VERITAS Volume Manager 3.1 Storage Administrator Administrator's Guide

Troubleshooting
Disk Troubleshooting
Chapter 6234
Disk Troubleshooting
The disk state indicates the current condition of a disk. The disk state
appears in the state column of the grid and in the Disk Properties
window. When a disk is unhealthy, an alert icon appears on the disk and
the disk is listed in the Alert Monitor window. This section describes the
following disk states and provides suggestions on how to correct
problems associated with the unhealthy states:
• “Disk State: Imported”
• “Disk State: Free”
• “Disk State: Not Setup”
• “Disk State: Import Failed”
• “Disk State: Disconnected”
• “Disk State: Deported”
• “Disk State: Offline”
• “Disk State: Not Initialized”
• “Disk State: Locked”
• “Disk State: Inactive”
• “Disk State: Foreign Owned”
Disk State: Imported
The disk is accessible and has no known problems. The disk is under
Volume Manager control and belongs to a disk group. This is the normal
disk state. No user action is required.
Disk State: Free
The disk is in the Free Disk Pool. A disk in the Free Disk Pool is under
Volume Manager control, but has not been added to a disk group.
• To make the disk available for Volume Manager use, add the disk to a
disk group.