Table 7-12. Cannot Create a Global Hot Spare (continued)
The physical disk is already part | A global hot spare cannot be selected if it is already |
of a virtual disk | part of an existing virtual disk. |
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The physical disk assigned as the | When prompted at system startup, press |
global hot spare has failed | <Ctrl><R>to access the PERC Virtual Disk |
| Management utility. |
| At the PERC Virtual Disk Management utility, |
| select View Virtual Disk Details and |
| press <Enter>. Determine whether the physical |
| disk that is designated as the global hot spare has a |
| status of Failed. |
| • Check to see if the physical disk is malfunctioning |
| or is physically disconnected. |
| • Select another physical disk as the global hot |
| spare. |
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The physical disk assigned as the | • Check to see if the physical disk was removed |
global hot spare is missing | from the backplane or cable connection, or |
| whether the cables from the controller to the |
| physical disk are disconnected or faulty. |
| • Perform a rescan to verify that the physical disk is |
| still missing. |
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