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Appendix f, Appendix g, Appendix h – Compaq 3200 User Manual

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COMPAQ CONFIDENTIAL - NEED TO KNOW REQUIRED

Understanding Drive Arrays

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Other Fault-Management Features ........................................................................................ E-22

Auto-Reliability Monitoring........................................................................................... E-23
Dynamic-Sector Repairing ............................................................................................. E-23
Drive-Parameter Tracking .............................................................................................. E-23
Drive-Failure Alert Features........................................................................................... E-23
Interim Data Recovery ................................................................................................... E-24
Automatic Data Recovery .............................................................................................. E-24
Hot Pluggable Drives ..................................................................................................... E-25
Controller Duplexing...................................................................................................... E-27
Software-Based Drive Mirroring.................................................................................... E-28

Appendix F

Replacing the Array Accelerator

Removing the Array Accelerator..............................................................................................F-2
Installing the Array Accelerator ...............................................................................................F-3

Appendix G

Upgrading from the SMART-2 and SMART SCSI Array Controllers

Appendix H

Recovering from Drive Failure

Recognizing a Drive Failure.................................................................................................... H-1
Fault Tolerance and Drive Failure ...........................................................................................H-2

A Non-Fault-Tolerant (RAID 0) Logical Drive................................................................H-2
A RAID 1 (Mirroring) Logical Drive ...............................................................................H-2
Spare Drives ................................................................................................................... ..H-3

Replacing a Failed Drive .........................................................................................................H-3

Automatic Data Recovery ................................................................................................H-4
Automatic Data Recovery Failure ....................................................................................H-5

Compromised Fault Tolerance.................................................................................................H-6