Command vol init Fails With "ERROR (200015) VN_RAIDERR: RAID error" on Sun StorEdge 6020, 6120, And T3 Arrays:

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Update Date:	2017-12-01
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Solution 1017552.1 : Command vol init Fails With "ERROR (200015) VN_RAIDERR: RAID error" on Sun StorEdge 6020, 6120, And T3 Arrays:

Applies to:

Sun Storage T3+ Array - Version Not Applicable and later
Sun Storage 6020 Array - Version Not Applicable and later
Sun Storage T3 Array - Version Not Applicable and later
Sun Storage 6120 Array - Version Not Applicable and later
All Platforms

Symptoms

The vol command of the Sun StorEdge 6020, 6120, And T3 Arrays, allows you to add, initialize (init), and mount volumes when provisioning storage to a server. In this particular problem, the vol init portion of this 3 step process fails to initialize the volume.

For Example....

   6020-array/<20> vol add vol1 data u1d01-04 raid 5 standby u1d09

   6020-array/<21> vol list
                    volume capacity     raid data       standby
                    vol1    67.445 GB    1     u1d01-04     u1d09

   6020-array/<22> vol init vol1 data
                    WARNING - Volume data will be initialized to zero.
                    WARNING - Volume initialization can take a significant amount of time.
                    Continue ? [N]: y
                    Volume initialization in progress...
                    ERROR (200015) VN_RAIDERR: RAID error

Cause

The vol init command (unlike vol add), must do I/O to all the associated disks. If I/O to a drive fails, then you will get the RAID error.

A diagnostic approach to identify the drive is the next step.Utilities such as the fru stat, and fru list, as well as review of the syslog are the typical best bets. Reference <Document 1009745.1> Troubleshooting Sun StorEdge[TM] T3 and 6120 Disk Failures.

In this example, fru stat identified a disabled disk:

6020-array/<23> fru stat (parsed)

       DISK    STATUS   STATE       ROLE        PORT1      PORT2      TEMP VOLUME
       ------ ------- ---------- ---------- --------- --------- ---- ------
       u1d01   ready    enabled     data disk   ready      ready      40    vol1
       u1d02   ready    enabled     data disk   ready      ready      38    vol1
       u1d03   ready    enabled     data disk   ready      ready      40    vol1
       u1d04   ready    disabled    data disk   ready      ready      38    vol1
       u1d05   ready    enabled     data disk   ready      ready      40
       u1d06   ready    enabled     data disk   ready      ready      40
       u1d07   ready    enabled     data disk   ready      ready      39
       u1d08   ready    enabled     data disk   ready      ready      40
       u1d09   ready    enabled     data disk   ready      ready      39    vol1

Solution

Remove the volume prior to effecting repairs.

6020-array/<24> vol remove v1-r5

Address the drive issue. Reference <Document 1009745.1> Troubleshooting Sun StorEdge[TM] T3 and 6120 Disk Failures.
Open a Service Request with Oracle Support if further assistance needed and/or if drive needs replacement.
Re-Create the volume.

6020-array/<31> vol add vol1 data u1d01-04 raid 5 standby u1d09

6020-array/<32> vol init v1-r5 data

                       WARNING - Volume data will be initialized to zero.
                       WARNING - Volume initialization can take a significant amount of time.
                       Continue ? [N]: y
                       Volume initialization in progress...

6020-array/<33> vol mount v1-r5

6020-array/<34> vol list
                       volume     capacity     raid data      standby
                       v1-r5      67.445 GB    5    u1d01-04 u1d09

References

<NOTE:1316239.1> - How to Remove and Replace a T3 and T3+ HDD:ATR:1729:2 [Video]
<NOTE:1002108.1> - Sun StorEdge[TM] Arrays ( T3, T3+, 6120 ): How to Perform a Proactive Disk Replacement

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