HP dx5150 manual Rebuilding RAID 1 Set, Resolving Conflicts

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HP dx5150 RAID Installation and Setup Guide

Rebuilding RAID 1 Set

This menu selection is used to initiate the copying of data from an existing drive to a replacement drive that has been installed in a RAID 1 set after the failure of one of the members.

1.Select ‘Rebuild RAID 1 Set.’

2.Select the desired set and press Enter.

3.Press ‘Y’ when asked ‘Are You Sure?’

4.The set will be rebuilt. The status of the rebuild is displayed in the Main Menu window.

Resolving Conflicts

When a RAID set is created, the metadata written to the disk includes drive connection information including the channel on the host controller to which it is connected. If there is a drive failure, and the replacement drive was previously part of a RAID set or used in another system, it may have conflicting metadata, specifically in reference to the drive connection information. If this is the case, this will prohibit the RAID set from being either created or rebuilt. In order for the RAID set to function properly, the old metadata must first be overwritten with the new metadata. To correct this, select ‘Resolve Conflict’ and the correct metadata, including the correct drive connection information, will automatically be written to the replacement drive.

1.Select ‘Resolve Conflicts.’

2.Select the ‘Invalid RAID drive’ entry in the Logical Drive Status window and press Enter.

3.Follow the prompts to resolve the conflict.

Note that some conflict resolutions may result in the drive letter assignment changing; for example, the RAID set may have been drive D: but after the conflict resolution, it may become drive E:.

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Contents HP dx5150 RAID Installation and Setup Guide HP dx5150 RAID Installation and Setup Guide Version Contents Contents Disk Mirroring RAID IntroductionDisk Striping RAID Supported Sata RAID Features Enable RAID in the Computer Bios Steps to Set Up RAID 1 in Mirror ModeCreate RAID Sets Installing RAID Drivers on Microsoft Windows XP OS Install RAID DriversRAID drivers are in the C\Compaq\RAID\INF folder on HP dx5150 RAID Installation and Setup Guide Verify Driver Installation under Windows Steps to Set Up RAID 0 in Striped Mode Create RAID Sets Install RAID Drivers during Windows OS Install Verify Driver Installation under Windows HP dx5150 RAID Installation and Setup Guide Creating RAID Sets Description of RAID Setup OperationsDeleting RAID Sets Resolving Conflicts Rebuilding RAID 1 SetLow Level Formatting Using the HP dx5150 Restore CD
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