Grass Valley Profile XP Service Manual - Manual (Page 113)

Replacing parts in a system with the redundancy option
23 July 2004 Profile XP Service Manual 113
Replacing a redundant system disk drive: DupliDisk Controller
If one of the system disk drives fails, the buzzer in the DupliDisk controller sounds
once indicating the drive has failed; both the drive and status LEDs turn red, and the
NetCentral system generates a Warning message. When a failure is detected, the
remaining drive automatically takes over and allows you to safely save the data and
shut down the system to replace the failed drive.
To replace the bad drive:
1. Close any open application and shut down the Profile XP system.
2. Power-up the Profile XP system and press F2 to enter Setup.
3. Use the arrow keys to move the screen highlight to Boot (highlight is normally on
Boot by default).
4. Adjust the order of the boot devices as necessary so that they appear as follows.
Make the Super Drive (Removable Devices) or the Floppy Drive, depending on
you system configuration, the first boot device:
Removable Devices (or Floppy Drive)
CD-ROM
Hard Drive
5. Insert the DupliDisk ACP Mirroring Utility diskette into the disk drive.
6. Press F10 to save and exit Setup.
7. The Profile XP system boots from the DupliDisk ACP Mirroring Utility diskette.
Press Enter twice to accept the date and time.
8. At the A: prompt type ACP and press Enter . The ACP Program will identify the
failed drive. Confirm that the drive identified by the program is the same as the
drive indicated by the red LED on the DupliDisk controller.
9. Shut down the Profile XP system and remove the front panel, fan unit, top cover,
and air chamber from the Profile XP chassis to allow access to the cable connectors
on the motherboard and the back of the drives installed in the bays.
10. Unplug the IDE ribbon cable and power cable from the rear of the failed drive.
11. Remove the bay cover and slide out the failed drive.
12. Slide in the replacement drive and connect the IDE ribbon and power cables.
Replace the bay cover.
13. Power-up the Profile XP system. The Profile XP system boots from the DupliDisk
ACP Mirroring Utility diskette. Press Enter twice to accept the date and time.
14. At the A: prompt type ACP and press Enter . The Initialization Status Screen
appears.
15. Press any key as instructed at the bottom of the screen.
16. In the Master Drive Configuration dialog box, highlight “Rebuild drive on
[primary or mirror] channel”, depending on which drive is replaced, then press
Enter .
The Copy Drive dialog box appears. When the copy operation begins, the Primary
and Mirror LEDs on the DupliDisk II controller panel appear Orange, and the