Native Array And Foreign Drive Refer to Each Other
What Caused the Problem?
A Partially Complete Array considers a
foreign drive to be a member of the array and the foreign drive
also considers itself a member of the Partially Complete Array. A foreign drive is a
drive that has been exported from this storage subsystem or not yet
completely imported into the storage subsystem. The Recovery Guru Details area provides specific information you will need as you follow the recovery steps.
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Important Notes
- This problem usually results because you forced an import of an array (from a
different storage
subsystem into this storage subsystem) while it was missing a drive, and then
you inserted the missing drive into the storage subsystem after you forced
the import.
- The affected array will be in a Partially Complete state
until you fix this problem. Any additional drive failures could
result in loss of access to the array data.
- To resolve this problem, you will need to remove the foreign drive and then assign a local drive to take the place
of the foreign drive in order to make the array Optimal. Follow the
Recovery Steps below to fix the problem.
- Once you have completed the Recovery Steps, you will have fixed
the logical problem for the array. However, if you
reinsert the foreign drive, the storage subsystem might report a different
problem if the drive still has a logical problem (for example, the
drive might still consider itself part of the array). If
this scenario occurs, follow the Recovery Steps for the other problem to fix the
drive's logical problem.
- You can remove the drive while the storage subsystem is receiving
I/O.
Recovery Steps
1 |
Refer to the Details area to find which drive slot is
reporting the foreign drive.
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2 |
Remove the foreign drive. The
affected array transitions to a Partially Complete Array
state because it has a Missing drive instead of a
reference to a Foreign drive. |
3 |
Important: Read all of the
following steps thoroughly or click the Save As button before taking action, because you will lose access
to these Recovery Steps once you click Recheck.
a |
Click Recheck to rerun the
Recovery Guru. |
b |
Select the "Partially Complete
Array" problem in the Summary area. |
c |
Complete the Recovery Steps for this
problem to transition the array to an Optimal state. Note:
Choose the option in the Recovery Steps that explains how to
replace the missing drive using the Replace Drives dialog. |
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