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220-1101 · Question #870

A company's RAID array has degraded performance and a blinking red light on one of the bays. Which of the following should a technician replace?

The correct answer is A. HDD. A blinking red light on a RAID array bay, combined with degraded performance, almost universally indicates a failing or failed hard disk drive within the array.

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Question

A company's RAID array has degraded performance and a blinking red light on one of the bays. Which of the following should a technician replace?

Options

  • AHDD
  • BCPU
  • CPSU
  • DRAM

How the community answered

(17 responses)
  • A
    88% (15)
  • B
    6% (1)
  • D
    6% (1)

Why each option

A blinking red light on a RAID array bay, combined with degraded performance, almost universally indicates a failing or failed hard disk drive within the array.

AHDDCorrect

In a RAID array, a blinking red light on a drive bay specifically signifies a problem with the hard disk drive (HDD) in that bay, indicating it has failed or is about to fail. Degraded performance is a common symptom when one or more drives in a redundant RAID configuration are compromised, prompting the need to replace the HDD.

BCPU

A CPU failure would typically lead to a complete system crash or boot failure, not just degraded RAID performance with a specific bay light.

CPSU

A PSU (Power Supply Unit) issue would affect the entire system's power, potentially leading to a complete shutdown or erratic behavior, not a single bay's light and degraded RAID.

DRAM

RAM issues often cause system crashes, blue screens of death, or application errors, but are not directly indicated by a blinking red light on a drive bay in a RAID array.

Concept tested: RAID array troubleshooting - failed drive identification

Source: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000006233/technologies/intel-rapid-storage-technology-intel-rst.html

Topics

#RAID#Hard Drive#Troubleshooting#Hardware failure

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