Using the powervault advanced administration menu, Viewing volume properties – Dell PowerVault 775N (Rackmount NAS Appliance) User Manual

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2. Remove the failed hard drive.

3. Insert a new hard drive ordered from Dell that is the same size as or larger than the failed drive.

NOTE:

The repair feature will not work if you insert a hard drive that is smaller than the failed drive.

4. Power on the NAS system.

5. Log in to the NAS Manager.

6. Click Disks.

7. Click Volumes.

8. Click Repair.

If the repair button does not appear, then you do not have a drive that is the same size as or larger than the failed

drive, or you did not have the drive in the system when the system booted.

9. Click OK.

NOTE:

The process of fully rebuilding the RAID volumes may take several hours.

NOTE:

If the volume is in use—for example, the volume is open in a browser window, the volume contains

shares or snapshots, or another application is using the volume—a message displays stating that the operation

has failed and that you need to use Dell OpenManage Array Manager. See "

Advanced Disk and Volume

Management

" for more information.

Viewing Volume Properties

1. Log in to the NAS Manager.

2. Click Disks.

3. Click Volumes.

4. In the Volume column, select the volume whose properties you want to view by clicking on the adjacent radio button.

5. On the Tasks list, click Properties.

6. Click OK to return to the Volumes window.

Using the PowerVault Advanced Administration Menu

The Advanced Administration Menu is a software application that provides links to advanced functionality in your NAS system.

The menu runs automatically when you access your NAS system through Terminal Services.

To access the Advanced Administration Menu, perform the following steps:

1. Log in to the NAS Manager.

2. Click Maintenance.

3. Click Terminal Services, and then log in to the NAS system as an administrator.

NOTE:

The default administrative user name is administrator and the default password is powervault.

The Advanced Administration Menu displays. If it does not display, double-click the Advanced Administration Menu

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