Array Disk Commands; Format; Rebuild - Dell PowerVault 750N System Administrator Manual

Array Disk Commands

This section describes the following commands for working with array disks.
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Format

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Rebuild

• Assign a global hot spare
• Unassign a global hot spare
• Online array disk
• Offline array disk
• Prepare to remove
• Properties
Format
The Format command performs a low-level formatting of the array disk. To format the array
disk, perform the following steps:
Right-click the disk that you want to format.
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Click Format.
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The right pane shows the status of the format. The status displays Formatting until
the operation is finished.
Rebuild
The Rebuild command is enabled only when a disk is failed. You can rebuild only on failed
disks in redundant arrays (RAID 1 or RAID 5) by performing the following steps:
Right-click the failed disk that you want to rebuild.
1
Click Rebuild.
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In the right pane, the status of the disk is Rebuilding and a progress bar shows the
percentage of completion.
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NOTE: This process may take several hours.