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Replacing a Host Adapter, Determining a Host Adapter Problem

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6-16 Compaq Parallel Database Cluster Model PDC/O5000 for Oracle8i and Windows 2000 Administrator Guide To replace a failed drive in a storage subsystem: 1. Identify the failed drive by typing the following CLI command and pressing Enter: show failedset The command returns the name of the failed disk drive. 2. Before physically removing the failed drive, delete the drive from the failedset by typing the following CLI command and pressing Enter: delete failedset diskname 3. Follow the instructions in the Compaq StorageWorks documentation to remove the failed drive and to install a new drive. 4. Enable Autospare by typing the following CLI command and pressing Enter: set failedset autospare diskname The array controller automatically initializes the new drive and places it into the spareset. As soon as it becomes a member of the spareset, the array controller uses the new drive to restore the reduced RAIDset or mirrorset. Replacing a Host Adapter Before replacing a host adapter, make sure the problem is with the host adapter and not with any of the device drivers. Determining a Host Adapter Problem If the System log event information indicates a problem with a host adapter, the problem may be with a device driver or a with the host adapter itself. To identify the source of the problem and fix it, do the following: 1. From the Device Manager, open the entry SCSI Adapter and RAID Controllers. 2. Confirm that there are no red or yellow marks next to entry Compaq CPKGPSA-xx, PCI-Fibre Channel HBAs.

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Compaq Parallel Database Cluster Model PDC/O5000 for Oracle8i and Windows 2000 Administrator Guide
To replace a failed drive in a storage subsystem:
1.
Identify the failed drive by typing the following CLI command and
pressing
Enter:
show failedset
The command returns the name of the failed disk drive.
2.
Before physically removing the failed drive, delete the drive from the
failedset by typing the following CLI command and pressing
Enter:
delete failedset
diskname
3.
Follow the instructions in the Compaq StorageWorks documentation to
remove the failed drive and to install a new drive.
4.
Enable Autospare by typing the following CLI command and pressing
Enter:
set failedset autospare
diskname
The array controller automatically initializes the new drive and places it
into the spareset. As soon as it becomes a member of the spareset, the
array controller uses the new drive to restore the reduced RAIDset or
mirrorset.
Replacing a Host Adapter
Before replacing a host adapter, make sure the problem is with the host adapter
and not with any of the device drivers.
Determining a Host Adapter Problem
If the System log event information indicates a problem with a host adapter,
the problem may be with a device driver or a with the host adapter itself. To
identify the source of the problem and fix it, do the following:
1.
From the Device Manager, open the entry
SCSI Adapter
and
RAID
Controllers.
2.
Confirm that there are no red or yellow marks next to entry
Compaq
CPKGPSA-
xx
, PCI-Fibre Channel HBAs.