Try removing the drive and then plugging it back in. I've had Dell RAIDs report a failed drive but re-seating the drive resolves the issue. I think what happens is that over time the contacts develop a little oxide and the connections weakens. Re-seating the drive scrapes off the oxide and the drive rebuilds and works fine.
Same thing happens on network cables that are plugged in for years and then mysteriously stop working. Unplug/replug and the problem is fixed. ---------------------- Bob Hartung Wisco Industries, Inc. 736 Janesville St. Oregon, WI 53575 Tel: (608) 835-3106 x215 Fax: (608) 835-7399 e-mail: bhartung(at)wiscoind.com _____ From: Raper, Jonathan - Eagle [mailto:[email protected]] To: NT System Admin Issues [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 16:05:15 -0500 Subject: RE: Replacing drive in Raid 1 (+ 0) +1 We’ve also re-scanned arrays (on HP, specifically) and seen the array come back as healthy with no errors – and run that way for years after the fact. Joe is right. It may be a false alarm. Jonathan L. Raper, A+, MCSA, MCSE Technology Coordinator Eagle Physicians & Associates, PA [email protected] www.eaglemds.com _____ From: Louis, Joe [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 4:59 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Replacing drive in Raid 1 (+ 0) Did you mean DL instead of GL? I’ve been using DL 380s since G1. Most of the Proliants are similar. Cant say that I’ve ever seen one where the RAID 0+1 is in a box that doesn’t support hot swappable drives. It “should” be as simple as pulling the one going bad and putting the new one in. You shouldn’t have to bother with Smartstart. On Proliants, most of the Hot-swappable parts have purple handles. The HP Array control software would tell you exactly how it is configured and you can make your decision from there. If Insight says that the drive is going bad, it should already have marked it as such and the drive would have a red fault light on. If so, it would already be offline. The Windows event log will show degrading status entries. They are really good about those kinds of things and hyper sensitive for good reason. It might just need to be reseated. I’ve used drives for years after first identified with an alert. From: Glen Johnson [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 4:32 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Replacing drive in Raid 1 (+ 0) Me thinks those are most likely hot swap drives. Make sure you’ve got a good backup, pull the failing drive, put new one in and the raid controller should automatically rebuild. No down time. From: Stefan Jafs [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 4:27 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Replacing drive in Raid 1 (+ 0) I have an HP GL380 G5 server with 2 drives for the OS, it's now telling me that drive 1 is about to fail! 2 months after the end of Warranty! I'm ordering a new drive but how do I replace it? Do I have to shut down and start with SmartStart go to ACU and split the Array or do I simply shut down replace the drive and re-start? - - Stefan Jafs ~ 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 _____ Any medical information contained in this electronic message is CONFIDENTIAL and privileged. It is unlawful for unauthorized persons to view, copy, disclose, or disseminate CONFIDENTIAL information. This electronic message may contain information that is confidential and/or legally privileged. It is intended only for the use of the individual(s) and/or entity named as recipients in the message. If you are not an intended recipient of this message, please notify the sender immediately and delete this material from your computer. Do not deliver, distribute or copy this message, and do not disclose its contents or take any action in reliance on the information that it contains. ~ 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
