User`s guide

Document Number: MAN-000SR5-000 Revision 1.40
Resolve Conflicts
When a RAID set is created, metadata of drive-connection information, including the channel on the host
adapter to which it is connected, is written to the disk. If a newly installed replacement disk was previously
part of a RAID set or was used in another system, the replacement disk may have conflicting drive-connection
metadata. This prohibits the RAID set from being created or rebuilt.
In order for the RAID set to function properly, use the Resolve Conflicts menu option to write new metadata
with the correct drive-connection information to the replacement disk.
1. Select
Resolve Conflicts from the Main Menu section of the RAID Configuration Utility screen.
2. Select the
Conflict entry in the Logical Drive section and press Enter.
Some conflict resolutions may result in changing the drive letter assignment. For example, the RAID
set may have been drive D, and after the conflict resolution, it becomes drive E. To maintain the
same drive lettering, the SATA cables connected to the drives may need to be swapped, or in the case
of a SATA-based removable drive unit, the order of the drives within the chassis may need to be
changed.
3. When the
Are You Sure? confirmation prompt appears, respond Y to resolve the conflict.
The conflict is resolved and the RAID Set appears in the Logical Drive section.
Low Level Format
The Low Level Format menu option displays a pop-up menu with the following actions:
• Format 1st Part(ition), which removes the first Silicon Image partition on the disk.
• Secure Format, which formats the entire disk.
• Quick Format, which removes the first Silicon Image partition on the disk plus the last 1GB that
contains the Silicon Image meta-data describing partitions.
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