Adaptec 412R User Guide - Page 97

Troubleshooting Warning and Error Events There are a number of conditions that trigger warning or error events, activate the alarm, and may affect the state of the STATUS and FAULT LEDs. The alarm sounds mainly when the software displays a warning or error event. The alarm will silence when you press the Alarm Reset button. The events in these categories are listed below. Warnings Warning events let you know that something related to the controller or an array has a problem. You should correct the problem as soon as possible. The table below defines each warning event and recommends the action you should take. Event BATT FAIL INFO REPLACE BATTERY ARRAY CRITICAL DRIVE DOWN Definition A warning condition in the battery pack and/or charging interface has been detected. The battery is approaching its 3-year life span. One or more disk drives were downed and the array is online, but is no longer fault tolerant. An error occurred with the disk drive and it was downed, removing it from the active array. Recommended Action Replace the controller. See Replacing a RAID Controller on page 5-4. Replace the controller. See Replacing a RAID Controller on page 5-4. Add a spare to the array or the spare pool. Refer to the Storage Manager Pro User's Guide. Then, replace the bad drive. See Replacing a Disk Drive on page 5-10. Add a spare to the array or the spare pool. Refer to the Storage Manager Pro User's Guide. Then, replace the bad drive. See Replacing a Disk Drive on page 5-10. 6-13