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Replace a failed Drive 1 in a PowerVault 725N
What are the proper procedures to replace a failed drive 1 in a PowerVault 725N. Currently the DRIVE 1 is reading "Online,Online(Errors)". I have not tried to reactivate the disk yet. Should I do this ?
This disk is part of a C: RAID 1 and an E: RAID 5. I have read many different posts on the proper solution for this and really need some insight.
First solution: shutdown the machine and replace the failed disk, then power up and run the repair option in the volume menu (which volume do I repair ?
Second solution: Shutdown the machine and replace the failed drive, then power up and break the failed mirror set and add a mirror set using the new replacement drive. Then reactivate the RAID 5 volume set then repair the RAID 5 set.
Obviously 2 very different solutions. I know I'm not the 1st person to have this problem so any information that can be shared would be very much appreciated.
Thanks
Nick
This disk is part of a C: RAID 1 and an E: RAID 5. I have read many different posts on the proper solution for this and really need some insight.
First solution: shutdown the machine and replace the failed disk, then power up and run the repair option in the volume menu (which volume do I repair ?
Second solution: Shutdown the machine and replace the failed drive, then power up and break the failed mirror set and add a mirror set using the new replacement drive. Then reactivate the RAID 5 volume set then repair the RAID 5 set.
Obviously 2 very different solutions. I know I'm not the 1st person to have this problem so any information that can be shared would be very much appreciated.
Thanks
Nick
- this link should help: http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/stor%2Dsys/spv725n/en/ag/k1941c50.htm#1028040
- Thanks tomm0666. Through a fellow IT friend, I was able to find these docs. I used the NAS manager method which does the exact same thing as the Array Manager method only the NAS manager does everything for you automatically. It also started the mirror rebuild and the RAID 5 rebuild simultaneously. So the only thing you need to do is sit back and monitor.
The mirror rebuild (80GB drives)took about an hour. The RAID 5 rebuild took about 3 hours.
http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/dsn/en/document?docid=098CE76205AF4DBD8A24BFBDD1C14162&c=us&l=en&s=gen
http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/dsn/en/document?docid=FEEE5F219A374BC99D6D43EC51FC6BA4&c=us&l=en&s=gen
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Posted October 23rd, 2006 16:00