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SRM
GUI
T
o
force
an
Offline
array
to
Online
/
Critical
Revived
by
using
the
SRM
GUI,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
Right
click
an
Offline
logical
drive.
2.
Select
Force
online
.
3.
A
warning
message
is
displayed,
as
shown
in
the
following
illustration.
Chapter
1.
ServeRAID-8
series
best
practices
and
maintenance
information
37
42
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Table of Contents
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Chapter 1. Serveraid-8 Series Best Practices and Maintenance Information
7
Notices and Statements in this Document
7
Obtaining Serveraid Updates
7
Initializing Previously Used Good Hard Disk Drives
8
Synchronizing Logical Drives after Upgrading Firmware from Build 8263 or Earlier
8
Upgrading to Serveraid Manager 9.0 Within Microsoft Windows
9
Synchronization Options When You Create a New Array and the Impact on Performance
9
Physical Drive Write-Cache Policies Changed with Firmware Build 15407 and Later
10
Defunct Hard Disk Drives Might Return to Normal Operation after a System Restart
11
The Automatic Failover Feature and How It Affects Replaced Drives
12
Performance Is Degraded with Multiple Ongoing Background Tasks
12
Replacing and Rebuilding a Drive in a PFA State
13
PHY Settings and AMSU Updates
15
Periodic Serveraid Maintenance Updates and Evaluation
15
Zero-Mode Flash Update Overview
17
Zero-Mode Flash for Serveraid-8I (Optional Controller)
17
Zero-Mode Flash for Serveraid-8S (Optional Controller)
19
Zero-Mode Flash for Serveraid-8K and Serveraid-8K-L (Bladecenter Storage Expansion Unit 3)
20
Zero-Mode Flash for Serveraid-8K and Serveraid-8K-L (System X3650)
22
Zero-Mode Flash for Serveraid-8K and Serveraid-8K-L (System X3550)
24
Zero-Mode Flash for Serveraid-8K and Serveraid-8K-L (System X3500)
26
The Serveraid-8K and Serveraid-8K-L RAID Enabler Modules Have a very Low Failure Rate
29
Correct Mounting of the Serveraid-8K RAID Enabler Battery
30
Physical Drives Are Online, but the Logical Drive Is Offline
30
Valid RAID 5EE State Transitions after a Disk Fails
31
System Hang Issues with Serveraid-8I on Enterprise Servers
32
After Upgrading Firmware, the Server Crashes Every 8-10 Days
32
Evaluating Hard Disk Drive Problems
33
Logical Drive States and Descriptions
36
Using the Force Online Feature
39
Recover Data Option
39
Force-Online Operation
42
Displaying an Offline Array
45
Invalid Process
45
Displaying an Offline Array in POST
46
Revived Array Operations
47
Offline Array Operations
48
Chapter 2. Getting Help and Technical Assistance
49
Before You Call
49
Using the Documentation
49
Getting Help and Information from the World Wide Web
49
Software Service and Support
50
Hardware Service and Support
50
IBM Taiwan Product Service
50
Appendix. Notices
51
Trademarks
51
Important Notes
52
Documentation Format
53
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Language
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