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VTrak 15200 User Manual
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Manual PDM
Preventive Data Migration (PDM) refers to a feature that monitors disk drives and
replaces an unhealthy disk drive before the logical drive goes critical. PDM can
run automatically. See page 151.
PDM for Logical Drive allows you to replace a suspect disk drive manually, while
keeping the logical drive functional and available.
1.
Press 4 and Enter to use PDM on a logical drive.
**************PDM for Logical Drive(LD)**************
Id
Logical Drive Name
Mode
Size
---------------------------------------------------------------
1
LogicalDrive1
RAID5
237 GB
2 LogDrv4
RAID3
107
GB
Select the LD Logical Drive ID for PDM
Press R to return after finished>
2
2.
Choose the ID number of the logical drive for PDM and press Enter.
Enter the unhealthy PD ID(1,5,6)>
6
Enter the spare PD ID(2,3,7)>
7
Start PDM for Logical Drive 1 (y/n)?>
y
3.
Choose the ID number of the unhealthy disk (physical) and press Enter.
A list of logical drive member disks appears beside the prompt.
4.
Choose the ID number of the spare disk (physical) and press Enter.
A list of available spare disks appears beside the prompt.
5.
Press Y and Enter to confirm.
**************PDM for Logical Drive(LD)**************
Id
Logical Drive Name
Mode
Size
---------------------------------------------------------------
1
LogicalDrive1
RAID5
237 GB
PDM for Logical Drive started
Press Enter key to return
6.
Press Enter to return to the Maintenance menu.
If the Maintenance Activity Monitor is enabled, you can watch the PDM
progress on your monitor.
Synchronize Logical Drive
Use this function to verify the integrity of your data across the physical drives that
make up your logical drive.
1.
Press 5 and Enter to access Synchronization.