SCSI Drive Failure !!!
I have a server with a SCSI drive failure (the drive started smoking). The power supply failed at the same time, therefore I assume it was the culprit.
The drive was setup as part of a RAID 1 Mirror on an Adaptec 2120S Controller by someone other than myself.
I have attemped to restart the computer with a new power supply but the Adaptec 2120S Config Utility says that there is no array present. I am also told that there is no logical device.
How do I go about troubleshooting this? I am a SCSI novice. The last thing that I want to do is corrupt the data on the other drive.
This is a non-critical business server but is a great annoyance to me that it is not accessible. Many of my admin tools and boot images, etc. are on this server. I have backups of most of the files but I would prefer not to have to 'rebuild' the server in this fashion.
Please advise.
Thank you,
btaplin
The drive was setup as part of a RAID 1 Mirror on an Adaptec 2120S Controller by someone other than myself.
I have attemped to restart the computer with a new power supply but the Adaptec 2120S Config Utility says that there is no array present. I am also told that there is no logical device.
How do I go about troubleshooting this? I am a SCSI novice. The last thing that I want to do is corrupt the data on the other drive.
This is a non-critical business server but is a great annoyance to me that it is not accessible. Many of my admin tools and boot images, etc. are on this server. I have backups of most of the files but I would prefer not to have to 'rebuild' the server in this fashion.
Please advise.
Thank you,
btaplin
jamietoner
I would suggest running diags on that 2nd hdd it sounds like it may have been damaged also, if it passes try pluggin into a scsi (non-raid) controller and see if it will boot if not, what os is installed on the drive?
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Windows 2000 Server is installed.
What type of diagnostics would you suggest I run?
I have other adaptec SCSI cards and some spare computers that I can install it in.
My initial thoughts were that I should use another computer to boot the OS so that I can hopefully see data on the drive that 'might be ok'
But I wanted to be sure that setting up the drive that on another scsi controller won't damage it (assuming it is ok), will it?
Doing so doesn't format/reformat the drive, does it?
Thanks for your help.
What type of diagnostics would you suggest I run?
I have other adaptec SCSI cards and some spare computers that I can install it in.
My initial thoughts were that I should use another computer to boot the OS so that I can hopefully see data on the drive that 'might be ok'
But I wanted to be sure that setting up the drive that on another scsi controller won't damage it (assuming it is ok), will it?
Doing so doesn't format/reformat the drive, does it?
Thanks for your help.
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Does it see the SCSI ID's as it boots?
ASKER
I have pulled the controller cards off the drives and there is certainly damage to the same chip on each of the cards.
Would anyone know if this is a feasible option:
One drive is a Fujitsu MAS3735NP U320 68 Pin.
It has a manufacturing date of 2003-06.
There is a Fujitsu MAS3735NP on eBay right now that has a manufacturing date of 2004-10 with very little use.
It is also branded with an HP sticker and part number where mine is not branded.
Everything else looks to be the same looking at a picture of it .
I would need to buy a replacement drive anyways but if there is no damage to the drive, should replacing the controller card work?
This would simply save me the hastle of rebuilding the computer.
Would anyone know if this is a feasible option:
One drive is a Fujitsu MAS3735NP U320 68 Pin.
It has a manufacturing date of 2003-06.
There is a Fujitsu MAS3735NP on eBay right now that has a manufacturing date of 2004-10 with very little use.
It is also branded with an HP sticker and part number where mine is not branded.
Everything else looks to be the same looking at a picture of it .
I would need to buy a replacement drive anyways but if there is no damage to the drive, should replacing the controller card work?
This would simply save me the hastle of rebuilding the computer.
ASKER
Aha, mcp_jon you just beat me to it.
I just got a replacement drive and changed the controller card. No dice.
I have to rebuild from scratch. Oh well.
Thanks for your help.
I just got a replacement drive and changed the controller card. No dice.
I have to rebuild from scratch. Oh well.
Thanks for your help.