HP LeftHand SAN Solutions Support Document - Service Notes - VSA 7.0 for VMware ESX

Boot Flash1 Status Changes After Changing RAID Configuration On NSM

150 ( 5498 )

Scenario

Changing the RAID configuration on an NSM 150 causes the Boot Flash1

status to change to Inactive for about 2 minutes. The status then changes to

Updating, and then back to Normal.

Explanation

This status change is due to the system processing the RAID reconfiguration.

If you use the factory default RAID configuration, you never see this alert. If

you configure the RAID to a different RAID setting, you see the status

changes one time.

RAID and Disk Management

Drive Shows As “Off or Removed” If The Storage Module Is Powered On

With A Missing Drive [NSM 160, NSM 260, DL 380, DL 320s] (7331, 7480)

Scenario

When a storage module is rebooted or powered on with a drive missing from

the drive bay, that drive will be reported as “Off or removed” by the Console. If

that drive is then inserted into the drive bay, it will not be recognized by

the Console.

Workaround

Reboot the storage module from the Console.

Disk Replacement [IBM x3650] (5968, 7543)

Replacing A Disk

1 Power off the original disk in the Console.

Warning: Incorrect disk replacement can corrupt the entire array.

To avoid such corruption, be sure to follow the procedures below: