# Could not define a hot-spare drive on controller [number], channel [number], SCSI ID [number].
Could not define a standby hot-spare drive on controller [number], channel [number], SCSI ID [number].

## Explanation:

The hot-spare drive or standby hot-spare drive could not be defined because a hardware error occurred.

## Action:

1. Verify that the controller, cables, and physical drives are installed properly.
2. Verify that there is power to the physical drives.
3. Retry the command.
4. If the command still fails, restart the server and retry the command.

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