HP Surestore Disk Array 12h System Administrator's Guide for HP-UX, MPE, and W - Page 231

Rebuilding the Disk Array Manually, Checking the Progress of a Rebuild, To disable Auto Rebuild

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Using AutoRAID Manager for Windows NT Rebuilding the Disk Array Rebuilding the Disk Array Manually You can manually start a rebuild if a disk drive has failed and Auto Rebuild is disabled. To perform a Rebuild the array must have enough capacity available, either in the form of an Active Hot Spare or unallocated capacity. To disable Auto Rebuild: 1. Right-click the disk array from Detail pane. 2. Click Properties. 3. Click the Configuration tab. 4. Under Rebuild, select Manual. With Auto Rebuild disabled, you are now prepared to perform all rebuilds manually. To rebuild the disk array manually: 1. Right-click the disk array from Detail menu. 2. Click Properties. 3. Click the Configuration tab. 4. Under Rebuild, click Manual. 5. Select the Priority you want the disk array to use as it rebuilds the disk array. 6. Click Start in the Rebuild controls. The rebuild will begin and the progress of the rebuild will be displayed. NOTE! If there is no Active Hot Spare or not enough unallocated capacity available, you must increase the amount of unallocated capacity so there is enough to perform the rebuild. You can increase the amount of unallocated capacity by adding another disk or deleting an existing logical drive. Checking the Progress of a Rebuild The progress of a rebuild is displayed in the Configuration window. Access this window to monitor the progress of a rebuild. To monitor the progress of a rebuild: 1. Right-click the disk array currently undergoing a rebuild from Detail pane. 231 Windows NT

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Using AutoRAID Manager for Windows NT
Rebuilding the Disk Array
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Windows NT
Rebuilding the Disk Array Manually
You can manually start a rebuild if a disk drive has failed and Auto Rebuild is disabled. To perform a
Rebuild the array must have enough capacity available, either in the form of an Active Hot Spare or
unallocated capacity.
To disable Auto Rebuild:
1.
Right-click the disk array from Detail pane.
2.
Click
Properties
.
3.
Click the
Configuration
tab.
4.
Under Rebuild, select
Manual
.
With Auto Rebuild disabled, you are now prepared to perform all rebuilds manually.
To rebuild the disk array manually:
1.
Right-click the disk array from Detail menu.
2.
Click
Properties
.
3.
Click the
Configuration
tab.
4.
Under Rebuild, click
Manual
.
5.
Select the
Priority
you want the disk array to use as it rebuilds the disk array.
6.
Click
Start
in the Rebuild controls. The rebuild will begin and the progress of the rebuild will be
displayed.
NOTE!
If there is no Active Hot Spare or not enough unallocated capacity available, you must increase the
amount of unallocated capacity so there is enough to perform the rebuild. You can increase the amount of
unallocated capacity by adding another disk or deleting an existing logical drive.
Checking the Progress of a Rebuild
The progress of a rebuild is displayed in the Configuration window. Access this window to monitor the
progress of a rebuild.
To monitor the progress of a rebuild:
1.
Right-click the disk array currently undergoing a rebuild from Detail pane.