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Chapter 3: Use the FastBuild™ Utility
The FastBuild Configuration Utility offers several menu choices to create and
manage the drive array on the Promise PDC20319 RAID Controller. For
purposes of this manual, it is assumed you have already created an array in the
previous chapter and now wish to make a change to the array or view other
options.
View the BIOS Screen
When you boot your system with the PDC20319 SATA RAID Controller and
drives installed, the Promise onboard BIOS will detect the drives attached and
show the following screen.
FastTrak S150 TXx (tm) BIOS Version 1.xx (Build xxxx)
(c) 2002-2005 Promise Technology, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
ID MODE
SIZE
TRACK-MAPPING STATUS
1 *
2+0 Stripe
160048M
611/128/32
Functional
Press <Ctrl-F> to enter FastBuild (tm) Utility....
If an array exists already, the BIOS will display the above screen showing the
card’s BIOS version and status of the array.
The array status consists of five possible conditions:
Functional, Synchronizing,
Rebuilding, Critical,
and
Offline.
Functional
– The array is operational.
Synchronizing
– The process of verifying data integrity by recalculating
redundant data and matching the data on the disk drives
Rebuilding
– The process of reconstructing an array in Critical mode by placing
redundant data on a replacement disk drive.
Critical
– Degraded array condition due to a failed or removed disk drive.
Applies to mirrored arrays (RAID 1 and 0+1) only. Fault tolerance is lost but the
data is still accessible. Triggers automatic rebuilding.
Offline
– Striped arrays (RAID 0): Degraded array condition due to one failed or
removed disk drive. The data is not accessible.
Mirrored arrays (RAID 1 and 0+1): Degraded array condition due to two failed or
removed disk drives. Fault tolerance is lost. The data is not accessible.
If your array goes Offline, contact Promise Technical Support for assistance.
See Appendix B.
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