Multiple physical disk errors in a single array indicate
a failure in cabling or connection and can involve loss of data. Perform
the following steps to recover the virtual disk:
-
CAUTION: Follow
the safety precautions to prevent electrostatic discharge.
- Turn off the system, check the cable connections,
and reseat the physical disks.
- Ensure that all the disks are present in the enclosure.
- Turn on the system and enter the
Chassis
Management Controller
(CMC).
- Use the CMC to import the foreign configuration that
is detected or clear the foreign configuration.
-
NOTE: For information
about importing or clearing foreign configuration, see the
Dell
Chassis Management Controller for Dell PowerEdge VRTX User’s Guide
at
Dell.com/poweredgemanuals.
If the
virtual disk is redundant and transitioned to
Degraded state before going
Offline, a rebuild operation
starts automatically after the configuration is imported. If the virtual
disk has gone directly to the
Offline state
due to a cable pull or power loss situation, the virtual disk is imported
in its
Optimal state without a rebuild occurring.