saconfig (/dev/ciss0): Error - FW command bad status (IDENTIFY_PHYSICAL_DRIVE)

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HI

We have an MSA30, and saconfig /dev/ciss0 throws up the following error before completing:

saconfig (/dev/ciss0): Error - FW command bad status (IDENTIFY_PHYSICAL_DRIVE)
saconfig (/dev/ciss0): Command completed, but error has occurred, cmd_status=1

Physical drive 130 not responding

then it proceeds to complete:

******************** SmartArray RAID Controller /dev/ciss0 ********************

Auto-Fail Missing Disks at Boot     = enabled
Cache Configuration Status          = cache enabled
Cache Ratio                         = 50% Read / 50% Write

---------- PHYSICAL DRIVES ----------

Location       Ch   ID   Size           Status

External       1    0    300.0 GB       OK
External       1    1    300.0 GB       OK
External       1    3    300.0 GB       OK
External       2    3    300.0 GB       OK
External       2    4    300.0 GB       OK
External       2    5    300.0 GB       OK
External       2    8    300.0 GB       SPARE

---------- LOGICAL DRIVE 0 ----------

Device File     = c0t0d0
RAID Level      = 5
Size            = 307196 MB
Stripe Size     = 16 KB
Status          = OK

Participating Physical Drive(s):

Ch   ID

1    0
1    1
1    2
1    3
2    3
2    4
2    5

Participating Spare Drive(s):

Ch   ID

2    8

---------- LOGICAL DRIVE 1 ----------

Device File     = c0t0d1
RAID Level      = 5
Size            = 5119 MB
Stripe Size     = 16 KB
Status          = OK

Participating Physical Drive(s):

Ch   ID

1    0
1    1
1    2
1    3
2    3
2    4
2    5

Participating Spare Drive(s):

Ch   ID

2    8

---------- LOGICAL DRIVE 2 ----------

Device File     = c0t0d2
RAID Level      = 5
Size            = 81918 MB
Stripe Size     = 16 KB
Status          = OK

Participating Physical Drive(s):

Ch   ID

1    0
1    1
1    2
1    3
2    3
2    4
2    5

Participating Spare Drive(s):

Ch   ID

2    8

---------- LOGICAL DRIVE 3 ----------

Device File     = c0t0d3
RAID Level      = 5
Size            = 153597 MB
Stripe Size     = 16 KB
Status          = OK

Participating Physical Drive(s):

Ch   ID

1    0
1    1
1    2
1    3
2    3
2    4
2    5

Participating Spare Drive(s):

Ch   ID

2    8

---------- LOGICAL DRIVE 4 ----------

Device File     = c0t0d4
RAID Level      = 5
Size            = 5119 MB
Stripe Size     = 16 KB
Status          = OK

Participating Physical Drive(s):

Ch   ID

1    0
1    1
1    2
1    3
2    3
2    4
2    5

Participating Spare Drive(s):

Ch   ID

2    8

---------- LOGICAL DRIVE 5 ----------

Device File     = c0t0d5
RAID Level      = 5
Size            = 81918 MB
Stripe Size     = 16 KB
Status          = OK

Participating Physical Drive(s):

Ch   ID

1    0
1    1
1    2
1    3
2    3
2    4
2    5

Participating Spare Drive(s):

Ch   ID

2    8

---------- LOGICAL DRIVE 6 ----------

Device File     = c0t0d6
RAID Level      = 5
Size            = 409594 MB
Stripe Size     = 16 KB
Status          = OK

Participating Physical Drive(s):

Ch   ID

1    0
1    1
1    2
1    3
2    3
2    4
2    5

Participating Spare Drive(s):

Ch   ID

2    8

---------- LOGICAL DRIVE 7 ----------

Device File     = c0t0d7
RAID Level      = 5
Size            = 204796 MB
Stripe Size     = 16 KB
Status          = OK

Participating Physical Drive(s):

Ch   ID

1    0
1    1
1    2
1    3
2    3
2    4
2    5

Participating Spare Drive(s):

Ch   ID

2    8

---------- LOGICAL DRIVE 8 ----------

Device File     = c0t1d0
RAID Level      = 5
Size            = 102398 MB
Stripe Size     = 16 KB
Status          = OK

Participating Physical Drive(s):

Ch   ID

1    0
1    1
1    2
1    3
2    3
2    4
2    5

Participating Spare Drive(s):

Ch   ID

2    8

root@server at / =>ioscan -fnCdisk
Class     I  H/W Path       Driver S/W State   H/W Type     Description
=======================================================================
disk     50  0/0/6/1/0/4/0.0.0  sdisk   CLAIMED     DEVICE       HP      LOGICAL VOLUME
                           /dev/dsk/c0t0d0   /dev/rdsk/c0t0d0
disk     52  0/0/6/1/0/4/0.0.1  sdisk   CLAIMED     DEVICE       HP      LOGICAL VOLUME
                           /dev/dsk/c0t0d1   /dev/rdsk/c0t0d1
disk     54  0/0/6/1/0/4/0.0.2  sdisk   CLAIMED     DEVICE       HP      LOGICAL VOLUME
                           /dev/dsk/c0t0d2   /dev/rdsk/c0t0d2
disk     55  0/0/6/1/0/4/0.0.3  sdisk   CLAIMED     DEVICE       HP      LOGICAL VOLUME
                           /dev/dsk/c0t0d3   /dev/rdsk/c0t0d3
disk     58  0/0/6/1/0/4/0.0.4  sdisk   CLAIMED     DEVICE       HP      LOGICAL VOLUME
                           /dev/dsk/c0t0d4   /dev/rdsk/c0t0d4
disk     60  0/0/6/1/0/4/0.0.5  sdisk   CLAIMED     DEVICE       HP      LOGICAL VOLUME
                           /dev/dsk/c0t0d5   /dev/rdsk/c0t0d5
disk     62  0/0/6/1/0/4/0.0.6  sdisk   CLAIMED     DEVICE       HP      LOGICAL VOLUME
                           /dev/dsk/c0t0d6   /dev/rdsk/c0t0d6
disk     64  0/0/6/1/0/4/0.0.7  sdisk   CLAIMED     DEVICE       HP      LOGICAL VOLUME
                           /dev/dsk/c0t0d7   /dev/rdsk/c0t0d7
disk     70  0/0/6/1/0/4/0.1.0  sdisk   CLAIMED     DEVICE       HP      LOGICAL VOLUME
                           /dev/dsk/c0t1d0   /dev/rdsk/c0t1d0
disk     36  1/0/0/3/0.6.0  sdisk   CLAIMED     DEVICE       HP 300 GST3300655LC
                           /dev/dsk/c7t6d0   /dev/rdsk/c7t6d0
disk     37  1/0/0/3/1.2.0  sdisk   CLAIMED     DEVICE       _NEC    DVD_RW ND-3540A
                           /dev/dsk/c8t2d0   /dev/rdsk/c8t2d0
disk     38  1/0/1/1/0/1/1.6.0  sdisk   CLAIMED     DEVICE       HP 300 GST3300655LC
                           /dev/dsk/c10t6d0   /dev/rdsk/c10t6d0

What does the above error mean?

Regards

Tariq