Impending Physical Disk Failure (Unassigned or Standby Hot Spare)

What Caused the Problem?

A physical disk is reporting internal errors that could cause the physical disk to fail. If the affected physical disk is an unassigned physical disk, it will not be available for virtual disk configuration. If the affected physical disk is a Standby hot spare physical disk, it will not be available to take over for a failed physical disk. The Recovery Guru Details area provides specific information you will need as you follow the recovery steps.

Caution: Electrostatic discharge can damage sensitive components. Always use proper antistatic protection when handling components. Touch the components without using a proper ground may damage the equipment.

Important Notes

Because the physical disk has not failed, its fault indicator light will not be turned on.
Make sure the replacement physical disk has a capacity equal to or greater than the physical disk you will remove.
You can replace the physical disk while the storage array is receiving I/O.

Recovery Steps

1	Remove the affected physical disk. Note: The Service Action Allowed status in the Details area is always NO for this problem because the physical disk is not yet failed. In this situation, it is acceptable to remove the component even though the Service Action Allowed is NO.
2	Wait 30 seconds, then insert the new physical disk. Its fault indicator light may be lit for a short time (one minute or less).
3	Click the Recheck button to rerun the Recovery Guru. The failure should no longer appear in the Summary area. If the failure appears again, contact your technical support representative.