- Aug 25, 2009
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Here's my situation:
Server with 2 x 147GB SAS HDDs in RAID1 - This one is fine
4 x 300GB SAS HDDs in RAID5 - This one is "Degraded"
Adaptec 5805 Raid Controller Card.
Adaptec Storage Manager installed.
Storage Manager shows only 5 of 6 drives on the two enclosures:
Encl 0 - Slot 0, Slot 1, Slot 2 drives all reporting Optimal
Encl 1 - Slot 4, Slot 5 drives reporting Optimal (Slot 3 not showing at all)
Logical Devices:
Raid1 "System" is Optimal
Raid5 "Raid5" is Degraded - "Segment 1" X Missing (Segments 0, 2 and 3 are "Present"; slot 2, 4 and 5 respectively)
I'd like to get opinions/thoughts/experience on what I can expect when I replace the failed HDD. BTW, the "Failed" drive shows a red LED on the drive carrier. From my reading and understanding, when I replace the failed drive the RAID5 should automatically begin to rebuild (I do not have a "Hot Swap" configured). My question is, since the physical disk is not showing on the controller (to set/confirm the disk status to "Failed" before replacing the disk), am I correct in thinking replacing the HDD will cause the Adaptec to begin the rebuild of the RAID?
The server is still running - the OS is WinSrv2008R2/Hyper-V/Host to several VMs (one is the file server and one is the DC). I have rsync backups of the data from the File Server.
Server with 2 x 147GB SAS HDDs in RAID1 - This one is fine
4 x 300GB SAS HDDs in RAID5 - This one is "Degraded"
Adaptec 5805 Raid Controller Card.
Adaptec Storage Manager installed.
Storage Manager shows only 5 of 6 drives on the two enclosures:
Encl 0 - Slot 0, Slot 1, Slot 2 drives all reporting Optimal
Encl 1 - Slot 4, Slot 5 drives reporting Optimal (Slot 3 not showing at all)
Logical Devices:
Raid1 "System" is Optimal
Raid5 "Raid5" is Degraded - "Segment 1" X Missing (Segments 0, 2 and 3 are "Present"; slot 2, 4 and 5 respectively)
I'd like to get opinions/thoughts/experience on what I can expect when I replace the failed HDD. BTW, the "Failed" drive shows a red LED on the drive carrier. From my reading and understanding, when I replace the failed drive the RAID5 should automatically begin to rebuild (I do not have a "Hot Swap" configured). My question is, since the physical disk is not showing on the controller (to set/confirm the disk status to "Failed" before replacing the disk), am I correct in thinking replacing the HDD will cause the Adaptec to begin the rebuild of the RAID?
The server is still running - the OS is WinSrv2008R2/Hyper-V/Host to several VMs (one is the file server and one is the DC). I have rsync backups of the data from the File Server.