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Array
Status Status of the current array
The status definitions are given as:
Optimal—All members of the array are online and ready.
Degraded—One or more members of a RAID 1 array have failed or are
offline. The array can be returned to the Optimal state by replacing the
failed or offline member.
Disabled—The array has been disabled
Quiesced—The array has been quiesced
Resync—The array is resynchronizing
Failed—The array has failed
PermDegraded—The array is permanently degraded. This state indicates
that the failure threshold on the primary member was reached while no
secondary was available for correction. The data on the array may be
accessible, but the array cannot be returned to the optimal state.
Inactive—The imported array is inactive. The array must be activated
before it can be accessed.
Device
Slot
Number Slot number in which the specified device sits
Device
Identifier Identifier text for the specified device
RAID Disk Specifies whether or not the disk is part of a RAID array (Yes or No). This
field is grayed out under the following conditions:
• The disk does not meet the minimum requirements for use in a RAID
array.
• The disk is not large enough to mirror existing data on the primary
physical disk.
• The disk is a part of another array.
Hotspare Specifies whether or not the disk is a hotspare
Table 6-2. Array Field Descriptions (continued)
Field Description
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