Promise Technology EX8658, EX8654 Running Redundancy Check, Viewing the Logical Drive Check Table

SuperTrak EX Series User Manual

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

To set Initialization priority, see “Making Background Activity Settings” on page 133.

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

Running Redundancy Check

Redundancy Check is a routine maintenance procedure for fault-tolerant disk arrays (those with redundancy) that ensures all the data matches exactly. Redundancy Check can also correct inconsistencies. You can also schedule a Redundancy Check. See “Scheduling an Activity” on page 135.

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 Redundancy Check.

4.From dropdown menu on the Background Activities tab, choose

Redundancy Check.

•To choose Auto Fix, check the box.

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

•To choose 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.

5.Click the Submit button.

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

To set Redundancy Check priority, see “Making Background Activity Settings” on page 133.

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

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