An SAS RAID array has severely degraded and gone offline A systems administrator examines the syslog, and the point of failure is not obvious. Which of the following techniques should the administrato

The correct answer is C. Listen for clicking and grinding noises F. Check the historical SMART data. Clicking and grinding noises indicate mechanical drive failure. SMART data provides insights into the health and status of drives, helping identify failing components in the RAID array.

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Question

An SAS RAID array has severely degraded and gone offline A systems administrator examines the syslog, and the point of failure is not obvious. Which of the following techniques should the administrator use to identify the issue (Select two).

Options

ARun a magnet over each drive.
BCheck if one of the drives is not level
CListen for clicking and grinding noises
DCheck the OS logs
EUpdate the RAID controller firmware.
FCheck the historical SMART data

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A
13% (3)
C
75% (18)
D
4% (1)
E
8% (2)

Explanation

Clicking and grinding noises indicate mechanical drive failure. SMART data provides insights into the health and status of drives, helping identify failing components in the RAID array.

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#RAID troubleshooting#Hard drive diagnostics#SMART data#Hardware failure

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