HP Smart Array 5i Interim Recovery

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Seemingly without cause the server suddenly stopped working. On reboot, it says one or more logical drives has failed.

HP Smart Array 5i Menu

Drive #1 is the C drive with the OS and Drive #2 is the data drive. It shows that drive #2 is in INTERIM RECOVERY. Does that mean it'll fix itself or I need to replace a drive? Also, for drive #1, it shows "OK" next to the physical drives. Does that mean if I delete the logical drive and recreate it, I could reinstall the OS?

Logical Drive #1
Logical Drive #2

There's only 5 physical drives installed in 6 bays.

Best Answer

When you boot, you'll be prompted with an option to either continue with logical drives disabled or to re-enable them. F1 and F2 are the options.

Be sure to re-enable the failed logical drive.