Have an old HP ML370 G4 server, drive 1:3 failed and went offline. We swapped in a replacement drive (from an old server, same size, RPM, etc, but different brand). It is still showing the drive as failed. How do we get the controller to rebuild and/or accept that it's no longer a failed drive?
This is the config from the HP ACU CLI:
=> ctrl all show config
Smart Array 641 in Slot 1
array A (Parallel SCSI, Unused Space: 0 MB)
logicaldrive 1 (546.9 GB, RAID 5, OK)
physicaldrive 1:0 (port 1:id 0 , Parallel SCSI, 146.8 GB, OK)
physicaldrive 1:1 (port 1:id 1 , Parallel SCSI, 146.8 GB, OK)
physicaldrive 1:2 (port 1:id 2 , Parallel SCSI, 146.8 GB, OK)
physicaldrive 1:3 (port 1:id 3 , Parallel SCSI, ??? GB, Failed)
physicaldrive 1:4 (port 1:id 4 , Parallel SCSI, 146.8 GB, OK)
physicaldrive 1:5 (port 1:id 5 , Parallel SCSI, 146.8 GB, OK, active spare)
Best Answer
"but different brand" - ahem, I think you've answered your own question - HP only support their own disks on their controllers - a disk may seem similar but unless it's on the same firmware no SmartArray will think about dealing with it. Sorry.