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This procedure is used to clear configuration data on a physical drive; or if the physical drive is stale or the has
errors putting it in PFA status.
Stale – The physical drive contains obsolete disk array information.
PFA – The physical drive has errors resulting in a prediction of failure.
Be sure you have corrected the condition by a physical drive replacement, rebuild operation, etc., first. Then
clear the condition.
To clear a Stale or a PFA condition:
1. Click the Device tab.
2. Click the Physical Drive icon.
3. Click the physical drive you want, then click the Clear button.
If the physical drive has both a Stale condition and a PFA condition, the first click removes the Stale
condition. Click the Clear button a second time to remove the PFA condition.
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This feature applies only to PROMISE-supported physical drives. For a list of supported drives, go to
http://www.promise.com/support/.
If you have physical drives in your RAID system that are not PROMISE-supported, follow the firmware update
procedure from the drive manufacturer.