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Take Physical Disk Offline using iDRAC/racadm
I have a T320 with iDRAC Enterprise and a RAID-1 array on a PERC H310. I would like to replace one of the array's physical disks preemptively (not in failed state, or predictive failed state) and need to have the controller take it offline before I remove it. I cannot find in the iDRAC UI, or the iDRAC or racadm documentation how to do this. I would prefer to not need to use OMSA. Any way to do it? Thanks for any help.
lonh__john
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November 12th, 2019 12:00
I ended up updating the iDRAC firmware to get the new "forceoffline" command. Still in disbelief, with how much money I paid for this Gen-12 server, that I have to reboot to take a hot-swap drive offline in preparation for replacement!
DELL-Daniel My
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November 6th, 2019 12:00
Hello
Type this RACADM command and it should provide information on the syntax:
racadm raid help forceoffline
C:\Users\Administrator>racadm raid help forceoffline
Storage -- forceoffline command removes the drive from Virtual Disk configuration
Usage:
racadm storage forceonline:
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Valid Options:
NA
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Usage Examples:
racadm storage forceoffline:Disk.Bay.0:Enclosure.Internal.0-0:RAID.Integrated.1-1
There is a RACADM CLI guide on the iDRAC support page. OMSA has OMCONFIG commands that can offline a physical disk as well. The OMSA CLI guide is on the OMSA support page.
http://www.dell.com/idracmanuals/
http://www.dell.com/openmanagemanuals/
Thanks
lonh__john
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November 12th, 2019 08:00
I am running 2.50.50.50 and there is no "forceoffline" under "storage". There is a "preparetoremove" but the documentation implies that it is for PCIeSSD drives. What is the proper command to force a rotational SAS drive offline in this iDRAC release?
OneDayHK
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January 4th, 2021 11:00
Me Too - I'm in disbelief.... Dell Support is non-existent... and all their replies are like - have you tried to turn on your computer?
OneDayHK
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January 4th, 2021 11:00
I cannot get Openmanage to work with ESXi for a particular machine... I don't understand why there isn't the basic command of "force offline" within iDrac Enterprise... It's not very Enterprise.