Galaxy Metal Gear 65 manual Verifying an Array, Stopping the Array Verification Process

Galaxy 65 User Guide

• I/O Size

Note Resetting statistics here resets all statistics for the Galaxy 65 Subsystem.

You may want to reset the statistics if you are monitoring performance. You may also want to reset statistics when you change how you are using a partition.

Note You cannot reset the queue depth value. It always reflects the current I/O queue depth.

To reset all statistics:

1From SAM, select Monitor Galaxy 65 Subsystem > Statistics > Reset All Statistics. The Reset All Statistics page displays.

2Click Reset Statistics.

The system confirms that you want to make the change.

3.3.2 Verifying an Array

The Verify function allows you to verify the data on redundant arrays (RAID 1, RAID 3, RAID 4, RAID 5, RAID 10, and RAID 50):

•RAID 3, RAID 4, RAID 5, and RAID 50: Verifies all parity blocks in the selected array and corrects any bad parity.

•RAID 1 and RAID 10: Compares the primary and secondary drives. If a mismatch occurs, the primary is copied to the secondary.

You may want to verify an array when you suspect there is a problem.

To verify an array:

1From SAM, select Manage Galaxy 65 Subsystem > Disk Array Config > Verify Array. The Verify Array page displays with a list of existing arrays.

2Select the array you want.

3Click Verify & Update Array Parity.

Verification begins and the percentage of verification completed displays. You can continue to use the array during verification.

To check the progress of the verification, select Manage Galaxy 65 Subsystem > Disk Array Config > Array Utility Progress or any item from the Disk Array Config menu. The status of the verification displays in the list of arrays.

3.3.2.1Stopping the Array Verification Process

You can stop the array verification process.

Note If you stop the verification process, you cannot resume. You must restart from the beginning.

To stop the array verification process:

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