: (ada1:ata3:0:0:0): CAM status: ATA Status Error
Oct  9 03:01:57 vader2 kernel: (ada1:ata3:0:0:0): ATA status: 51 (DRDY SERV ERR), error: 40 (UNC )
Oct  9 03:01:57 vader2 kernel: (ada1:ata3:0:0:0): RES: 51 40 ea d9 b5 02 02 00 00 00 00
Oct  9 03:01:57 vader2 kernel: (ada1:ata3:0:0:0): Error 5, Retries exhausted

vader2# smartctl -a /dev/ada1
smartctl 6.2 2013-07-26 r3841 [FreeBSD 9.2-RELEASE amd64] (local build)
Copyright (C) 2002-13, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, [url]www.smartmontools.org[/url]

=== START OF INFORMATION SECTION ===
Model Family:     Western Digital Caviar Blue Serial ATA
Device Model:     WDC WD5000AAJS-00TKA0
Serial Number:    WD-WCAPW5366807
LU WWN Device Id: 5 0014ee 200a65110
Firmware Version: 12.01C01
User Capacity:    500,107,862,016 bytes [500 GB]
Sector Size:      512 bytes logical/physical
Device is:        In smartctl database [for details use: -P show]
ATA Version is:   ATA/ATAPI-7 (minor revision not indicated)
Local Time is:    Wed Oct  9 21:31:02 2013 EDT
SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability.
SMART support is: Enabled

=== START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION ===
SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED

General SMART Values:
Offline data collection status:  (0x84)	Offline data collection activity
					was suspended by an interrupting command from host.
					Auto Offline Data Collection: Enabled.
Self-test execution status:      ( 121)	The previous self-test completed having
					the read element of the test failed.
Total time to complete Offline 
data collection: 		(12600) seconds.
Offline data collection
capabilities: 			 (0x7b) SMART execute Offline immediate.
					Auto Offline data collection on/off support.
					Suspend Offline collection upon new
					command.
					Offline surface scan supported.
					Self-test supported.
					Conveyance Self-test supported.
					Selective Self-test supported.
SMART capabilities:            (0x0003)	Saves SMART data before entering
					power-saving mode.
					Supports SMART auto save timer.
Error logging capability:        (0x01)	Error logging supported.
					General Purpose Logging supported.
Short self-test routine 
recommended polling time: 	 (   2) minutes.
Extended self-test routine
recommended polling time: 	 ( 157) minutes.
Conveyance self-test routine
recommended polling time: 	 (   6) minutes.
SCT capabilities: 	       (0x303f)	SCT Status supported.
					SCT Error Recovery Control supported.
					SCT Feature Control supported.
					SCT Data Table supported.

SMART Attributes Data Structure revision number: 16
Vendor Specific SMART Attributes with Thresholds:
ID# ATTRIBUTE_NAME          FLAG     VALUE WORST THRESH TYPE      UPDATED  WHEN_FAILED RAW_VALUE
  1 Raw_Read_Error_Rate     0x000f   194   194   051    Pre-fail  Always       -       6645
  3 Spin_Up_Time            0x0003   171   170   021    Pre-fail  Always       -       6416
  4 Start_Stop_Count        0x0032   100   100   000    Old_age   Always       -       32
  5 Reallocated_Sector_Ct   0x0033   200   200   140    Pre-fail  Always       -       0
  7 Seek_Error_Rate         0x000e   200   200   051    Old_age   Always       -       1
  9 Power_On_Hours          0x0032   088   088   000    Old_age   Always       -       9066
 10 Spin_Retry_Count        0x0012   100   253   051    Old_age   Always       -       0
 11 Calibration_Retry_Count 0x0012   100   253   051    Old_age   Always       -       0
 12 Power_Cycle_Count       0x0032   100   100   000    Old_age   Always       -       32
192 Power-Off_Retract_Count 0x0032   200   200   000    Old_age   Always       -       312
193 Load_Cycle_Count        0x0032   200   200   000    Old_age   Always       -       327
194 Temperature_Celsius     0x0022   112   107   000    Old_age   Always       -       38
196 Reallocated_Event_Count 0x0032   200   200   000    Old_age   Always       -       0
197 Current_Pending_Sector  0x0012   200   200   000    Old_age   Always       -       3
198 Offline_Uncorrectable   0x0010   200   200   000    Old_age   Offline      -       0
199 UDMA_CRC_Error_Count    0x003e   200   200   000    Old_age   Always       -       0
200 Multi_Zone_Error_Rate   0x0008   200   200   051    Old_age   Offline      -       0

SMART Error Log Version: 1
ATA Error Count: 6517 (device log contains only the most recent five errors)
	CR = Command Register [HEX]
	FR = Features Register [HEX]
	SC = Sector Count Register [HEX]
	SN = Sector Number Register [HEX]
	CL = Cylinder Low Register [HEX]
	CH = Cylinder High Register [HEX]
	DH = Device/Head Register [HEX]
	DC = Device Command Register [HEX]
	ER = Error register [HEX]
	ST = Status register [HEX]
Powered_Up_Time is measured from power on, and printed as
DDd+hh:mm:SS.sss where DD=days, hh=hours, mm=minutes,
SS=sec, and sss=millisec. It "wraps" after 49.710 days.

Error 6517 occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 9048 hours (377 days + 0 hours)
  When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was active or idle.

  After command completion occurred, registers were:
  ER ST SC SN CL CH DH
  -- -- -- -- -- -- --
  40 51 00 ea d9 b5 e2  Error: UNC at LBA = 0x02b5d9ea = 45472234

  Commands leading to the command that caused the error were:
  CR FR SC SN CL CH DH DC   Powered_Up_Time  Command/Feature_Name
  -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --  ----------------  --------------------
  c8 00 40 e2 d9 b5 02 00   1d+04:52:49.488  READ DMA
  c8 00 40 e2 d9 b5 02 00   1d+04:52:47.416  READ DMA
  c8 00 40 e2 d9 b5 02 00   1d+04:52:45.493  READ DMA
  c8 00 40 e2 d9 b5 02 00   1d+04:52:43.570  READ DMA
  c8 00 40 e2 d9 b5 02 00   1d+04:52:41.486  READ DMA

Error 6516 occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 9048 hours (377 days + 0 hours)
  When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was active or idle.

  After command completion occurred, registers were:
  ER ST SC SN CL CH DH
  -- -- -- -- -- -- --
  40 51 00 ea d9 b5 e2  Error: UNC at LBA = 0x02b5d9ea = 45472234

  Commands leading to the command that caused the error were:
  CR FR SC SN CL CH DH DC   Powered_Up_Time  Command/Feature_Name
  -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --  ----------------  --------------------
  c8 00 40 e2 d9 b5 02 00   1d+04:52:47.416  READ DMA
  c8 00 40 e2 d9 b5 02 00   1d+04:52:45.493  READ DMA
  c8 00 40 e2 d9 b5 02 00   1d+04:52:43.570  READ DMA
  c8 00 40 e2 d9 b5 02 00   1d+04:52:41.486  READ DMA
  c8 00 08 92 70 6c 05 00   1d+04:52:40.827  READ DMA

Error 6515 occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 9048 hours (377 days + 0 hours)
  When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was active or idle.

  After command completion occurred, registers were:
  ER ST SC SN CL CH DH
  -- -- -- -- -- -- --
  40 51 00 ea d9 b5 e2  Error: UNC at LBA = 0x02b5d9ea = 45472234

  Commands leading to the command that caused the error were:
  CR FR SC SN CL CH DH DC   Powered_Up_Time  Command/Feature_Name
  -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --  ----------------  --------------------
  c8 00 40 e2 d9 b5 02 00   1d+04:52:45.493  READ DMA
  c8 00 40 e2 d9 b5 02 00   1d+04:52:43.570  READ DMA
  c8 00 40 e2 d9 b5 02 00   1d+04:52:41.486  READ DMA
  c8 00 08 92 70 6c 05 00   1d+04:52:40.827  READ DMA
  c8 00 08 8a 70 6c 05 00   1d+04:52:40.826  READ DMA

Error 6514 occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 9048 hours (377 days + 0 hours)
  When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was active or idle.

  After command completion occurred, registers were:
  ER ST SC SN CL CH DH
  -- -- -- -- -- -- --
  40 51 00 ea d9 b5 e2  Error: UNC at LBA = 0x02b5d9ea = 45472234

  Commands leading to the command that caused the error were:
  CR FR SC SN CL CH DH DC   Powered_Up_Time  Command/Feature_Name
  -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --  ----------------  --------------------
  c8 00 40 e2 d9 b5 02 00   1d+04:52:43.570  READ DMA
  c8 00 40 e2 d9 b5 02 00   1d+04:52:41.486  READ DMA
  c8 00 08 92 70 6c 05 00   1d+04:52:40.827  READ DMA
  c8 00 08 8a 70 6c 05 00   1d+04:52:40.826  READ DMA
  c8 00 08 82 70 6c 05 00   1d+04:52:40.815  READ DMA

Error 6513 occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 9048 hours (377 days + 0 hours)
  When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was active or idle.

  After command completion occurred, registers were:
  ER ST SC SN CL CH DH
  -- -- -- -- -- -- --
  40 51 00 ea d9 b5 e2  Error: UNC at LBA = 0x02b5d9ea = 45472234

  Commands leading to the command that caused the error were:
  CR FR SC SN CL CH DH DC   Powered_Up_Time  Command/Feature_Name
  -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --  ----------------  --------------------
  c8 00 40 e2 d9 b5 02 00   1d+04:52:41.486  READ DMA
  c8 00 08 92 70 6c 05 00   1d+04:52:40.827  READ DMA
  c8 00 08 8a 70 6c 05 00   1d+04:52:40.826  READ DMA
  c8 00 08 82 70 6c 05 00   1d+04:52:40.815  READ DMA
  c8 00 08 3a e7 19 01 00   1d+04:52:40.815  READ DMA

SMART Self-test log structure revision number 1
Num  Test_Description    Status                  Remaining  LifeTime(hours)  LBA_of_first_error
# 1  Short offline       Completed: read failure       90%      9042         25663269

SMART Selective self-test log data structure revision number 1
 SPAN  MIN_LBA  MAX_LBA  CURRENT_TEST_STATUS
    1        0        0  Not_testing
    2        0        0  Not_testing
    3        0        0  Not_testing
    4        0        0  Not_testing
    5        0        0  Not_testing
Selective self-test flags (0x0):
  After scanning selected spans, do NOT read-scan remainder of disk.
If Selective self-test is pending on power-up, resume after 0 minute delay

The second issue was my ability to mount an external USB drive upon boot through fstab for backup in the middle of the night through cron with rsync. The hard drive is self powered and powers itself down when not in use. When this happens it will not remount when my backup script runs. This was actually not a problem in 9.0. Also when I run the backup script problem 1 errors become littered in the logs.

So did I just run into a coincidence where the drive decided to die or be on it's way out right as I upgraded? I have went and purchased a new SATA cable and replaced the existing and get the same error messages in the log.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
 
The second issue is completely unrelated and would be better posted in a separate thread. Whatever the cause, the pending sectors are questionable. Back everything up and run a SMART long test ( smartctl -t long /dev/ada1). If it passes, distrust the drive. If it fails, replace the drive. The new Seagate NAS drives have decent reviews.
 
Interesting --- Because of the number of USB issues being reported in 9.2 (I know I saw the patches) I decided to go back to 9.0 fresh install from cd.

I no longer have any of the issues I initially reported. Now I am wondering do I really need to swap the boot drive.
 
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