Raid System With Hot Spare Drive; Switching Off The Device - Siemens SIMATIC IPC847D Operating Instructions Manual

4.4.5.3

RAID system with hot spare drive

In the factory state, the device is configured as a RAID1 or RAID5 system with a hot spare
drive. A hot spare drive is a drive included in the device as spare.
If a defective drive is detected in the RAID1 or RAID5 system, the hot spare drive is
automatically integrated during ongoing operation instead of the defective drive and takes
over its function. The rebuild process to the hot spare drive starts automatically.
The defective drive is signaled as status display by the SIMATIC IPC DiagBase Alarm
Manager.
A data-secure system is restored once synchronization is complete.
To restore full functionality of the RAID system with hot spare drive, you must replace the
defective drive with a new one and integrate it once again as hot spare drive in the RAID
system in the RAID software.
● Information on replacing the hot spare drive is available in the section "Replacing a
● Information on integration of a replaced hot spare drive into the RAID system is available
4.5

Switching off the device

Shutting down the operating system
For Windows operating systems:
● Select "Start" > Shut down"
● Briefly press the on/off button (unless otherwise configured in the power options).
For non-Windows operating systems:
● Briefly press the on/off button.
The operating system is shut down. The "POWER" LED goes out. The device is switched off
but not fully disconnected from the mains voltage.
SIMATIC IPC847D
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defective hard disk drive in the RAID system (Page 84)".
in the section "Integrating a hot spare hard disk drive in the RAID system (Page 95)".
or
Information on the position of the button is available in the section "Operator Controls
(Page 17)".
Commissioning the device
4.5 Switching off the device
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