Since it is a raid 5, you really don't want to run it with one failed drive since one more failed drive and you lose everything.
I'd try shutting down the server, reseat the controller and all the cables that connect the controller to the drive backplane. I'd also blow the dust out of the sockets where the drive plugs into the backplane. If that don't fix it, I'd then backup the data, and rebuild the storage as raid 1 if possible and not use that faulty drive slot. From: Tom Miller [mailto:tmil...@hnncsb.org] Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 10:25 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Dell 2600 drive issue Hi All, I have an older Dell 2600 server with a PERC 4/Di. There are six drives in a RAID 5 configuration. The PERC reports one of the drives has failed. I've replaced the drive, rebuilt the array, then it fails again. Did it again, same thing. It seems to be more of a drive bay issue, as I can take those "failed" drives and use them elsewhere without issue. Normally I'd just decommission the server, as it's pretty old, but this server runs our directory synchronization product, which I only need for a few more months, and is a real pain to install/configure/patch, so I'd like to keep it going. Anyone ever seen anything like this? I see no option to tell the controller to ignore the drive and be done with it. Tom Miller Engineer, Information Technology Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board 757-788-0528 Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
