Trouble Removing a d2600 disk enclosure

[theBaron]

I have a Proliant dl180 G6 with a P812 Smart Controller showing 4 devices, running Windows 2008 R2. I have three HP Storagework D2600 disk Enclosures attached to it. 

Enclosure A) 12 x 2TB SATA Drives

Enclosure B) 12 x 2TB SATA Drives

Enclosure C) 12 x 2TB SAS Drives

I would decommission enclosure B. You'd think it would be a simple matter. I've decommisioned enclosures on other servers without a problem. On this server I'm getting a strange result. When I remove enclosure B from service and bring up the server, the controller, it shows 0 logical drives instead of 3 logical drives. If I go back to the original setup, I get 4 logical drives. When I leave the enclosure B connected and disconnected another enclosure (as a test), the controller shows 0 logical drives. Why is this happening? How can I fix this? I don't want to screw up the other two enclosures. Thanks, in advance.

Kevin

[FabioC1]

Hi

First you need to know, what is the disks in your logival volume.

Use the Smart Storage Administration to manager the Logical Volume, because the DIsks can be insalled in different storages

https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/swd/public/detail?swItemId=MTX_32494330c1cd4e15ace55b1e53&swEnvOid=4064

[theBaron]

HPE Smart Storage Administrator

Controller Hardware Information

• Controller Smart Array P812 Slot 0 PCI Address (Domain:Bus:Device.Function) 0000:04:00.0 Hardware Revision C Controller Serial Number PAGXQ0BRH2K23Z Firmware Version 6.64 Number of Ports 6 (2 Internal / 4 External) Controller Memory Module Size 1024 MiB Battery/Capacitor Pack Count 1
• Controller Settings
  Transformation Priority High Rebuild Priority High Surface Scan Analysis Priority High Surface Scan Delay Not Applicable Parallel Surface Scan Supported No Physical Drive Write Cache State Enabled
• Advanced Controller Settings
  RAID 5/6/50/60 Degraded Mode Performance Optimization Enabled Physical Drive Request Elevator Sort Enabled RAID 6/60 Alternate Inconsistency Repair Policy Disabled Maximum Drive Request Queue Depth Automatic Monitor and Performance Analysis Delay 60 min
• Controller Configuration Summary
  Arrays 4 SmartCache Arrays 0 Logical Drives 4 Data Logical Drives 4 SmartCache for Logical Drives 0 Physical Drives 61 Data Drives 46 SmartCache Drives 0 Spare Drives 3 Drives in HBA Mode 0 Unassigned Drives 12 Primary Boot Logical Drive/Volume None Secondary Boot Logical Drive/Volume None
• Port Settings
  Port 5I   Port Location Internal Port 6I   Port Location Internal Port 1E   Port Location External Port 2E   Port Location External Port 3E   Port Location External Port 4E   Port Location External
• Controller Status
  Controller Status OK Cache Status OK Battery/Capacitor Status OK
• Storage Enclosures
  DL18x25SFF
  D2600 SAS AJ832A
  StorageWorks D2600
  StorageWorks D2600

Each array is connected to its own port on the p812. None are daisy-chained, but it does act like they're linked.

[theBaron]

Array Details

• Status OK Used Space 20.0 TiB (100.0%) Total Usable Space 20.0 TiB Spare Drive Type Dedicated Spare Drives. Drives designated as spares can only be used as spare drives.
• Logical Drives
  Logical Drive 3 18.19 TiB (20.00 TB)
• Physical Drives
  2 TB SAS HDD at Port 1E : Box 1 : Bay 2
  2 TB SAS HDD at Port 1E : Box 1 : Bay 3
  2 TB SAS HDD at Port 1E : Box 1 : Bay 4
  2 TB SAS HDD at Port 1E : Box 1 : Bay 5
  2 TB SAS HDD at Port 1E : Box 1 : Bay 6
  2 TB SAS HDD at Port 1E : Box 1 : Bay 7
  2 TB SAS HDD at Port 1E : Box 1 : Bay 8
  2 TB SAS HDD at Port 1E : Box 1 : Bay 9
  2 TB SAS HDD at Port 1E : Box 1 : Bay 10
  2 TB SAS HDD at Port 1E : Box 1 : Bay 11
  2 TB SAS HDD at Port 1E : Box 1 : Bay 12
• Spare Drives
  2 TB SAS HDD at Port 1E : Box 1 : Bay 1 (Spare)
• Array Details
  Status OK Used Space 6146.0 GiB (100.0%) Total Usable Space 6.0 TiB Spare Drive Type Dedicated Spare Drives. Drives designated as spares can only be used as spare drives.

• Logical Drives
  Logical Drive 5 5.73 TiB (6.30 TB)
• Physical Drives
  300 GB SAS HDD at Port 5I : Box 1 : Bay 3
  300 GB SAS HDD at Port 5I : Box 1 : Bay 4
  300 GB SAS HDD at Port 5I : Box 1 : Bay 5
  300 GB SAS HDD at Port 5I : Box 1 : Bay 6
  300 GB SAS HDD at Port 5I : Box 1 : Bay 7
  300 GB SAS HDD at Port 5I : Box 1 : Bay 8
  300 GB SAS HDD at Port 5I : Box 1 : Bay 9
  300 GB SAS HDD at Port 5I : Box 1 : Bay 10
  300 GB SAS HDD at Port 5I : Box 1 : Bay 11
  300 GB SAS HDD at Port 5I : Box 1 : Bay 12
  300 GB SAS HDD at Port 5I : Box 1 : Bay 13
  300 GB SAS HDD at Port 5I : Box 1 : Bay 14
  300 GB SAS HDD at Port 5I : Box 1 : Bay 15
  300 GB SAS HDD at Port 5I : Box 1 : Bay 16
  300 GB SAS HDD at Port 5I : Box 1 : Bay 17
  300 GB SAS HDD at Port 5I : Box 1 : Bay 18
  300 GB SAS HDD at Port 5I : Box 1 : Bay 19
  300 GB SAS HDD at Port 5I : Box 1 : Bay 20
  300 GB SAS HDD at Port 5I : Box 1 : Bay 21
  300 GB SAS HDD at Port 5I : Box 1 : Bay 22
  300 GB SAS HDD at Port 5I : Box 1 : Bay 23
  300 GB SAS HDD at Port 5I : Box 1 : Bay 24
• Spare Drives
  300 GB SAS HDD at Port 5I : Box 1 : Bay 25 (Spare)
• Device Path
  Smart Array P812 in Embedded Slot

HPE Smart Storage Administrator

• Array Details
  Status OK Used Space 20.0 TiB (100.0%) Total Usable Space 20.0 TiB Spare Drive Type Dedicated Spare Drives. Drives designated as spares can only be used as spare drives.
• Logical Drives
  Logical Drive 6
  18.19 TiB (20.00 TB)
• Physical Drives
  2 TB SATA HDD at Port 2E : Box 1 : Bay 2
  2 TB SATA HDD at Port 2E : Box 1 : Bay 3
  2 TB SATA HDD at Port 2E : Box 1 : Bay 4
  2 TB SATA HDD at Port 2E : Box 1 : Bay 5
  2 TB SATA HDD at Port 2E : Box 1 : Bay 6
  2 TB SATA HDD at Port 2E : Box 1 : Bay 7
  2 TB SATA HDD at Port 2E : Box 1 : Bay 8
  2 TB SATA HDD at Port 2E : Box 1 : Bay 9
  2 TB SATA HDD at Port 2E : Box 1 : Bay 10
  2 TB SATA HDD at Port 2E : Box 1 : Bay 11
  2 TB SATA HDD at Port 2E : Box 1 : Bay 12
• Spare Drives
  2 TB SATA HDD at Port 4E : Box 1 : Bay 12 (Spare)
• Note: This is the array I want to remove. there are no logical drives.

  D2600 SAS AJ832A at Port 4E : Box 1

  SATA HDD  2 TB Bay 1
   SATA HDD 2 TB Bay 2
   SATA HDD 2 TB Bay 3
   SATA HDD 2 TB Bay 4
   SATA HDD 2 TB Bay 5
   SATA HDD 2 TB Bay 6
   SATA HDD 2 TB Bay 7
   SATA HDD 2 TB Bay 8
   SATA HDD 2 TB Bay 9
   SATA HDD 2 TB Bay 10
   SATA HDD 2 TB Bay 11