VERITAS Volume Manager 3.5 User's Guide - VERITAS Enterprise Administrator (September 2004)

Troubleshooting
Disk Troubleshooting
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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. Disk states can be one of
the following:
• “Disk State: Imported” on page 193
• “Disk State: Free” on page 193
• “Disk State: Not Setup” on page 194
• “Disk State: Import Failed” on page 194
• “Disk State: Disconnected” on page 194
• “Disk State: Deported” on page 195
• “Disk State: Offline” on page 195
• “Disk State: Not Initialized” on page 195
• “Disk State: Locked” on page 196
• “Disk State: Inactive” on page 196
• “Disk State: Foreign Owned” on page 197
Disk State: Imported
The disk is accessible and has no known problems. The disk is under
VxVM control and belongs to a dynamic disk group. This is the normal
disk state. No user action is required.
Disk State: Free
The disk is freely available. A disk that is freely available is under VxVM
control, but does not belong to a dynamic disk group.
• To make the disk available for VxVM use, add the disk to a dynamic
disk group.