Setting the RAID function (continued)

Rebuilding RAID drives (Rebuild)

When data rebuilding is necessary or during the rebuilding process, either “Need Rebuild” or “Rebuilding” is displayed under the HDD icon on the main screen.

Press the RAID button in this status, and select the [REBUILD] tab. The screen shown below now appears.

A

B

C

D

(When rebuilding is in progress)

AHDD-related information

●Array Name

Display name of logical drive.

●Rebuild Status Display Rebuild Status.

If “Need Rebuild” is displayed, rebuild is required. If “Rebuilding” is displayed, rebuild in is progress.

●Percentage

Display rebuild completion ratio (%). (Rebuild is complete when this ratio reaches 100 %.)

BSTART button

Start the rebuilding process.

When “Need Rebuild” was displayed, this button is shown with black text.

CSTOP button

Stop the rebuilding.

DCLOSE button

Return to the main screen.

When the STOP button has been pressed, a confirmation message such as the one shown below is displayed.

To stop the rebuilding, press the OK button; to cancel the stopping, press the CANCEL button.

•If an HDD has been replaced due to trouble while setting RAID1, rebuilding from a trouble-free HDD must be undertaken for mirroring purposes.

•When the automatic rebuilding can not work normally as usual, please follow the indication to rebuild in this screen. Automatic rebuilding is not initiated if [Disable] is set for the Automatic Rebuilding Status on the RAID settings screen.

•The status and progress are indicated during the rebuilding process. Note that it takes about 2 hours to rebuild a 500 GB HDD. Do not unplug the external DC power supply during this time.

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