MAP 3135

Use this MAP to resolve the following problem: Disk media format bad (SRN nnnn - FFF3)

The possible causes are:

Disk was being formatted and was powered off during this process.
Disk was being formatted and was reset during this process.

Step 3135-1

Identify the affected disk by examining the hardware error log. View the hardware error log as follows:

Follow the steps in Examining the hardware error log and return here.
Select the hardware error log to view. Viewing the hardware error log, under the Disk Information heading, the Resource, Vendor/Product ID, S/N, and World Wide ID are provided for the disk. Refer to SAS resource locations to understand how to locate a disk using the Resource field.
Go to Step 3135-2.

Step 3135-2

Format the disk by doing the following:

Attention: All data on the disks will be lost.

Start the IBM® SAS Disk Array Manager.
1. Start Diagnostics and select Task Selection on the Function Selection screen.
2. Select RAID Array Manager.
3. Select IBM SAS Disk Array Manager.
Select Diagnostics and Recovery Options.
Select Format Physical Disk Media (pdisk).

When the problem is resolved, see the removal and replacement procedures topic for the system unit on which you are working and do the "Verifying the repair" procedure.