HP Smart Array - Logical disk failure

Can you run a chkdsk /r.
You might have to boot from CD.
Olaf

It is quite possible you have bad stripes in your harddisk array. Take the advice above, run chkdsk first. Then use the smart array tool to capture the controller status then check if there is any bad stripe recorded. It yes, you may need to go for steps to clear the bad stripe table.
Thank you.

Thanks.  When I managed to boot into Windows it started CHKDSK automatically and started deleting and adding indexes to files.  In other words, it started repairing the drives.  After it was all done, and I rebooted the server, the active directory error pop up shows the following:

lsass.exe-System Error: Security Accounts Manager initialization failed because of the following error: Directory Service cannot start. Error Status: 0xc00002e1. Please click OK to shutdown this system and reboot into Directory Services Restore Mode, check the event log for more detailed information.

I have already read through the following article
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/830574

What I now want to find out is how it happened and what steps should I take to restore the system.  Do you think it was a hd failure?  if that is so then I need to change the HDs and build a fresh server then restore files from backup.  Any advice would be appreciated.

Regards

KJ

What HDD system is this?
Raid?
It would probably pay to call MS Support.
Olaf

The HDD is RAID using the smart array 5i controller.  I will contact Microsoft today if solution not found.  Many thanks

Raid 1?
Olaf

My understanding that it is RAID5 but I will confirm this with the person onsite.  Thanks

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/258062 for System State restore. I would suggest waiting for MS support.
Olaf

Doesn't sound like it was caused by a hard disk failure, more likely a controller failure. The ADU will tell for sure but needs Windows working first, http://h18023.www1.hp.com/support/files/server/us/download/26010.html Reinstalling or repairing Windows won't affect it since it reads the SMART data off the disks.

Thanks I have used the Smart Start CD for this which has the ADU and ACU   The ACU shows a red alert on the logical disk  which says that there is a logical disk failure and data has been lost.  Doesn't look great.  

I replaced all the hard drives and it worked fine for 2 weeks   but the same problem has resurfaced and the server cannot boot.  Something about logical drives.  I suspect that this is a controller issue which is an embedded Smart Array 5i.  Any ideas?   If it is embedded that means the motherboard needs replacing?

It's imbedded in a clip similar to a DIMM socket, near the PCI riser. There may be an associated battery at the front right next to the CD/floppy.

Do you suggest replacing the controller?

It is implied that you get a smart array controller rather than some other type that will not understand what is on the current disks of course. A 5302 , 6402 or 641 etc., not a Dell perc or IBM serveraid.