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FastBuild (tm) Utility 1.xx (c) 1996-2001 Promise Technology, Inc.
Array No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity(MB) Status
Array 1 Stripe 2 16126
Functional
Array 2
—— ——
——
——
Array 3 —— ——
——
——
Array 4 —— ——
——
——
[
↑
] Up [
↓
] Down [ESC] Exit [Del] Delete
1) To delete an array, highlight the Array you wish to delete and press the
[
Del
] key.
2) The View Array Definition menu will appear (see below) showing which
drives are assigned to this array.
FastBuild (tm) Utility 1.xx (c) 1996-2001 Promise Technology, Inc.
Array No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity(MB) Status
Array 1
—— ——
—— ——
Stripe Block: 64 KB
Channel:ID
Drive Model Capacity (MB) Assignment
1 : Master
QUANTUMCR8.4A
8063 Y
2 : Master
QUANTUMCR8.4A
8063 Y
3) Confirm yes to the following warning message with the <Ctrl-Y> key to
continue array deletion:
Are you sure you want to delete this array?
Press Ctrl-Y to Delete, others to Abort…
4) After deleting the array, you should create a new array using Auto Setup
or the Define Array menu from the FastBuild Main Menu.
[ Delete Array Menu ]
[ Keys Available ]
[ Define Array Menu ]
[ Drive Assignments ]
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d)
Rebuilding Array
The Rebuild Array [
5
] Menu option is necessary to recover from an error in a
mirrored disk array. You will receive an error message when booting your system
from the FastTrak BIOS.
Drives MUST be replaced if they contain any physical errors.
Follow these steps BEFORE using the Rebuild Array menu option:
1)
On bootup, the FastTrak20276 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) 1996-2001 Promise Technology, Inc.
Array No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity(MB) Status
Array 1
Mirror 2
16126
Critical
Array 2
—— —— —— ——
Array 3
—— —— —— ——
Array 4
—— —— —— ——
[
↑
] Up [
↓
] Down [ESC] Exit [Enter] Select
9)
Highlight the array whose Status is [
Critical
].
10)
Press [Enter]. The following screen will then appear.
[ Rebuild Array Menu ]
[ Keys Available ]