User Guide

AMD-RAIDXpert2 User Guide
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AMD RAIDXpert2 Graphical User Interface (GUI)
Chapter 6
3. At the Task Priority window, change the task priority by moving the slide one way or the
other.
4. Click OK.
6.6.9 Interrupt, Cancel, or Resume a Task
The task control commands allow the user to pause, resume, or cancel (remove) tasks being
performed on arrays.
Full task control can be used on Create, Consistency Check, and Check Bitmap tasks. On Restores
with dedicated or global spares the task can be removed, but the array returns to the Critical state.
Note: Task control can be used only when a task is running on an array.
6.6.9.1 Interrupt, Cancel, or Resume a Task
1. In the Array View section, select the array on which a task is being performed.
2. At the Array menu, select Task then click:
 Pause to interrupt the task.
 Remove to cancel the task.
 Resume to interrupt the task.
6.6.10 Check for Consistency
For redundant-type arrays only, the Consistency Check task is available at the Array menu. When
this task is selected it starts the process of verifying that the parity (RAID5) or mirror drive
consistency for fault-tolerant disks is correct. If inconsistent areas are found, they are corrected
during this process.
Having consistent arrays is very important. If an array is inconsistent and a drive fails, data is lost.
RAIDXpert2 is designed to maintain consistent arrays, but it is good practice to run frequent
consistency checks. See Section 6.6.11, Schedule a Consistency Check, on page 81.
When a redundant array is created using the Create command, and the Skip Initialize option is not
checked (the default setting), a Consistency Check is performed automatically. Although a
Consistency Check that runs during a Create task can be removed (by highlighting the array and
selecting Task > Remove), the array that is created is not redundant. Unless a Consistency Check
runs from end-to-end, an array is not protected.
After a Consistency Check has been started, adjust the priority of the Consistency Check task
relative to user I/O activity. Use the Task Priority option (see Section 6.6.8, Change the Priority
Level of a Task, on page 79).
A Consistency Check task can be scheduled with the Schedule Consistency Check task (see
Section 6.6.11, Schedule a Consistency Check, on page 81).