Recovering from defunct drives
If multiple physical drives fail at the same time in the same array, or if
the defunct drives are not part of an array, contact your IBM service representative.
If a physical drive fails in an array or multiple physical drives fail in separate
arrays (one physical drive per array), do the following:
- Replace each defunct physical drive. The ServeRAID controller starts the
rebuild operation when it detects the removal and reinsertion of a drive that
is part of an array.
- If a rebuild operation is in progress, wait until the rebuild is complete.
Otherwise, go to step 3.
Note: If you are
replacing multiple defunct drives, you must wait for each rebuild operation
to complete before starting subsequent rebuild operations.
- Verify the cables, physical drives, and controllers are installed properly.
- Attempt to rebuild the defunct physical drive by performing
a hot-swap rebuild.
- If the hot-swap rebuild fails, contact your IBM service representative.
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