Meridian Data 1 manual Running Redundancy Check, Viewing the Logical Drive Check Table

Caution

When you initialize a logical drive, all the data the logical drive will be lost. Backup any important data before you initialize a logical drive.

Initialize a Logical Drive:

1.Click the Subsystem icon in Tree View.

2.Click the Logical Drive Summary icon.

3.Click the icon of the logical drive you want to Initialize.

You can also start Initialization from the Subsystem icon Background Activities tab

4.Click the Background Activities tab in Management View.

5.From the Background Activities dropdown menu, select Initialization.

6.To select Quick Initialization, check the box.

If you checked the box, enter a value in the Quick Initialization Size field. This value is the size of the initialization blocks in MB.

7.If you did not select Quick Initialization, enter a hexidecimal value in the Initialization Pattern in Hex field or use the default 00000000 value.

8.Click the Submit button.

9.In the confirmation box, type the word confirm in the field provided.

10.Click the OK button.

To view the progress of the Initialization, click the Background Activity tab.

Running Redundancy Check

Redundancy Check is a routine maintenance procedure for fault-tolerant logical drives (those with redundancy) that ensures all the data matches exactly. Redundancy Check can also correct inconsistencies. You can also schedule a Redundancy Check.

Redundancy Check a Logical Drive:

1.Click the Subsystem icon in Tree View.

2.Click the Logical Drive Summary icon.

3.Click the icon of the logical drive you want to Initialize.

You can also start Redundancy check from the Subsystem icon Background Activities tab

4.From the dropdown menu on the Background Activities tab, select Redundancy Check.

5.To select Auto Fix, check the box.

This feature attempts to repair the problem when it finds an error.

6.To select Pause On Error, check the box.

This feature stops the process when it finds an error.

If Auto Fix is also checked, the process stops only when it finds a non-repairable error.

7.Click the Submit button.

To view the progress of the Redundancy Check, click the Background Activity tab.

Viewing the Logical Drive Check Table

The Logical Drive Check Table displays errors related to a logical drive. Use this information to evaluate the integrity of the logical drive and to determine whether corrective action is needed. To View the tables:

1.Click the Subsystem icon in Tree View.

2.Click the Disk Arrays icon.

3.Click the Disk Array icon.

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