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June 7th, 2018 07:00
PowerEdge T110 II - Perc S100 raid question
Hello,
We have a PowerEdge T110 II with a Perc S100 raid controller.
The server has 4 disks, 3 in a raid-5 array, one as GHS.
All physical disks show online/ready.
The single virtual disk shows a state of rebuilding (and has for a month), with 0% complete.
The unit is operating without issue.
My question is, how do I clear the "rebuilding" state? A reboot has no effect.
Thanks.
Bryan Hunt
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Daniel My
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June 7th, 2018 09:00
Hello
Where is it reporting that it is rebuilding? If it is a management application like OpenManage Server Administrator then make sure you are running a supported version. If you install a newer or older version than is supported it may not report correctly.
A ready state indicates the drive is not being used, it is ready for use. If you can locate the disk that is in a rebuilding state then you should be able to remove and re-insert the disk to restart the rebuild. I would make sure it is not a reporting issue first though.
Also, check your virtual disk configuration to see if you have a sliced array. A sliced array is when you have more than one virtual disk on a physical disk. Sliced arrays can have issues rebuilding.
http://www.dell.com/storagecontrollermanuals/
You should not update controller firmware during a rebuild. Most of our controllers will block firmware updates during a rebuild operation, but since the S100 firmware is updated along with the system BIOS it may allow an update during a rebuild. If you stop and restart the rebuild process then I suggest updating the BIOS to the latest if it is not already up to date. You should perform the update between the rebuild stop and restart.
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brhunt
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June 14th, 2018 09:00
Daniel,
Thanks for the reply.
OMSA is reporting the rebuild state.
Firmware is up to date.
Only one virtual disk, so no slicing.
Bryan