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Rebuilding a Failed Array, Formatting a Drive – SCSI only, SCSI only

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Storage Manager on ROM Rebuilding a Failed Array To replace a failed drive in an array that is not protected by an automatic hot spare, follow these steps: 1 Remove and replace the failed drive according the procedures in your hardware documentation. 2 When the failed drive has been replaced, select RAID > Rebuild Array to start the rebuild process. The status of the array changes to Rebuilding (view the Information tab for that array). When the rebuild is complete, the array status changes to Optimal. Note: An Adaptec RAIDstation enclosure automatically detects the replacement of a failed drive and initiates a rebuild operation as soon as the new drive is online. Formatting a Drive - SCSI only Formatting hard drives is not normally required. However, if you have a drive that was previously formatted with a sector size other than 512 bytes, low-level format the drive to 512 bytes/sector. ! Caution: Do not remove power from the drive until the format operation is completed. Doing so may damage the drive so that it requires factory repair or replacement. Low-level formatting large capacity drives can take considerable time. To perform a low-level format on a hard drive, follow these step: 1 Highlight the drive to be formatted 2 Select Action > Format Drive. 3 Select Ok and confirm. To determine if the format has completed, view the Information tab for that drive. 2-31

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Storage Manager on ROM
Rebuilding a Failed Array
To replace a failed drive in an array that is not protected by an
automatic hot spare, follow these steps:
1
Remove and replace the failed drive according the procedures
in your hardware documentation.
2
When the failed drive has been replaced, select
RAID > Rebuild Array
to start the rebuild process.
The status of the array changes to
Rebuilding
(view the Information
tab for that array). When the rebuild is complete, the array status
changes to
Optimal
.
Note:
An Adaptec RAIDstation enclosure automatically
detects the replacement of a failed drive and initiates a
rebuild operation as soon as the new drive is online.
Formatting a Drive –
SCSI only
Formatting hard drives is not normally required. However, if you
have a drive that was previously formatted with a sector size other
than 512 bytes, low-level format the drive to 512 bytes/sector.
Caution:
Do not
remove power from the drive until the
format operation is completed. Doing so may damage the
drive so that it requires factory repair or replacement.
Low-level formatting large capacity drives can take considerable
time. To perform a low-level format on a hard drive, follow these
step:
1
Highlight the drive to be formatted
2
Select
Action > Format Drive
.
3
Select
Ok
and confirm. To determine if the format has
completed, view the Information tab for that drive.
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