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Bootable Array, Check Point

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To verify data integrity, your RAID 1 must be at Optimal status. To verify data integrity: 1. From the Main menu, select array, press , then press V. 2. Select Yes and press . If you select No, you will return to the Main menu. NOTE: During the Verify process, you can stop the Verify by pressing Esc. You will get a pop-up window displaying Stop Verify? If you select Yes, you will return to the Main menu. HostRAID will set a check point when you exit Verify. See "Check Point" for more information. 3. You will get a message asking if you want to automatically fix errors. Press Yes to AutoFix. This will execute a comparison of mirrored drives, a copy from the primary drive to secondary drive when miscompare occurs, and a report at the end of the verification process. If you select No, Verify will execute a comparison of mirrored drives, a log of errors, and a report at the end of the verification process. NOTE: To fix errors found (if any), run Verify again with Autofix=Yes. After you select your verification option, the following message appears: Depending on your disk capacity, verifying may take several minutes to several hours. Are you sure? 4. When your Verify is completed, you will get a verification message and log. Press to exit. If your Verify is unsuccessful, you will get the following message: WARNING: Failed !!! The array is degraded and it is recommended you start rebuilding or reconstructing one failed drive by copying data from the source disk. 5. Press and you will return to the Main menu. Bootable Array To create a bootable array: 1. From the Main menu, select array, press , then press B for the Bootable function. 2. Select Mark Bootable and press . NOTE: Mark Bootable gives boot priority to the array regardless of the SCSI ID priority. A B will appear next to the drive ID to indicate it as bootable. Check Point

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To verify data integrity, your RAID 1 must be at Optimal status. To verify data integrity:
1. From the
Main
menu, select array, press <Enter>, then press
V
.
2. Select
Yes
and press <Enter>. If you select
No
, you will return to the
Main
menu.
NOTE: During the Verify process, you can stop the Verify by pressing Esc. You will get a pop-up window
displaying Stop Verify? If you select Yes, you will return to the Main menu. HostRAID will set a check point
when you exit Verify. See "
Check Point
" for more information.
3. You will get a message asking if you want to automatically fix errors. Press
Yes
to AutoFix. This will execute a
comparison of mirrored drives, a copy from the primary drive to secondary drive when miscompare occurs, and
a report at the end of the verification process.
If you select
No
, Verify will execute a comparison of mirrored drives, a log of errors, and a report at the end of the
verification process.
NOTE: To fix errors found (if any), run Verify again with Autofix=Yes.
After you select your verification option, the following message appears:
Depending on your disk capacity, verifying may take several minutes to several hours. Are you sure?
4. When your Verify is completed, you will get a verification message and log. Press <Esc> to exit.
If your Verify is unsuccessful, you will get the following message:
WARNING: Failed !!!
The array is degraded and it is recommended you start rebuilding or reconstructing one failed drive by copying data
from the source disk.
5. Press <Enter> and you will return to the
Main
menu.
Bootable Array
To create a bootable array:
1. From the
Main
menu, select array, press <Enter>, then press
B
for the Bootable function.
2. Select
Mark Bootable
and press <Enter>.
NOTE: Mark Bootable gives boot priority to the array regardless of the SCSI ID priority.
A B will appear next to the drive ID to indicate it as bootable.
Check Point