SAS2 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide

Appendix A: Commands

 

Logical drive status values are as follows:

 

Okay (OKY) – The volume is active and drives are functioning properly. User data

 

 

is protected if the current RAID level provides data protection.

 

Degraded (DGD) – The volume is active. User data is not fully protected because

 

 

the configuration has changed or a drive has failed.

 

Failed (FLD) – The volume has failed.

 

Missing (MIS) – The volume is missing.

 

Initializing (INIT) – The volume is initializing.

 

Online (ONL) – The volume is online.

 

Physical device status values are as follows:

 

Online (ONL) – The drive is operational and is part of a logical drive.

 

Hot Spare (HSP) – The drive is a hot spare that is available to replace a failed

 

 

drive in an array.

 

Ready (RDY) – The drive is ready for use as a normal disk drive, or it is ready to be

 

 

assigned to a disk array or a hot spare pool.

 

Available (AVL) – The drive may or may not be ready, and it is not suitable for

 

 

use in an array or a hot spare pool.

 

Failed (FLD) – The drive failed and is now offline.

 

Missing (MIS) – The drive has been removed or is not responding.

 

Standby (SBY) – The device is not a hard-disk device.

 

Out of Sync (OSY) – The drive, which is part of a logical drive, is not in sync

 

 

with other drives that are part of the logical drive.

 

Degraded (DGD) – The drive is part of a logical drive and is in degraded state.

 

Rebuilding (RBLD) – The drive is part of a logical drive and is

 

 

currently rebuilding.

 

Optimal (OPT) – The drive is optimal and is part of a logical drive.

 

Physical device Drive Type values are as follows:

 

SAS_HDD – The drive is a SAS HDD.

 

SATA_HDD – The drive is a SATA HDD.

 

SAS_SSD – The drive is a SAS SSD.

 

SATA_SSD – The drive is a SATA SSD.

 

Physical device Protocol values are as follows:

 

SAS – The drive supports SAS protocol.

 

SATA – The drive supports SATA protocol.

A.3.5 HOTSPARE Command

The HOTSPARE command adds a hot spare drive to spare pool 0 or deletes a hot spare

 

drive. The capacity of the hot spare drive must be greater than or equal to the capacity

 

of the smallest drive in the RAID volume. You can verify this by using the DISPLAY command on the drive.

LSI Corporation Confidential August 2010

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LSI SAS2 Logical drive status values are as follows, Configuration has changed or a drive has failed, Drive in an array