and.....short of buying new drives? Not so sure mgmt will go for spending $1,000 on a 10 year old server that is slated for decom....
(yeah, I know, I know)... Jonathan On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 2:42 PM, William Robbins <[email protected]>wrote: > Agreed. > > - Will > > > > > > On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 13:16, Richard Stovall <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Order 3 *new* drives, have them overnighted, then proceed with your >> original plan. >> >> http://discountechnology.com/Products/HP-Compaq-SCSI-Hard-Drives >> >> >> On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 2:03 PM, Jonathan <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Not sure where to begin on this - I guess it is possible that I've got >>> two new (refurbed) drives that are bad, but I'm leaning toward it being a >>> fluke or known bug or compatibility issue..... I've Googled till I'm blue >>> in the face, and I've searched the archives of this list going back more >>> than a year. We can't retire this server just yet, and I can't P2V it right >>> now. We're looking to decommission it this year, and replace it with newer >>> hardware, so for the moment, I'm stuck with it. >>> >>> Also, I inherited it....it long predated my existence at this company. I >>> had a drive failure in the RAID1, so I bought two reburb units from a major >>> channel partner (we are a VAR). The hope was to replace one drive, let it >>> rebuild, then add the second drive as a hot spare so I wouldn't be in this >>> bind again. Alas, BOTH of the refurb drives register in the System >>> Management Homepage with a status of Predictive Failure, Replace Drive. I >>> know I've read about false positives with S.M.A.R.T. Status under certain >>> OS/Firmware/Driver/MS Update scenarios, but for the life of me I can't find >>> anything along those lines right now when I need it. Also, with this being >>> a COMPAQ branded server, I'm not 100% certain of what I'm looking at on the >>> HP site, as everything referenced looks like a HP branded server. I wasn't >>> dealing with HP at the time of the HP Compaq merger, and I never did >>> anything with Compaq servers... >>> >>> I welcome any suggestions offered to get this unit functioning without >>> drive array errors (if that is possible). Having the drive listed as being >>> in a degraded state doesn't give me any warm fuzzies, and it is >>> unfortunately a critical server, so I can't just say, "It's probably not >>> really an issue." Of course, I can't be guaranteed that there is a valid >>> backup of this server, and even if there is, getting it back online might >>> be practically impossible, because like I said, it predates me >>> significantly and the individuals who configured it are no longer with the >>> organization and the software application is no longer supported. I do have >>> original media, but I'd rather not go that route if I don't have to.... >>> >>> Configuration: >>> >>> Two 36GB Ultra 320 SCSI Hot Pluggable hard drives in a RAID 1 >>> configuration with no hot spare (like I said, I inherited it) >>> Running Windows Server 2000 w/SP4 and all available updates >>> BIOS Date is 04/02/01 - newest version appears to be 2002.12.18 (B) (23 >>> Mar 2004), but the rev history does not show anything related to SCSI >>> drives or controllers >>> ROM Version from the System Management Homepage is 04/02/2001, Family >>> 386P17, Type 03 >>> Storage Controller is listed as "Compaq Integrated Smart Array >>> Controller" >>> Storage Controller Driver Date/Version is 10/21/2002, 5.14.0.0 Latest >>> version appears to be 5.14.0.0 (E) (13 Apr 2006) but rev notes don't notate >>> anything that would implicate a false positive for SMART failure >>> Storage Controller Firmware version is 1.46A - looks like 1.50B dated 22 >>> Oct 2002 is the latest, but can't find any rev notes that tell me what the >>> fixes are between 1.46A and 1.50B >>> Port 2 Drive 0 (listed as healthy) COMPAQ BF036863B5 has firmware >>> version HPB4 and has service hours total of 63,040 hours - this appears >>> to be the latest firmware for this drive per HP* Document ID: *c00776070 >>> Port 2 drive 1 (listed as "Predictive Failure/Replace Drive") COMPAQ >>> BF0368A4CA has firmware version HPB5 and has service hours total of 19 >>> (yes, nineteen) hours - there is an update HPB5 (C) Dated 18 Jul 2007, but >>> again, no details in the rev history >>> Port 2 Drive 2 - New hot spare presently not inserted - (listed as >>> "Predictive Failure/Replace Drive") COMPAQ BF03685A35 has firmware >>> version HPB6 and has service hours total of 28,009 hours - there is an >>> update HPB8 (C) Dated 18 Jul 2007, but again, no details in the rev history >>> HP system Management Homepage version is 2.0.2.106, 2.1.10.186 (C) (29 >>> Jan 2008) is the latest one listed for this server/OS combination >>> HP Array Configuration Utility is v 7.61.2.0, which appears to be the >>> latest >>> HP Array Diagnostic Utility is v 7.60.18.0, which appears to be the >>> latest >>> >>> This is the only site I've found from HP that comes close to matching my >>> server: >>> >>> >>> http://h20565.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/psi/swdHome/?sp4ts.oid=3292422 >>> >>> It is for a HP ProLiant DL380 P1000-256KB 128MB Rack Server, and what I >>> have is a Compaq ProLiant DL380 P733-256KB 128MB Rack Server... >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> -- >>> Jonathan, A+, MCSA, MCSE >>> >>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >>> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >>> >>> --- >>> To manage subscriptions click here: >>> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >>> or send an email to [email protected] >>> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >>> >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >> --- >> To manage subscriptions click here: >> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >> or send an email to [email protected] >> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >> > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > -- Jonathan, A+, MCSA, MCSE ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
