Overland Storage REO 9000 with ProtectionPAC Software

Rebuilding a Volume (RAID 5 Without Hot Spare)

When an issue arises with a disk in a RAID 5 configuration, the disk in question moves to the FREE DRIVE POOL section and the volume has a Status of DEGRADED.

The volume is placed in a degraded state.

The disk with an issue moves here.

To test the disk by forcing a rebuild

1Make sure that none of the initiators (servers) have active connections with the REO Appliance.

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Overland Storage REO 9000 setup guide Rebuilding a Volume RAID 5 Without Hot Spare, To test the disk by forcing a rebuild