AMCC 720-0138-00 manual Drive Statuses

Chapter 6. Maintaining Units

•Initializing. The unit is in the process of writing to all of the disks in the unit in order to make the array fault tolerant. For more information, see “About Initialization” on page 69.

•Initializing-Paused.The unit is set to initialize, however scheduling is enabled and the present time is not during a scheduled timeslot. Initializing will start at the next scheduled time slot. Initialization is also paused for up to ten minutes after a reboot, even during a scheduled timeslot.

•Verifying. The unit is in the process of ensuring that the parity data of a redundant unit is valid. For more information, see “About Verification” on page 70.

•Verify-Paused.The unit is set to verify, however, scheduling is enabled, and the present time is not during a scheduled timeslot. Verification will start at the next scheduled time slot.

•Migrating. The unit is in the process of being reconfigured while it is online. Migration can be used to change the RAID level, to expand the capacity by adding additional drives, or to change the stripe size. For more information, see “Changing An Existing Configuration” on page 50.

•Migrate-Paused.The unit is in the process of migrating, however scheduling is enabled, and the present time is not during a scheduled timeslot. Migrating will start at the next scheduled time slot. Migration is also paused for up to ten minutes after a reboot, even during a scheduled timeslot.

•Degraded. One or more drives in the redundant unit is no longer being used by the controller. For more information, see “About Degraded Units” on page 65.

•Inoperable. This is a condition where one or more drives are missing from a unit, causing the unit to no longer be available to the operating system. Data on an inoperable unit cannot be accessed. For more information, see “About Inoperable Units” on page 65.

Drive Statuses

The following is a list of drive statuses you may see in 3DM:

•OK. The drive is fine and is functioning normally.

•Not Present. No drive is present in this slot.

•Drive Removed. The drive has been removed.

•Other. A number of other drive statuses may appear in the event of a problem. If you have a question about a status shown, contact AMCC customer support. knowing the exact drive status can help trouble-shoot the problem.

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