MS-7737

Degraded RAID Array

A RAID 1, RAID 5 or RAID 10 volume is reported as degraded when one of its hard drive members fails or is temporarily disconnected, and data mirroring is lost. As a result, the system can only utilize the remaining functional hard drive member. To re-establish data mirroring and restore data redundancy, refer to the procedure below that corre- sponds to the current situation.

Missing Hard Drive Member

1.Make sure the system is powered off.

2.Reconnect the hard drive.

3.Reboot the system to Windows; the rebuild will occur automatically. Failed Hard Drive Member

1.Make sure the system is powered off.

2.Replace the failed hard drive with a new one that is of equal or greater capacity.

3.Reboot the system to Intel RAID Option ROM by press <Ctrl> and <I> keys simul- taneously during the Power-On Self Test (POST).

RAID Volumes

 

 

 

 

 

 

ID

Name

Level

Strip

Size

Status

Bootable

0

Volume0

RAID 1(Mirror) N/A

XXX.XGB Degraded

Yes

Physical Disks:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Port

Device Model

Serial #

 

Size

Type/Status(Vol ID)

1

XXXXXXXXXXXXX

XXXXXXXXXXXXX

XXX.XGB

Member Disk (0)

2

XXXXXXXXXXXXX

XXXXXXXXXXXXX

XXX.XGB

Member Disk (0)

Press

<CTRL-I>

to enter Configuration Utility..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Select the port of the destination disk for rebuilding, and then press ENTER.

 

 

 

 

[ MAIN MENU ]

 

 

 

 

 

1.

Create RAID Volume

3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID

 

2.

 

 

[ DEGRADED VOLUME DETECTED

]

 

 

 

Delete RAID Volume

Recovery Volume Options

 

 

“Degraded” volume and disk available for rebuilding detected. Selecting

 

 

 

 

5.

Exit

operating system.

 

 

a disk initiates a rebuild. Rebuild completes in the

 

 

 

 

[ DISK / VOLUME INFORMATION

]

 

 

RAID Volumes :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

None

defined.Select the port of the destination disk for rebuilding (ESC to exit):

 

 

Port

Drive

Model

Serial #

 

 

 

Size

Physical

1

XXXX-XXXXXXXX

XXXXXXXXXXXXXX

XXX.XGB

Dev

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Port

Device Model

Serial #

 

 

Size

Type/Status (Vol ID)

1

XXXX-XXXXXXXX

XXXXXXXXXXXXXX

XXX.XGB

Non-RAID Disk

2

 

 

[ ↑↓] - Previous/ Next

[ENTER] - Select

 

[ESC] - Exit

-RAID Disk

XXXX-XXXXXXXX

 

 

 

 

 

[ ↑↓] - Select

[ESC] - Exit

[ENTER] - Select Menu

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MSI Big Bang-XPower II manual Degraded RAID Array, Disk / Volume Information