How to replace failed HDD in 3par storage F00/T200/7200/7400

• Check for failed disk in HP 3PAR. Collect disk Id and cage details. Verify capacity

  showpd -failed -degraded

  3PARstorage cli% showpd -failed -degraded
  
                             -Size(MB)-- ----Ports----
  
  Id Cage Pos Type RPM State   Total Free A     B     Cap (GB)
  
  22 0:8:0? FC   10 failed 417792   0 ----- -----     450
  
  ------------------------------------------------------------
  
   1 total                  417792   0
  

• Check if servicemag is running on disk.

  servicemag status

  3PARstorage cli% servicemag status
  
  Cage 0, magazine 8:
  
  The magazine is successfully brought offline by a servicemag start command.
  
  The command completed Thu Jul 10 20:07:03 2014.
  
  servicemag start -pdid 22 – Succeeded
  

• Make sure no data left on drive

  showpd -space “diskID”

  3PARstorage cli% showpd –space 22
   
  
  Id CagePos Type -State-   Size Volume Spare Free Unavail Failed
  
  22 0:8:0? FC   failed 417792     0                 0     0          0         417792
  
  ---------------------------------------------------------------
  
  1 total                        417792     0            0   0          0        417792
  

• If data present on disk, please evacuate it.

  servicemag start -pdid “diskID(22)

• Once evacuation is completed, Replace the physical disk.
  Verify rebuilding process

  servicemag status

  3PARstorage cli% servicemag status
  
  Cage 0, magazine 8:
  
  The magazine is being brought online due to a- servicemag resume.
  
  The last status update was at Thu Jun 26 12:09:19 2014.
  
  Chunklets relocated: 73 in 50 minutes and 34 seconds
  
  Chunklets remaining: 400
  
  Chunklets marked for moving: 400
  
  Estimated time for relocation completion based on 53 seconds per chunklet is: 6hours, 03 minutes and 38 seconds
  

• Once completed, check the status

  showpd -status

  3PARstorage cli% showpd -state
  
  Id CagePos Type -State- 
  --------------------Detailed_State---------------------
  
  43 2:5:0   FC   normal normal
  
  44 2:6:0   FC   normal normal
  
  45 2:7:0   FC   normal normal
  
  46 2:8:0 FC   normal normal
  
  47 2:9:0   FC   normal normal
  
  PD Degraded missing port issue on HPE 3PAR StoreServ 7000&8000
  

• Check physical disk status

  showpd
  showpd -s

• If status is missing port,
  Check the servicemag status and make sure no service is running on disk.

  servicemag status -d

• Disable allocation of data on disk.

  setpd ldalloc off “diskID”

• Reset missing port on disk

  cgcmd -tc tty -C cage”cageID” -c resetdrive “diskID” -p a|b (port a or b)

• Verify of port is online

  showpd

• Once port is online, enable allocation of data.

  setpd ldalloc on “diskID”