PowerEdge 1750 RAID Array Repair
PowerEdge 1750 RAID Array Repair
This blog describes some basic commands to repair an array in the case of a failed disk on the Dell 1750 running Linux via Dells afacli command line utility.
The actual manual for afacli can be found here:
http://docs.us.dell.com/support/edocs/storage/57kgr/cli/en/index.htm
Accessing the CLI from the UNIX Prompt
To access the CLI from the UNIX prompt, display a window and type afacli in any directory. The system displays the FASTCMD> prompt, which indicates you can now use CLI commands. The path in the startup file (.login or .cshrc) must include the directory where the software is installed for the command to work in any directory. See your UNIX documentation for information on setting up directory paths in the .login and .cshrc files.
To view all controllers use ‘controller list’
To connect to the controller with the command line utility, execute:
FASTCMD> open afa0
AFA0>
To show the status of all disks in all arrays, execute ‘enclosure show status’.
AFA0> enclosure show status
Executing: enclosure show status
Enclosure
ID (B:ID:L) UpTime D:H:M PowerCycle Interval Door Alarm
———– ————– ———- ——– ——– —–
0 0:06:0 0:00:00 0 10 UNKNOWN OFF
Enclosure
ID (B:ID:L) Fan Status
———– — ————-
0 0:06:0 0 OK
0 0:06:0 1 OK
0 0:06:0 2 OK
Enclosure
ID (B:ID:L) Power State Status
———– —– ———— ——-
Enclosure
ID (B:ID:L) Slot scsiId Insert Status
———– —- —— ——- ——————————————
0 0:06:0 0 0:00:0 0 OK ACTIVATE
0 0:06:0 1 0:01:0 0 OK ACTIVATE
0 0:06:0 2 0:02:0 0 ERROR FAILED CRITICAL WARNING ACTIVATE
0 0:06:0 3 0:03:0 0 ERROR FAILED CRITICAL WARNING ACTIVATE
0 0:06:0 4 0:04:0 0 ERROR FAILED CRITICAL WARNING ACTIVATE
0 0:06:0 5 0:05:0 0 ERROR FAULTY FAILED CRITICAL WARNING ACTIVATE
Enclosure
ID (B:ID:L) Sensor Temperature Threshold Status
———– —— ———– ——— ——–
0 0:06:0 0 82 F 120 NORMAL
0 0:06:0 1 86 F 120 NORMAL
Above, the disk in slot 5 is bad, so first deactivate the slot:
AFA0> enclosure prepare slot 0 5
Wait for the lights to go out, then remove the disk. Replace the disk with a functional, identical replacement disk.
Then, activate the slot:
AFA0> enclosure activate slot 0 5
Now, wait for the disk to rebuild. You can view the rebuild process with ‘task list’.
AFA0> task list
Executing: task list
Controller Tasks
TaskId Function Done% Container State Specific1 Specific2
—— ——– ——- ——— —– ——— ———
101 Rebuild 0.7% 1 RUN 00000000 00000000
The disk may be ready for use once this is complete however if it’s not try the command ‘disk initialize’
disk initialize
To initialize a SCSI disk for use with the currently opened controller, use the disk initialize command. This command writes data structures to the disk so that the controller can use the disk.
HINT: If you need to actually see which disk to pull out of the server ‘disk blink’ causes the disk drive light to blink.