A system technician receives an automated alert indicating that a single drive has failed within a server's hot-swappable hardware RAID 5 array, causing the array to operate in a degraded state. Place the necessary steps for replacing the faulty drive and restoring array redundancy in the correct sequential order from first to last.
- 1Identify the faulty drive bay using the RAID controller management utility and physical LED status indicators.
- 2Release the drive bay lever and safely remove the failed drive assembly from the active chassis.
- 3Insert a new replacement drive of identical or greater capacity into the drive bay until fully seated and latched.
- 4Open the RAID management software to monitor and confirm that the automatic volume rebuild process completes.
Answer
The proper sequence begins with identifying the specific faulty drive via the controller software and chassis lights, followed by removing the failed drive, inserting a replacement drive of equal or greater capacity, and finally verifying that the automated RAID rebuild completes.
Correct RAID servicing requires identifying the exact failed disk first to prevent removing an active member disk. Once confirmed, the hot-swappable drive carrier is unlatched and removed. Inserting a qualified replacement drive triggers the hardware controller's automated parity reconstruction, which must be monitored until completion to confirm full redundancy has been restored.
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Hot-Swappable RAID 5 Failed Drive Replacement Sequence