E-Series drives in incompatible state after drawer replacement or controller headswap
Applies to
- NetApp E-Series
- E-Series Platforms: E2800, E5700 and E4000
- Drawer replacement using DCM3 (Drawer Control Module) based drawer.
- Controller headswap with IOM12C (Input Output modules) in an expansion shelf or DCM3 drawer(s).
Issue
- After replacing a drawer in the E-Series storage array, the drives in replacement drawer appear in incompatible offline state. This can be confirmed in SANtricity System Manager hardware section and
vdmShowDriveListoutput in EOS shell or state-capture-data file within a support bundle.
0x000000027adc8970 0x0001010e 4/15 No 2 HDD 512e Inc/GrA/Off 23/1 2 5000c500ae8018770000000000000000
- Additionally following controller headswap (i.e Single controller replacement in simplex system), drives in DCM3 based drawer or IOM12C backed expansion shelf appear in incompatible offline state.
