Megaraid Storage Manager Installation; Drive States - IBM x3850 X6 Planning And Implementation Manual

You can use MSM to manage local or remote RAID controllers and configure MSM for remote
alert notifications. Also, a command-line interface is available.
To download the latest MegaRAID Storage Manager software and obtain the Installation and
User's Guide, select the ServeRAID software matrix web page:
http://ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=SERV-RAID
MegaRAID Storage Manager supports a wide variety of controllers. For a list of the most up to
date information about operating system, server, and adapter support, see the following link:
http://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?Indocid=migr-5082327

7.7.1 MegaRAID Storage Manager installation

You must have administrator or root equivalent operating system privileges to install and fully
access the MegaRAID Storage software.
There are four setup options:
Complete: This option installs all program features.
Client: This option installs the required components to remotely view and configure
servers.
Server: This option only installs the required components for remote server management.
Stand Alone: This option only installs the required components for local server
management.

7.7.2 Drive states

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There are multiple drive states. The following list describes all of the possible drive states:
Online:
A drive that can be accessed by the RAID controller and is part of the virtual drive.
Unconfigured Good:
A drive that is functioning normally but is not configured.
Hot Spare:
A drive that is powered up and ready for use as a spare in case an online drive fails. There
are two Hot Spare drive states: Dedicated and Global.
Failed:
A drive that was originally configured as Online or Hot Spare, but on which the firmware
detects an unrecoverable error.
Rebuild:
A drive to which data is being written to restore full redundancy for a virtual drive.
Unconfigured Bad:
A drive on which the firmware detects an unrecoverable error.
Missing:
A drive that was Online but which has been removed from its location.
is one or more drives that are controlled by the RAID controller.
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