Activating The Software Raid - Check Point 12200 Manual

Activating the Software RAID

It is not necessary to activate the software RAID when you are replacing a hard disk drive on an
appliance.
Important - Do not turn off the appliance while the hard disk drives are synchronizing. If
the software RAID is degraded or faulty, remove the faulty and non-synchronized hard
disk drive before the appliance starts. The appliance is forced to boot from the working
synchronized hard disk drive.
To activate the software RAID:
1. Restart the appliance.
2. After the LCD panel shows the appliance logo, install the second hard disk drive.
After a few seconds, the appliance identifies the new hard disk drive.
3. Log in to the appliance.
4. Enter expert mode.
5. Run activate_sw_raid.
Software RAID is activated and the appliance synchronizes the hard disk drives. The first
synchronization can continue for over an hour.
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