Promise Technology TX4000 user manual Rebuilding a Mirrored Array

Chapter 3: FastBuild Configuration Utility

Rebuilding a Mirrored Array

The Rebuild Array (5) Menu option can be used to recover from an error in a mirrored disk array. You will receive an error message when booting your system from the FastTrak BIOS.

Important

Drives MUST be replaced if they contain any physical errors.

Follow these steps before using the Rebuild Array menu option:

1.On boot up, the FastTrak TX4000 Startup BIOS will display an error message identifying which drive has failed.

2.Press Ctrl-F to enter FastBuild Main Menu.

3.Select submenu Define Array (3).

4.Select the failed array and identify the Channel and ID of the failed drive.

5.Power off and physically remove the failed drive.

6.Replace the drive with an identical model.

7.Reboot the system and enter the FastBuild Main Menu.

8.Select the Rebuild Array (5) option. The following screen will appear.

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[ Rebuild Array Menu ]

Array No	RAID Mode	Total Drv	Capacity(MB)	Status
Array 1	Stripe	2	16126	Functional
Array 2	Mirror	2	8063	Critical
Array 3	——	——	——	——
Array 4	——	——	——	——
		[ Keys Available ]
[↑ ] Up [↓ ] Down	[ESC] Exit	[Enter] Select

9.Highlight the array whose Status is Critical.

10.Press Enter. The following screen will then appear (see next page).

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