User Guide

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AMD-RAIDXpert2 User Guide
Chapter 7
Troubleshooting
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Table 33. An Array is in a Critical State
Possible Causes
Additional Information
Corrective Actions
One or more disks in the
array have failed or been
removed.
Due to the failed disk or disks, the array is no
longer maintaining redundant (mirrored or parity)
data.
The failure of an additional disk results in an
Offline state and lost data.
See Section 7.5.1,
Troubleshooting Disks,
on page 93.
Table 34. An Array is in an Offline State
Possible Causes
Additional Information
Corrective Actions
The array has lost the
maximum allowable disks
per RAID level.
One or more disks have failed.
 If the array is non-redundant, the failure of a
single disk causes the array to fail.
 If the array is redundant, the failure of two or
more disks causes the array to fail.
The array cannot be restored (rebuilt).
See Section 7.5.1,
Troubleshooting Disks,
on page 93.
Table 35. Cannot Assign a Dedicated Spare to an Array
Possible Causes
Additional Information
Corrective Actions
The RAID level does not
allow dedicated spares.
Dedicated spares cannot be created for
Volume or RAID0 arrays.
 Create an array with a different
RAID level and assign a
dedicated spare.
 Create a global spare.
The designated disk does
not have sufficient
capacity to be a dedicated
spare
The capacity of the disk selected to be a
dedicated spare must be equal to or
larger than the capacity of the smallest
disk in the array.
Select a different disk.