Manually Rebuilding Degraded Array

This section describes the procedure for manually rebuilding a degraded array when Auto-Rebuild is disabled and a dedicated spare drive is not available.

To manually rebuild a degraded virtual disk

1.    Select the degraded Array in the list of system devices, as shown in Figure 1.

2.    Roll-over the Operation tab, and select Rebuild, as shown in Figure 1.

MSU displays available global spare drives, as shown in Figure 2.

Note: To assign a physical disk as a global/dedicated spare drive, see sections Assigning Physical Disk as Global Spare Drive and Assigning Physical Disk as Global Spare Drive.

Figure 1  Degraded Array

 

Figure 2  Available Physical Disks

 

3.    Select Spare Drive(s) from the list, as shown in Figure 2.

When a spare drive is selected, a check mark is placed next to it, as shown in Figure 3.

Figure 3  Select Spare Drive

 

4.    Select Submit to begin the rebuild process, as shown in Figure 3.

MSU displays the Background Activity Progress in the Property tab for the Virtual Disk, as shown in Figure 4.

Figure 4  Rebuild Status

 

5.    Options to Pause, Resume, and Stop Rebuild are available in the Operation tab for the Array.