Using the powervault advanced administration menu, Repairing a volume, Viewing volume properties – Dell PowerVault 725N (Rackmount NAS Appliance) User Manual
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7.
On the Tasks list, click Reconfigure.
8.
Select the New Layout, which is either Single RAID-5 or Single RAID-0.
9.
Click OK to delete and reconfigure the volume.
Repairing a Volume
If an operating system drive or a data drive fails, replace the drive, and use the NAS Manager to repair the volume to make it fault-tolerant again. However, if
more than one drive fails, you must reinstall the operating system. See "
Hard-Drive Failures
."
1.
Remove the failed hard drive.
2.
Insert a new hard drive ordered from Dell that is the same size as or larger than the failed drive.
3.
Log in to the NAS Manager.
See "
4.
Click Disks.
5.
Click Volumes.
6.
Click Repair.
7.
Click OK.
Viewing Volume Properties
1.
Log in to the NAS Manager.
See "
2.
Click Disks.
3.
Click Volumes.
4.
In the Volumes column, select the volume whose properties you want to view.
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.
The Advanced Administration Menu displays. If it does not display, double-click the Advanced Administration Menu icon on the desktop of the NAS
NOTE:
Reconfigure appears only if all of the disks in the NAS system are functioning properly. If Reconfigure does not appear, one or more of
your volumes is damaged and needs to be repaired. See "
."
NOTE:
RAID 0 volumes are not fault-tolerant and do not provide data protection if a drive fails.
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.
NOTE:
RAID 0 volumes are not fault-tolerant and cannot be repaired.
NOTE:
The repair feature will not work if you insert a hard drive that is smaller than the failed drive.
NOTE:
Repair appears only if the volume is damaged and you have placed a new drive in the system. The drive must be the same size as or
NOTE:
The process of fully rebuilding the RAID volumes may take several hours.
NOTE:
The default administrative user name is administrator and the default password is powervault.