E-Series reporting degraded drive channel on multiple drives due to faulty drives
Applies to
- NetApp E-Series
- NetApp StorageGRID Appliance
Issue
- E-Series SANtricity System Manager or Storage Manager's indicates array is in needs attention state with one or more of the following entries in the recovery guru:
Individual Drive - Degraded Path
Controller Drive Channel Degraded
DEGRADED_DRIVE_CHANNEL-Recovery Failure Type Code: 71
DEGRADED_DRIVE_PATH-Recovery Failure Type Code: 76
NO_REDUNDANCY_DRIVE-Recovery Failure Type Code: 32
Major event log
reports one or more of the following:Drive path redundancy lost - Tray 99, Drawer X, Slot X
Fibre Channel Destination Error - Redundant Path is not available to Device
- These steps can also be applied for
Failure Entry 1: BYPASSED_DRIVE-Recovery Failure Type Code: 64
Ensure you have tried the following before you move to the next section
- Reseat the effected drive, if the issue still persists move to next step
- Manually fail the drive that is reporting the issue, reference: Diagnosing an impending drive failure