PERC 5/i Integrated State : Degraded

[Ben]

On Mon, 30 Jul 2007, Tom Brown wrote:

>> i have a problem with an PE 1950,
>> if i call 'omreport storage controller' i get the following answer :
>>
>> Status                            : Non-Critical
>> Name                              : PERC 5/i Integrated
>> Slot ID                           : Embedded
>> State                             : Degraded
>> Firmware Version                  : 5.0.2-0003
>> Minimum Required Firmware Version : 5.1.1-0033
>> [...]
>> what does the state "Degraded" means...
>> is there an error on the controller ?
>> i have interchanged one disk with a new one and since that time i get 
>> this message...
>>
> you need to rebuild the RAID as its not a consistent state

Actually, I think in this case it may be because your Firmware Version is 
lower than the minimum required by the version of OMSA you're using.  Of 
course, it could _also_ be as Tom says (-:

Ben
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