
50 Troubleshooting
Physical Disk Related Issues
Table 7-2. Physical Disk Issues
Problem Suggested Solution
The system does
not boot from
the SAS 6/iR
controller.
Ensure that the boot disk is attached to the controller at the lowest
ID and check the controller and the physical disk boot order in the
system BIOS.
NOTE: See your system documentation for information about boot
device selection.
Physical disk is
not enumerated
during POST.
• Go to the Configuration Utility and ensure that the physical disk
is not enumerated in the SAS topology.
• Verify the cable connection.
• Reseat the physical disk.
• Check and reseat the cable.
One of the
physical disks in
the array shows
the status as
"Failed".
• Check the SAS cables.
• Reseat the physical disk.
• Check the enclosure or the backplane for damage.
• Contact Dell if the problem persists.
Integrated
Mirroring (IM)
virtual disk does
not rebuild.
• Enter the Configuration Utility and ensure the physical disk is
enumerated in the SAS topology.
• Ensure the new disk is of the same drive type as the other disk in
the virtual disk (SAS/SATA).
• Ensure the new disk is of equal or greater capacity as the other
disk in the virtual disk.
• Ensure the new disk is not detected as an inactive virtual disk
under the RAID Properties menu. Delete the newly inserted
inactive disk.
• Ensure the inserted disk has the same ID as the disk it is
replacing. Assign the correct ID to the disk or use the
Manage
Secondary Disk
feature in the M
anage Array
menu.
• Ensure the new disk is a Dell supported SAS or SATA disk.
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