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The Different States of an Array Drive
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ICP RAID Navigator 11.5.21 The Different States of an Array Drive Some of these states may have the addition of /patch (for example, build/patch, ready/ patch). This indicates that the original array drive. For example, the parity information was recalculated or the array drive has been patched from the error state into the fail state. This may become helpful in a situation where two logical drives of an array drive fail at the same time, but only one of the two logical drives is really defective and the other was blocked out since it was connected with the same I/O channel as the defective one. The array drive's state is error and normally all data would be lost. The ICP RAID firmware includes some functions that allow the patch of this array drive from the error state into the fail sate. Before the actual patch, the defective drive has to be physically removed from the array drive. Such a patch procedure should only be used after a consultation with a trained support person (a printout of the Save Information file, is extremely helpful). 11.5.21.1 The Ready State The array drive is fully operational when in the ready state. All redundant information is present, that is, a hard disk can fail without impairing the functionality of the array drive. This is the normal state of an array drive. The ready/expand state indicates that the RAID level and/or capacity are currently migrated/expanded. Figure 11-146. The Ready State 11.5.21.2 The Idle State This state is characterized by the fact that the redundant information of the array drive has never been entirely created. The array drive is in this state after its first configuration. Should an error occur while the array is in the build state, the array returns to the idle state Exception: if during build mode the dedicated drive of a RAID 4 array drive fails, the state changes to fail. Figure 11-147. The Idle State 11.5.21.3 The Build / Rebuild State After the array drive has been configured for the first time, and the build process has begun the array drive assumes the build state. While the array drive is in the build state, redundancy information is calculated and stored to the components of the array drive. Software Installation and User's Guide 185