HD going offline

[Peter]

Thank you for the tips. I'll check for firmware updates.
Peter M.


On Nov 6, 2007, at 1:21 PM, <Nick_Parrott at Dell.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Could be a corrupted RAID signature, which can only be fixed by low
> level format of the drives, then re-create the array. First step would
> be to check in the PERC BIOS for medium errors on the disks;
>
> Configure >View/Add Configuration > Press F2 on each disk and check  
> for
> errors
>
> As Joe rightly said, firmware the lot. There are a surprising  
> amount of
> HDD firmwares about nowadays, all rather critical..
>
> Nick
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: linux-poweredge-bounces at dell.com
> [mailto:linux-poweredge-bounces at dell.com] On Behalf Of joe green
> Sent: 06 November 2007 17:32
> To: 'Peter'; linux-poweredge-Lists
> Subject: RE: HD going offline
>
> Have you checked on Firmware updates for both the Perc3 and hard  
> drives?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: linux-poweredge-bounces at dell.com
> [mailto:linux-poweredge-bounces at dell.com] On Behalf Of Peter
> Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2007 9:20 AM
> To: Linux-PowerEdge at dell.com
> Subject: HD going offline
>
> Hi all,
> I have a PE 1500 with Perc3 DC (128mb) Raid Controller and 2 36GB HD
> in a Raid 1 configuration. Since about 2 weeks both 2 HD will go
> offline without any known reason. I only can boot the server again if
> I go in to the Perc3 setup and force the HD back online. Sometimes it
> will be ok for a couple days, sometimes just for a couple of hours.
> There is nothing in /var/log/messages that would indicate any problem
> with the HD which makes me think it is a problem with the Perc3
> controller. I do have another controller coming in a couple days but
> was wondering if it is something that can be fixed?
> I would be thankful for any tips, hints or ideas.
>
> Peter M.
>
>
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