Replacing A Drive In The Raid System - Siemens SIMATIC IPC627E Operating Instructions Manual

Expanding and assigning parameters to the device
6.4 Drives
6.4.4

Replacing a drive in the RAID system

A hard disk can only be replaced during operation in the removable drive bay in connection
with a configured RAID1 system. This functionality is referred to as "Hot Swap".
Note
If you have configured a non-RAID system with several hard disks, or in the case of an
internally installed hard disk, you need to turn off the device before you replace a hard disk.
• Observe the EGB guidelines.
• Always replace the drive with a new drive of the same type and capacity.
Mounting locations for hard disks in the RAID1 system
Hard disks for a RAID1 system are installed in the removable tray or inside the device.
Note
The replacement of a RAID hard disk with removable drive bay can be performed without
shutting down the device.
The new hard disk can be integrated into the RAID system at operating system level with the
RAID software. Synchronization may take several hours, depending on system load.
Replacing a defective drive in the RAID system
1. Determine which drive was reported by the RAID software as defective.
2. Replace the appropriate drive (see: Drives (Page 79)).
3. Replace the defective drive with a new one of the same type and capacity.
Information about the recovery of the RAID system is available in the section "Integrating a
new drive into the onboard RAID system (Page 63)".
Note
Replacing the drive in the RAID system when switched off
The RAID system does not automatically boot up when restarted if a defective drive was
replaced while the RAID system is switched off.
Therefore, place the RAID system in the first place of the bootable sources in the BIOS
setup menu "Boot > EFI".
Otherwise, the system is booted from the drive you have just installed and the message
"Operating system not found" is displayed.
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