Hard Drive Installation and Replacement
Table(1) Activity | (2) Online | (3) Fault | Meaning |
On, off, or | On or off | Flashing | A predictive failure alert has been received for this drive. |
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On, off, or | On | Off | OK to replace the drive online if the array is configured |
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| for fault tolerance and all other drives in the array are |
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| online. |
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| The drive is online and configured as part of an array. |
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On | Flashing | Off | Do not remove the drive. Removing a drive during |
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| this process may terminate the current operation and |
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| cause data loss. |
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| The drive is rebuilding or undergoing capacity expansion. |
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On | Off | Off | Do not remove the drive. Removing a drive during |
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| this process may cause data loss. |
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| The drive is being accessed, but (1) it is not configured |
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| as part of an array; (2) it is a replacement drive and |
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| rebuild has not yet started; or (3) it is spinning up during |
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| the |
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Flashing | Flashing | Flashing | Do not remove the drive. Removing a drive during |
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| this process can cause data loss in |
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| configurations. |
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| Either (1) the drive is part of an array being selected by |
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| ACU or CPQONLIN; or (2) Drive Identification has been |
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| selected in Insight Manager. |
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Off | Off | On | OK to replace the drive online. |
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| The drive has failed and has been placed offline. |
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Off | Off | Off | OK to replace the drive online if the array is configured |
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| for fault tolerance and all other drives in the array are |
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| online. |
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| Either (1) the drive is not configured as part of an array; |
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| (2) the drive is configured as part of an array, but a |
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| (3) the drive is configured as an online spare. |
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HP Smart Array 641/642 Controller User Guide |