User manual
Table Of Contents
- RAIDXpert User Manual
- Contents
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: Installation
- Chapter 3: Setup
- Chapter 4: RAIDXpert User Interface
- Chapter 5: Monitoring and Managing
- Logging into RAIDXpert
- Choosing a Language
- Logging out of RAIDXpert
- User Management
- Host Management
- Utility Configuration
- Controller
- Physical Drives
- Logical Drives
- Viewing Logical Drives
- Creating a Logical Drive
- Deleting a Logical Drive
- Viewing Logical Drive Information
- Making Logical Drive Settings
- Backing up a RAID Ready Logical Drive
- Migrating a Logical Drive
- Rebuilding a Logical Drive
- Synchronizing All Logical Drives
- Synchronizing One Logical Drive
- Initializing a Logical Drive
- Logical Drive Activation
- Managing a Critical or Offline Logical Drive
- Spare Drives
- Chapter 6: Technology Background
- Appendix A: Frequently Asked Questions
- Appendix B: Partition and Format
Chapter 5: Monitoring and Managing
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You can set up a Rebuild to:
• Begin immediately (on demand)
• Schedule a Rebuild for a time when there is less demand on the RAID
system
• Begin automatically when a logical drive goes critical. See page 77.
On Demand
To rebuild a logical drive:
1. Click Logical Drive View in Tree View.
2. Click the Logical Drive you want to rebuild.
3. Click the Rebuild tab in Management View.
4. Click a Single Disk (unassigned physical drive) to use as a replacement
drive.
Available drives have a white frame. Selected drives have a red frame.
5. Click the Start Now button.
You can monitor Rebuild progress on the Logical Drive Rebuild tab. Click the
respective buttons to pause and resume the Rebuild.