"Server Administrator: Storage Service EventID: 2094" on PE 1850

[Harald_Jensas at Dell.com]

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> From: linux-poweredge-bounces at dell.com 
> [mailto:linux-poweredge-bounces at dell.com] On Behalf Of okazz777
> Sent: 13 July 2006 13:46
> To: linux-poweredge-Lists
> Subject: "Server Administrator: Storage Service EventID: 
> 2094" on PE 1850
> 
> Have been running PE 1850 on RHEL3 for a while and from about 
> a month go I started to see the following error message 
> written in /var/log/messages. Is it an emergency and do I 
> actually need to replace the HDD drive? What is strange is 
> that when I login to the Server Administrator web page, I 
> don't see any error messages for the storage deivce. Any help 
> is appreciated..
> 
>  Server Administrator: Storage Service EventID: 2094 
> Predictive Failure reported:  Array Disk 0:1 Controller 0, Channel 0
> 


For more information regarding the Server Administrator EventID's see the Dell OpenManage(tm) Server Administrator Messages Reference Guide.
http://support.euro.dell.com/support/edocs/software/svradmin/5.0/en/messages/html/index.htm


Information on the Event you see in your logs:
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Event ID:		2094
Description:	
Predictive Failure reported. If this disk is part of a redundant virtual disk, select the `Offline' option and then replace the disk. Then configure a hot spare and it will start the rebuild automatically. If this disk is a hot spare, select the `Prepare to Remove' option and then replace the disk. If this disk is part of a non-redundant disk, you should back up your data immediately. If the disk fails, you will not be able to recover the data.

Severity:		 Warning / Non-critical

Cause and Action:	Cause: 
The array disk is predicted to fail. Many array disks contain Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART). When enabled, SMART monitors the health of the disk based on indications such as the number of write operations that have been performed on the disk.

Action: Replace the array disk. Even though the disk may not have failed yet, it is strongly recommended that you replace the disk. Review the message text for additional information.

SNMP Trap Numbers:		 	903
Array Manager Event Number: 		570
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If the server is under warranty, and this hardrive was delivered with the system or by Dell I suggest you contact Dell Tech support.



Regards
Harald Jensås
Server Support Specialist

Dell Inc. | Nordic Enterprise Support