In all my playing with Compaq smart arrays, this is the case and everything that you have done is correct. I would like to know what version of the Smart Array utility you are using. I have version 2.90a as well as the web version. Also, the driver that you are using, was it the driver that came with win2k or did you install the Compaq SSD? If you are using the bare cpqarray.sys that came with NT/win2k you may be limited on the functions that you use the ACU (Array Config Util) with. In the ACU does it show you the array information correctly with that online spare? Are the spares correctly assigned (Sounds like they are, just making sure). I have never had a spare not Kick in and I have failed a number of drives! Let me know if any of that has helped or write me offline. Thanks
Murray Wall, MCSE, B.Ed CCNA/DA Compaq Master ASE [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Desmond Sent: Friday, May 14, 2004 9:59 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ActiveDir] OT: Compaq Smart Array & Failed Drive I have a Proliant 3000 (Win2k SP4, Exch2000) with ten spindles in it, three arrays hooked up to an SA3200 card. Three of the spindles are configured as spares in the three arrays. To me, when I set this up, it translated to "if an active spindle fails, a spare will hop in and the mirror/strip set will rebuild". Apparently this isn't the case. A 9.1GB mirror broke last week, so, I went in the Smart Array configuration gadget with plans to make sure a spare became active. The problem: the card/software won't activate a spare because it claims there's a problem with a drive in the array, and it won't let you modify an array until all the active drives are working. So, I took out the failed disk, and put in a blank. Now it's complaining that the drive is missing, and won't run until I put the drive back in. So, being sneaky as I am, I pulled a spare spindle out of the cage and slid it into the slot. Now Smart Array is bitching because it's missing a spare in the array, and see part A, you can't modify the array until all the physical units are working. Does anybody know how the heck to make this POS program just rebuild the mirror on one of the spare disks? I've been goofing with it for most of the week. I have no plans to order a new disk, I have extras. I don't need to keep the thing fully stocked with spares as I plan to sell this fine piece of machinery to a yachtsmen as a boat anchor come June. Thanks, Brian .+-wi0-+YbmPi0-+bÚf.+-j! 0j!orØyØIV+v* .+-Šwè†Ûiÿü0Á-Š÷+ƒùšŠYb²Øm˜¸¬´P†Ûiÿü0Á-Š÷+ƒùb²×Úf.+-j·!Š÷¡¶Úÿ 0™¨¥j·!Š÷œ¢oÚrØyØãIšŠVœ¶+Þv*è®
