Hi. Thanks for your suggestion. Those disks are not hot swao based - it was a bottom line server.
Phil, I know for sure that the replacement drive is OK because it has been tested. Martin, could it be that the PERC is expecting one disk (the original one) and it refuses any other disk? Is there any way that I can test the card itself? Thanks, Michele On Thu, Feb 26, 2015 at 11:07 AM, Martin Nix <mar...@nixes.net> wrote: > Assuming it has a back plane of course, I've just noticed this is not a > hot swap based server so might be just plain old cables! In which case I'm > not sure (unless its a dodgy cable of course) > > Martin > > On 25 February 2015 at 22:27, Martin Nix <mar...@nixes.net> wrote: > >> Sounds like a back plain issue. Where the drives connect with the circuit >> logic there is a failure in the solder joints probably. >> >> We had a similar issue a few years ago with a Dell perc based system. The >> failed drive is probably absolutely fine. >> >> Martin >> On 25 Feb 2015 17:33, "Michele Mor" <m.mor.m...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi. >>> It's not something strictly related to Linux, but more hardware. >>> >>> We have a Dell Server Power Edge SC1420 with a raid controller >>> PERC320/DC. >>> The raid is set as RAID 5 with 4 HD. >>> >>> As it happens, one of the disk failed and now the array is degraded. >>> We have bought a replacement for the failed HD - same model - but when I >>> remove the old hard disk and added the new HD, the array does not see the >>> new disk, therefore I cannot rebuild the array. >>> >>> I have even ordered a new HD - just in case the first replacement was >>> faulty - but I had the same issue. >>> >>> Any idea apart from wreking the b**& machine? >>> >>> Thanks. >>> Michele >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Peterboro mailing list >>> Peterboro@mailman.lug.org.uk >>> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro >>> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Peterboro mailing list > Peterboro@mailman.lug.org.uk > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro >
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