SK0-003 · Question #88
An administrator reboots a ten drive server, with a RAID 10 array, after a power failure and receives an error logical drive failed. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause?
The correct answer is B. Backplane failure. A 'logical drive failed' error on a RAID 10 array after a power failure in a ten-drive server is most likely caused by a backplane failure affecting multiple drives.
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An administrator reboots a ten drive server, with a RAID 10 array, after a power failure and receives an error logical drive failed. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause?
Options
- ACorrupt file system table
- BBackplane failure
- CMultiple drive failure
- DBad cable
How the community answered
(28 responses)- A7% (2)
- B75% (21)
- C14% (4)
- D4% (1)
Why each option
A 'logical drive failed' error on a RAID 10 array after a power failure in a ten-drive server is most likely caused by a backplane failure affecting multiple drives.
A corrupt file system table would typically result in OS boot issues or data access problems within the OS, not a 'logical drive failed' error from the RAID controller during boot.
A backplane failure can simultaneously affect connectivity to multiple drives within the RAID 10 array, causing the array to report a 'logical drive failed' error after a power cycle as it loses access to essential components needed for the array to function.
While multiple independent drive failures could cause this, a power failure is less likely to cause simultaneous independent failures of multiple drives in a manner that exceeds RAID 10's high fault tolerance compared to a single point of failure like a backplane.
A single bad cable would typically only affect one drive or a subset of drives, and while it could degrade the array, it is less likely to cause a complete 'logical drive failed' error for a large RAID 10 setup after a power cycle than a backplane failure affecting many drives.
Concept tested: RAID 10 failure scenarios
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