Synchronizing Raid Drives - Avaya CallPilot 1002rp Maintenance And Diagnostics

RAID operations

Synchronizing RAID drives

To synchronize the RAID after a successful operation
1. Without shutting down the server, right-click the first drive on Channel 2.
2. From the pop-up menu select Rebuild. When the Rebuild is complete, repeat the
3. Monitor the rebuild by opening the Windows MegaRAID console.
To synchronize the RAID after an unsuccessful operation
If the operation has failed, the system needs to be returned to the original configuration.
1. Reboot the CallPilot server.
2. Press Ctrl+M while the server is booting.
3. Break the mirroring of the logical drives.
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At this point, the RAID is split, and the drives marked FAILED become the backup
drives and are no longer written to. A PEP installation can now be done without
impact to the 'backup' drives.
Example: (0) A1-2-Failed.
process for the remaining two drives on Channel 2.
Result: When all three drives are rebuilt,
a. All three drive status' changes to ONLINE.
b. The color of the icons changes to green.
c. The alarm should stop beeping unless it was temporarily silenced.
Note:
The process can take up to 1 hour. DO NOT shut down the machine before the
rebuild is complete.
Result: The RAID configuration utility opens.
a. Select Objects → Physical Drive.
Note:
All server drives on channel 1 must be online.
b. Select CH1 ID0 (A01-01) and press Enter.
c. Select Fail Drive and press Enter.
d. Select Yes to confirm the fail action and press Enter.
e. Repeat these steps for each remaining drive on channel 2: CH1 ID1
(A02-01) and CH1 ID2 (A03-01).
December 2010