Users Guide

NOTE: You can use the BIOS Configuration Utility (<Ctrl> <R>) or Dell OpenManage storage

management application to perform a manual rebuild of an individual physical disk. For information

on rebuilding a single physical disk, see Performing A Manual Rebuild Of An Individual Physical Disk.

Virtual disk fails during rebuild using a global hot spare

Issue: A virtual disk fails during rebuild while using a global hot spare.

Description: The global hot spare reverts to Hotspare state and the virtual disk is in Failed state.

Virtual Disk Fails During Rebuild Using A Dedicated Hot Spare

Issue: A virtual disk fails during rebuild while using a dedicated hot spare.

Description: The dedicated hot spare goes to Ready state and the virtual disk goes to Failed

state.

Physical Disk Fails During Reconstruction On Redundant Virtual Disk

Issue: A physical disk fails during a reconstruction process on a redundant virtual disk that

has a hot spare.

Corrective Action: The dedicated hot spare goes to Ready state and the virtual disk goes to Failed

state.

Virtual disk fails rebuild using a dedicated hot spare

Issue: A virtual disk fails during rebuild while using a dedicated hot spare.

Description: The dedicated hot spare is in Ready state and the virtual disk is in Failed state.

Physical disk takes a long time to rebuild

Issue: A physical disk is taking longer than expected to rebuild.

Description: A physical disk takes longer to rebuild when under high stress. There is only one

rebuild I/O operation for every five host I/O operations.

Corrective Action: If possible, reduce stress on the physical disk.

SMART errors

SMART monitors the internal performance of all motors, heads, and physical disk electronics and detects

predictable physical disk failures.

NOTE: For information about where to find reports of SMART errors that could indicate hardware

failure, see the Dell OpenManage storage management documentation at dell.com/support/

manuals.