Dell UCPM-800 manual Physical disk issues, Shared Perc 8 Cards Fail To Function

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	Warning event: Event 153, Disk
	The IO operation at logical block address xxxxxx for Disk x was
	retried
	referring to the PercSAS2 driver is seen in the Windows Event log .
Corrective	These error messages may be triggered under some non-critical cases. See the
Action:	system status and the CMC logs to identify any persistent failures.

NOTE: Event 153 or Event 11 seen in the Windows Event log do not require any corrective action.

Shared PERC 8 Cards Fail To Function

Issue:	Shared PERC 8 cards fail to function in systems with the Fault Tolerant Shared
	PERC 8 card configuration.
Corrective	This issue may occur if the Shared PERC 8 card property settings between the two
Action:	Shared PERC 8 cards is not compatible. Make sure that the firmware packages are
	identical for both the Shared PERC 8 cards.

Physical disk issues

Incorrect Number of Virtual Disks Displayed In Windows Disk Manager

Issue:	The number of disks displayed in Windows Disk Manager is more than the actual
	number of virtual disks assigned to the server.
Corrective	This issue occurs if the MPIO feature is not installed in systems with the Fault
Action:	Tolerant Shared PERC 8 card configuration. Install MPIO services from the list of
	features that can be installed on the server. For instructions on how to install MPIO,
	see Installing and Configuring MPIO at technet.microsoft.com.

Physical Disk In Failed State

Issue:	One of the physical disks in the disk array is in the failed state.
Corrective	Update the Shared PERC 8 cards to the latest firmware available on dell.com/
Action:	support. Replace the physical disk with a working one which is compatible with the
	old physical disk and is of equal or greater capacity.

Unable to rebuild a fault tolerant virtual disk

Issue:	Cannot rebuild a fault tolerant virtual disk. For more information, see the alert log
	for virtual disks.
Corrective	The replacement disk is too small or not compatible with the virtual disk. Replace
Action:	the failed disk with a compatible good physical disk with equal or greater capacity.

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Contents User’s Guide Page Contents Deploying The Shared Perc 8 Card Driver InstallationGetting help About The Shared Perc 8 Card Configurations of the Shared Perc 8 cardStorage Subsystem Compatibility Matrix at dell.com Specifications of a Shared Perc 8 cardPage Supported Operating Systems Best Practices For Shared PercRelated Documentation Contacting Dell Locating your system Service TagDocumentation Feedback Physical Disk Power Management Shared Perc 8 Card FeaturesConsistency Checks Virtual Disk InitializationBackground Initialization Of Virtual Disks Physical Disk RoamingFull Initialization Of Virtual Disks Fast Initialization Of Virtual DisksUsing Physical Disk Roaming FastPathVirtual Disk Migration Virtual Disk Cache Policies Migrating Virtual Disks If The Target System Is Turned OffMigrating Virtual Disks If The Target System Is Turned On Write-Back Virtual Disk Write Cache PoliciesConditions Under Which Write-Back Is Employed Write-throughPhysical Disk Write Cache Policy Fault ToleranceConditions under which write-through is employed Virtual Disk Read Cache PoliciesPatrol Read Smart FeaturePhysical disk failure detection Physical Disk Hot SwappingShared Perc 8 Card Cache Preservation Controller Failover Feature Battery Transparent Learn CycleConfiguring Multipath Support In VMWare Configuring Multipath Support In WindowsMultipath Support Multipath support in LinuxInstalling a New Shared Perc 8 Card Deploying The Shared Perc 8 CardReplacing a Shared Perc 8 Card Removing The Shared Perc 8 Card Prerequisites For Removing The Shared Perc 8 CardRemoving and Installing the Shared Perc 8 Card Post-Installation Tasks For Shared Perc 8 Card Installing The Shared Perc 8 CardUpdating firmware Firmware installation or updateDriver Installation Installing Or Updating Windows Drivers For Shared Perc Installing Or Updating VMware Drivers For Shared Perc Installing Or Updating Linux Drivers For Shared PercManagement Applications For Shared Perc 8 Card Shared Perc 8 Card Boots Into Safe Mode TroubleshootingGeneral Issues Degraded State Of Virtual DisksShared Perc 8 Card Not Seen In Device Manager Unable to rebuild a fault tolerant virtual disk Physical disk issuesShared Perc 8 Cards Fail To Function Physical Disk In Failed StateFatal Error Or Data Corruption Reported Multiple Disks Become InaccessibleRebuilding a Failed Physical Disk Virtual Disk Fails During Rebuild Using a Global Hot Spare Controller cache issuesPhysical disk takes a long time to rebuild Smart Errors Source Disk Fails Auto Replacement Member ErrorsTarget Disk Fails General Disk FailsHard-Drive Indicators Hard-Drive Indicator PatternsDocumentation feedback Getting help