HP NetRAID 1 Controller - Manual (Page 45)

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Batch Formatting
1. Choose Format from the HP NetRAID Config Management Menu. A device selection
window is displayed showing the devices connected to the current adapter.
2. Press the arrow keys to highlight all drives to be formatted. Press the spacebar to select the
highlighted physical drive for formatting. The selected drive flashes.
3. When you have selected the physical drives, press F10 and choose Yes to the confirmation
prompt to begin formatting. The indicators for the selected drives change to FRMT[number],
where number reflects the drive selection order. Formatting can take some time, depending
on the number of drives you have selected and the drive capacities.
4. When initialization completes, press any key to continue. Press Esc to return to the
Management Menu.
Individual Formatting
1. Choose the Objects option from the HP NetRAID Config Management Menu. Choose the
Physical Drive option from the Objects menu. A device selection window is displayed
showing the devices connected to the current adapter.
2. Press the arrow keys to highlight the physical drive to be formatted and press Enter. The
following action menu appears.
3. Choose the Format option from the action menu and respond to the confirmation prompt.
Formatting can take some time, depending on the drive capacity.
4. When formatting completes, press any key to return to the previous menu.
Rebuilding Failed Disk Drives
If a disk drive fails in an array that is configured as a RAID 1, 3, 5, 10, 30, or 50 logical drive, you
can recover the lost data by rebuilding the drive.
There are two types of rebuild options:
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Automatic Rebuild: If you have configured hot spares, the adapter automatically tries to use
them to rebuild failed disks. Display the Objects/physical drive screen while a rebuild is in
progress. The drive indicator for the hot spare disk drive has changed to REBLD A [array
number]-[drive number], indicating the disk drive being replaced by the hot spare.
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Manual Rebuild: Manual rebuild is necessary if there are no hot spares with enough
capacity to rebuild the failed drives. Select the HP NetRAID Config Management Menu
Rebuild option or the Rebuild option on the Objects/physical drive menu.
Manual Rebuild of an Individual Drive
To replace a physical drive following a drive failure, consult you NetServer documentation. After
you have replaced the physical drive, follow these steps to rebuild it.
1. Choose the Objects option from the HP NetRAID Config Management Menu. Choose
Physical Drive from the Objects menu. A device selection window is displayed showing the
devices connected to the current adapter.
2. Press the arrow keys to highlight the physical drive to be rebuilt and press Enter.
3. Choose the Rebuild option from the action menu and respond to the confirmation prompt.
Rebuilding can take several minutes, depending on the drive capacity.
4. When rebuild completes, press any key to return to the previous menu.