HP A7143A RAID160 SA Controller Support Guide

Troubleshooting
The sautil Command
Chapter 6128
Physical Disk State Definitions
The status column of the SCSI Device Summary in the sautil
<device_file> command output example also provides useful
troubleshooting information. Refer to the following physical disk state
definitions to interpret the status of physical disks (the physical disk
state definitions are also included in the sautil manpage).
Physical Disk State Definitions:
OK The physical disk is configured in one or more logical
drives and is operational.
SPARE The physical disk is configured as a spare disk.
UNASSIGNED The physical disk has not been configured in any logical
drives.
FAILED The configured physical disk has failed.