Re: [PLUG] Degraded RAID

[Jeff Bailey <skydiver38@verizon.net>]

Thanks for the response...

On 8/20/2011 5:08 PM, Rich Freeman wrote:
> However, it doesn't /necessarily/ mean that a drive failed - they can 
> get removed for various reasons. However, right now you are operating 
> in a degraded mode, which means loss of another drive will cause total 
> loss of the array. Check to see if your drive is floating around 
> somewhere and just got dissociated for some reason. If so you can 
> re-add it (the array will rebuild - possibly quickly depending on how 
> long it was degraded). If the drive is failed you must of course 
> replace it first.
How do I know why it got removed, and whether it is actually failed?  
Can I just try to re-add it, and if it works, great and if it fails, 
I'll have an idea why?  I know which device it is - where do I go from 
there?

Thanks again...

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