Rebuild An Array - Promise Technology PAM User Manual

Promise Array Manager
1. In Tree View, right-click on the icon
synchronize.
2. Select Synchronize from the popup menu.
OR click the Synchronize Array button
While the Array is synchronizing, it is still available to read and write data.
If the beeper is enabled, it will beep slowly during this process.
To turn the beeper on or off, right-click on the Controller icon
Enclosure icon
popup menu.
Tree View and Information View display the progress.
Figure 5-19. Synchronization in progress (left) and completed (right).
When Synchronization is complete Tree View returns to normal and
Information View displays Functional.

Rebuild an Array

Rebuilding is the process of restoring redundancy to a RAID 1, 0+1, 3 or 5
after one of its drives has failed. When the replacement drive has been
installed, the RAID can read and write data but there is no redundancy
until the RAID has been rebuilt, that is, the new drive receives all the data
and parity of the original.
When a drive fails for any reason, the Array goes Critical. This condition is
noted when you select the Array Critical icon
alarm beeps quickly to call your attention to the condition.
in Tree View and check or uncheck Beeper in the
of the array you want to
in the Toolbar.
in Tree View. The RAID
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or the