
Hard Disk Drives
Smart-1 Hardware
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Hard Disk Drives
The Smart-1 25 appliance contains two 3-1/2", hot-swappable hard disk drives (RAID 1). This lets you do
RAID 1 mirroring across the drives using a dedicated LSI Logic RAID controller.
Use the SecurePlatform
raidconfig
command to do basic maintenance and monitoring procedures on
your Smart-1 RAID array.
Usage
:
raidconfig [status / rebuild /extendstorage / extendfs / alarmon /
alarmoff]
status
- Shows the status of RAID controllers and virtual disks.
rebuild
- Rebuild degraded volumes. Use this option after replacing one or more disks in the RAID
array.
alarmon
- Enable alarm sound.
alarmoff
- Disable alarm sound.
Removing a Hard Disk Drive
The Smart-1 25 contains 2 high-capacity hard disk drive.
You can remove a hard disk drive without risking the integrity of the RAID array or compromising the data.
Warning
- Removing the two hard disk drives at the same time will cause
the loss of all data!
To remove a hard disk drive:
1. Unlock the drive.
2. Move the release latch toward the left.
3. Remove the drive from its slot.
Installing a Hard Disk Drive
To install a hard disk drive:
1. Slide the replacement hard disk drive into the slot.
2. Push the extraction handle until it closes and the drive clicks into place.
3. If the command
raidconfig status
shows that the new hard disk drive is not rebuilding, run the
command
raidconfig rebuild
to initiate the rebuild of the RAID array on the new disk drive.