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Monitor Disk Drives, NVRAM Battery Status, Disk Drive Status

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For information about replacing channel cards, see the Hardware Owner's Manual for your array model or contact your PS Series support provider. NVRAM Battery Status Table 60. NVRAM Battery Status describes status values for control module NVRAM coin cell batteries and provides solutions for any problems. NOTE: Some arrays do not have an NVRAM battery. Table 60. NVRAM Battery Status Status Description good Battery installed and fully charged bad Battery failure not-present Battery is not installed unknown Battery status is not known Solution None needed; informational. Contact your PS Series support provider. Monitor Disk Drives Make sure you detect and replace failed drives as soon as possible. Although spare disks and RAID protect data against drive failures, multiple failures might put data in jeopardy. 1. Click Group. 2. Expand Members and select the member name. 3. Click the Disks tab. The Disk Array Summary panel shows the drives in the member. The number and type of drives shown depends on your array model. The Installed Disks panel shows more information about each drive, including the slot, type, model and revision, size, status, and errors. Closely monitor drives with errors. CAUTION: Never pull out and then immediately reinsert a drive. Disk Drive Status Table 61. Disk Drive Status describes status values for drives and provides solutions for any problems. NOTE: When you remove a drive from an array, Dell recommends that you not reinsert it immediately. Instead, wait for the system to recognize that the drive is missing before reinserting it. Table 61. Disk Drive Status Status Description Solution small Drive is smaller than other drives in the member. The drive cannot be used in the member. Replace the drive with one that is the same capacity or greater than the installed drives. failed Drive failure Contact your PS Series support provider for information about replacing failed drives. foreign label Drive has a foreign label. The drive was probably To use the drive, click foreign disk and clear the removed from a different array and then installed in label. this array. history of failures Previously failed drive Contact your PS Series support provider. To use the drive, click history of failure and agree to use the drive. online Drive is functioning. None needed; informational About Monitoring 329

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For information about replacing channel cards, see the
Hardware Owner's Manual
for your array model or contact your PS Series
support provider.
NVRAM Battery Status
Table 60. NVRAM Battery Status
describes status values for control module NVRAM coin cell batteries and provides solutions for
any problems.
NOTE: Some arrays do not have an NVRAM battery.
Table 60. NVRAM Battery Status
Status
Description
Solution
good
Battery installed and fully charged
None needed; informational.
bad
Battery failure
Contact your PS Series support provider.
not-present
Battery is not installed
unknown
Battery status is not known
Monitor Disk Drives
Make sure you detect and replace failed drives as soon as possible. Although spare disks and RAID protect data against drive failures,
multiple failures might put data in jeopardy.
1.
Click
Group
.
2.
Expand
Members
and select the member name.
3.
Click the
Disks
tab.
The Disk Array Summary panel shows the drives in the member. The number and type of drives shown depends on your array model.
The Installed Disks panel shows more information about each drive, including the slot, type, model and revision, size, status, and
errors. Closely monitor drives with errors.
CAUTION: Never pull out and then immediately reinsert a drive.
Disk Drive Status
Table 61. Disk Drive Status
describes status values for drives and provides solutions for any problems.
NOTE: When you remove a drive from an array, Dell recommends that you not reinsert it immediately. Instead, wait for
the system to recognize that the drive is missing before reinserting it.
Table 61. Disk Drive Status
Status
Description
Solution
small
Drive is smaller than other drives in the member.
The drive cannot be used in the member.
Replace the drive with one that is the same
capacity or greater than the installed drives.
failed
Drive failure
Contact your PS Series support provider for
information about replacing failed drives.
foreign label
Drive has a foreign label. The drive was probably
removed from a
diļ¬€erent
array and then installed in
this array.
To use the drive, click
foreign disk
and clear the
label.
history of
failures
Previously failed drive
Contact your PS Series support provider. To use
the drive, click
history of failure
and agree to use
the drive.
online
Drive is functioning.
None needed; informational
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