IBM 866011U - Netfinity 5500 - 8660, Hardware Maintenance Manual

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6. Select Exit or press Esc to return to the Main Menu.
7. Back up the disk-array configuration information to
diskette. See “Backing up the disk-array
configuration” on page 126 for instructions.
Deleting disk arrays:
Deleting a disk array deletes all
logical drives that are defined in that disk array. All data
and programs are lost once you perform the procedure.
To delete a disk array:
1. Start the ServeRAID Configuration program (see
“Starting the ServeRAID Configuration program” on
page 77).
2. Select Create/Delete/Copy Log Drive from the Main
Menu; then, press Enter.
3. Select Delete Disk Array from the next menu; then,
press Enter.
4. Use the Up Arrow (
↑
) or Down Arrow (
↓
) key to
highlight the array that you want to delete; then, press
the Del key. The Confirm pop-up window appears.
Attention:
All data and programs in the array are lost during this
procedure. Before proceeding, back up any data and
programs that you want to save.
5. Select Yes to delete the array, or select No if you do
not want to delete the array; then, press Enter.
If you delete an array of Online (ONL) drives, the
state of the ONL drives changes to Ready (RDY). If
the array contains a defunct drive (DDD), the state of
the DDD drive changes to defunct hot spare (DHS).
You can reset the drive state as follows:
Ÿ
If the drive is good, change the device state from
DHS to HSP; then, select the drive again and
change the device state from HSP to RDY. (See
“Changing device states” on page 116 for
instructions.)
Ÿ
If the drive is defective, physically replace it with
a good drive; then, set the state for the new
drive to RDY. (See “Internal drive installation”
on page 197 and “Changing device states” on
page 116 for instructions.)
6. Select Exit or press Esc to return to the Main Menu.
7. Back up the disk-array configuration information to
diskette. See “Backing up the disk-array
configuration” on page 126 for instructions.
Maintaining the disk-array configuration:
This section contains the following information and
instructions for using the ServeRAID Configuration
program to maintain the existing disk-array configuration.
Ÿ
“Backing up the disk-array configuration” on page 126
Ÿ
“Restoring the disk-array configuration” on page 127
Ÿ
“Testing the RAID subsystem” on page 127
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