Dell SCSI 6/IR manual Physical Disk Related Issues, Other disk in the virtual disk

Physical Disk Related Issues

Table 6-2. Physical Disk Issues

Problem	Suggested Solution
The system does not boot from the SAS 6/iR	Ensure that the boot disk is attached to the controller at the
controller.	lowest ID and check the controller and the physical disk boot
	order in the system BIOS.
	NOTE: See your system documentation for information about
	boot device selection.
Physical disk is not enumerated during POST.	• Go to the Configuration Utility and ensure that the physical
	disk is not enumerated in the SAS topology.
	• Verify the cable connection.
	• Reseat the physical disk.
	• Check and reseat the cable.
One of the physical disks in the array shows the	• Check the SAS cables.
status as "Failed".	• Reseat the physical disk.
	• Check the enclosure or the backplane for damage.
	• Contact Dell if the problem persists.
Integrated Mirroring (IM) virtual disk does	• Enter the Configuration Utility and ensure the physical disk
not rebuild.	is enumerated in the SAS topology.
	• Ensure the new disk is of the same drive type as the other
	disk in the virtual disk (SAS/SATA).
	• Ensure the new disk is of equal or greater capacity as the
	other disk in the virtual disk.
	• Ensure the new disk is not detected as an inactive virtual
	disk under the RAID Properties menu. Delete the newly
	inserted inactive disk.
	• Ensure the inserted disk has the same ID as the disk it is
	replacing. Assign the correct ID to the disk or use the
	Manage Secondary Disk feature in the Manage Array menu.
	• Ensure the new disk is a Dell supported SAS or SATA disk.

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