User guide

91MAXDATA SR1202 M1 – StorView
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RAID User Guide
Restoring and Clearing the Configuration
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Caution
If you cannot restore the configuration exactly as it was, you will not be able to restore access to the
data and it will be lost.
Because of day to day changes to your system which will cause differences between the configuration
file and the actual configuration, the configuration should be periodically updated using the Save
function. An example of a change would be a drive failure, a hot spare drive automatically replaces
the failed drive and the data is rebuilt on the new drive with new parity. That indicates a significant
change in the configuration because the failed drive member has been removed, a new drive has taken
its place, and the hot spare is now an array member. Restoring a configuration with a missing drive
would be a mistake and would cause the existing data to be lost. Therefore it is vitally important that
when configuration changes occur, you should save the configuration again with a new file name.
Restoring the Configuration
Before you restore the configuration, be sure to read the general information above.
1. From the Main screen Tool Bar click the Archive Configuration button.
Figure 74. Main Screen
The Configuration Archival Operations screen appears.
2. Click the RESTORE button.
You may click the CLOSE button to cancel and return to the Main screen.