Chapter 4 Maintenance, Troubleshooting & Hardware Replacement
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Note The format process begins for the entire array. Depending on the array configuration, formatting can take from 10 to 20 minutes to complete. The table below identifies how to interpret the display/ operation panel messages during the format process.
When display shows: | It indicates: | |
1% | Format begins | |
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2% | Transferring format data from the host | |
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3% - 49% | Not displayed | |
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50% - 55% | Reading capacity for all drives | |
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55% - 94% | Data fill (writing | |
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95% - 97% | Writing new system sectors to all drives and cleaning up | |
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Formatting Error Code
Correct the
Formatting
Error
Table 9: Array Formatting Message Definitions
If a drive fails during a format operation initiated through the display/operation panel, the error code shown below appears:
The code is read as follows:
Code | Meaning |
Hardware Error (Sense Key)
Write Fault (Additional Sense Code)
;Drive Not Ready (Additional Sense Code Qualifier) Number of Failed Drive (Field Replacement Unit number)
Table 10: Error Code Meanings
The failed drive should be replaced immediately.
If the previous message is ignored, the failed drive not replaced, and a Reset started, a second message is displayed at the completion of the Reset. This error message should be ignored.
To correct this condition, it is necessary to replace the failed drive and
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