IBM RAID REBUILD FAILURE

[ash2007in]

HI ALL,

I am facing a problem, which a lot others have faced earlier... here's mine.. just hoping to find some solution.. seeking help/advice, thnx.

Problem:
IBM x220 eServer, P3 1.1GHz, 512MB RAM, RAID5 configured with 3x18.2GB SCSI drives, Win2K Server acting as a PDC to the domain.

While starting, the Server throws an error message stating
" Logical drive offline; 2 Online drives defunt"
I guess this means my two drives out of 3 are in trouble!!

Tried: I had a spare 18.2GB SCSI disk, tried to replace one of the faulty ones(showing stable amber light), and waited for a rebuild, which dint happen.. had left overnight to see something on screen.. with no luck!

Any suggestions?

Few other details might be helpful:
IBM Model : 86463AX
BIOS ver 1.02
IBM ServeRaid Mini config ver:4.80.26
Stripe Size=8KB
There was a single Logical drive of 36GB configured and three partitions on that.

My worry is the data on that system. Is there anyway to retreive that?

Any assistance appreciated! Thanks.

 

[scsiraid]

Did both drives fail at the same time? If so, boot the ServeRAID manager CD and bring them both back online and cross your fingers.

 

[ash2007in]

Hi,

Thanks for your suggestion. I had tried that initially, but couldn't get the OS running(Win2K).
Later decided to seek professional help, and they have been able to pull out the data.
According to them, they used Linux OS, then pointed these three drives to it, after which they were able to see & pull out the data to a external USB drive. But they confirmed, that one drive had already failed initially when they saw the Server; and the remaining two were on their way out as well!

So, finally, they have retrieved the data atleast. Now rebuilding the whole server again with all fresh drives!

Thanks for your comments.

 

[scsiraid]

That would be my concern too and may be validated by the fact that the OS wouldnt boot. You could have tried to force one at a time online and see if it would boot. If not, force off that one and force on the other and see if it would boot.