Reviving an Array

Use this option to revive (attempt to spin up) the drives in a selected array. The Recovery Guru advises using this option when a failed SCSI drive channel or a failed environmental card causes a multi-drive failure. In either case, it is possible that the data on the drives is not corrupt and the logical drives can be successfully revived.

Caution: Do not use this option unless advised to do so by the Recovery Guru. This option is NOT appropriate for certain failure conditions. Using this option without the guidance of a Recovery Guru procedure can result in an optimal logical drive with data corruption.

Important: This operation will fail if one or more of the drives is unusable and cannot be revived.

Procedure

1

Select the array in the Logical View; then, select either the Array >> Revive pull-down menu option, or Revive from the right-mouse pop-up menu.

Result: The Confirm Revive dialog box is displayed.

2

Select Yes.

Result:

  • The logical drives in the array return to an Optimal state in the Logical View.
  • Drives in the Physical View that are associated with the array will return to an optimal state.