Rebuildinga Mirrored Array - Promise Technology FASTtrak100 TX User Manual

Rebuilding A Mirrored Array
The Rebuild Array <5> Menu option can be used to recover from an error in a
mirrored disk array. You will receive an error message when booting your system
f rom the FastTrak BIOS.
NOTE: Drives MUST be replaced if they contain any physical errors.
Follow these steps BEFORE using the Rebuild Array menu option:
1. On bootup, the FastTrak100 Startup BIOS will display an error message
identifying which drive has failed.
2. Press <Ctrl-F> keys to enter FastBuild Main Menu.
3. Select submenu Define Array <3>.
4. Select the failed array and identify the Channel and ID of the failed drive.
5. Power off and physically remove the failed drive.
6. Replace the drive with an identical model.
7. Reboot the system and enter the FastBuild Main Menu.
8. Select the <5> Rebuild Array option. The following screen will appear.
FastBuild (tm) Utility 1.xx (c) 1995-2001 Promise Technology, Inc.
Array No RAID Mode
Array 1 Stripe
Array 2 Mirror
Array 3 — —
Array 4 — —
9. Highlight the array whose Status is "Critical".
10. Press [Enter]. The following screen will then appear (see next page).
FastTrak100 TX/LP™ Series User Manual
[ Rebuild Array Menu ]
Total Drv
2
2
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[ Keys Available ]
[ ] Up [ ] Down
Capacity(MB)
16126
8063
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[ESC] Exit [Enter] Select
33
Status
Functional
Critical
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