Dell Shared PowerEdge RAID Controller 8 Cards For Dell PowerEdge VRTX Systems User’s Guide

SMART error detected on a physical disk in a redundant virtual disk

Issue:

A SMART error is detected on a physical disk in a redundant virtual disk.

Corrective Action:

Perform the following steps:

Back up your data.
Physically remove the physical disk that detected the SMART error.
- NOTE: If a hot spare is present, the rebuild starts with the hot spare after the disk is removed.
Replace the disk with a new physical disk of equal or higher capacity.
Perform the Auto Replacement of a Virtual Disk operation.
- NOTE: The Auto Replacement of Virtual Disk operation allows you to copy data from a source physical disk of a virtual disk to a target physical disk that is not a part of the virtual disk. For more information about the Auto Replacement feature, see Auto replace member .