Recovering from an operating system failure, Replacing hard drive 1, 2, or 3 – Dell PowerVault 715N (Rackmount NAS Appliance) User Manual

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See "

" in "NAS Manager."

9. Click Disks, and then click Volumes.

10. Click Repair.

NOTE:

If the repair button does not appear, then you do not have a drive that the same size or larger than

the failed drive, you did not have the drive in the system when the system booted, or you were not using a

RAID 5 volume. Use Array Manager to repair or reconfigure your volumes. See "

" in "Advanced Disk and Volume Management."

Replacing Hard Drive 1, 2, or 3

1. Shut down the NAS system.

See "

" in "NAS Manager."

2. Remove the front bezel from the NAS system.

3. Remove the failed hard drive from the NAS system.

See your Installation and Troubleshooting Guide for information about removing and replacing drives.

4. Insert a new hard drive in the same location.

5. Replace the front bezel on the NAS system.

6. Boot your system.

NOTE:

The NAS system takes approximately 5 minutes to boot completely.

7. Log in to the NAS Manager.

See "

" in "NAS Manager."

8. Click Disks, and then click Volumes.

9. Click Repair.

NOTE:

If the repair button does not appear, then you do not have a drive that the same size or larger than

the failed drive, you did not have the drive in the system when the system booted, or you were not using a

RAID 5 volume. Use Array Manager to repair or reconfigure your volumes. See "

" in "Advanced Disk and Volume Management."

Recovering From an Operating System Failure

If the operating system for your NAS system fails, use one of the following methods to recover:

Recover data by booting from the recovery mirror hard drives (recommended)

Reinstall the operating system using a dedicated Microsoft® Windows® 2000 client system

Reinstall the operating system using a Windows 2000 system that is on the same LAN

With a DHCP server

Without a DHCP server

Use an existing Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) server