sa p822 Parity Initialization Status: Initialization Failed

[todd bailey]

hi,

just migrated from a hp sa p800 to a sa p822 and wondering what this error means and what to do about it.

The drives are in a msa 60

here is a copy from hpacucli of the array in question--

Array: B
Interface Type: SATA
Unused Space: 0 MB
Status: OK
MultiDomain Status: OK
Array Type: Data

Logical Drive: 2
Size: 7.3 TB
Fault Tolerance: 6
Heads: 255
Sectors Per Track: 32
Cylinders: 65535
Strip Size: 64 KB
Full Stripe Size: 256 KB
Status: OK
MultiDomain Status: OK
Caching: Enabled
Parity Initialization Status: Initialization Failed
Unique Identifier: 600508B100104D395357543138480006
Disk Name: /dev/sda
Mount Points: /home 983.7 GB, /mnt/array1 6.3 TB
OS Status: LOCKED
Drive Type: Data
Caching Association: None

physicaldrive 1E:1:1
Port: 1E
Box: 1
Bay: 1
Status: OK
Drive Type: Data Drive
Interface Type: SATA
Size: 4000.7 GB
Rotational Speed: 7200
Firmware Revision: 01.01KD2
Serial Number: WD--
Model: ATA WDC WD4000FYYZ-D
SATA NCQ Capable: True
SATA NCQ Enabled: True
Current Temperature (C): 29
Maximum Temperature (C): 41
PHY Count: 1
PHY Transfer Rate: 1.5Gbps
Drive Authentication Status: Not Applicable

physicaldrive 1E:1:2
Port: 1E
Box: 1
Bay: 2
Status: OK
Drive Type: Data Drive
Interface Type: SATA
Size: 2 TB
Rotational Speed: 7200
Firmware Revision: CC25
Serial Number: -
Model: ATA ST2000DM001-1ER1
SATA NCQ Capable: True
SATA NCQ Enabled: True
Current Temperature (C): 26
Maximum Temperature (C): 33
PHY Count: 1
PHY Transfer Rate: 1.5Gbps
Drive Authentication Status: Not Applicable

physicaldrive 1E:1:3
Port: 1E
Box: 1
Bay: 3
Status: OK
Drive Type: Data Drive
Interface Type: SATA
Size: 2 TB
Rotational Speed: 5400
Firmware Revision: 04.01G01
Serial Number: WD--
Model: ATA WDC WD2002FYPS-0
SATA NCQ Capable: True
SATA NCQ Enabled: True
Current Temperature (C): 28
Maximum Temperature (C): 35
PHY Count: 1
PHY Transfer Rate: 1.5Gbps
Drive Authentication Status: Not Applicable

physicaldrive 1E:1:4
Port: 1E
Box: 1
Bay: 4
Status: OK
Drive Type: Data Drive
Interface Type: SATA
Size: 2 TB
Rotational Speed: 5400
Firmware Revision: 04.05G04
Serial Number: WD--
Model: ATA WDC WD2002FYPS-0
SATA NCQ Capable: True
SATA NCQ Enabled: True
Current Temperature (C): 29
Maximum Temperature (C): 37
PHY Count: 1
PHY Transfer Rate: 1.5Gbps
Drive Authentication Status: Not Applicable

physicaldrive 1E:1:5
Port: 1E
Box: 1
Bay: 5
Status: OK
Drive Type: Data Drive
Interface Type: SATA
Size: 2 TB
Rotational Speed: 5400
Firmware Revision: 04.01G01
Serial Number: WD--
Model: ATA WDC WD2002FYPS-0
SATA NCQ Capable: True
SATA NCQ Enabled: True
Current Temperature (C): 28
Maximum Temperature (C): 35
PHY Count: 1
PHY Transfer Rate: 1.5Gbps
Drive Authentication Status: Not Applicable

physicaldrive 1E:1:6
Port: 1E
Box: 1
Bay: 6
Status: OK
Drive Type: Data Drive
Interface Type: SATA
Size: 2 TB
Rotational Speed: 5400
Firmware Revision: 04.05G05
Serial Number: WD--
Model: ATA WDC WD2002FYPS-0
SATA NCQ Capable: True
SATA NCQ Enabled: True
Current Temperature (C): 32
Maximum Temperature (C): 63
PHY Count: 1
PHY Transfer Rate: 1.5Gbps
Drive Authentication Status: Not Applicable