Actually, now that I think about it, you should run the ADU before you do anything. Sorry if I missed an earlier post where say you've done that.
On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 7:07 PM, Richard Stovall <[email protected]> wrote: > +1 > > And make sure you pull the right one no matter what you end up doing. The > ACU will let you blink the drive lights individually to be double sure. > > On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 5:43 PM, Bob Hartung <[email protected]>wrote: > >> 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? 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