
32 MediaShield User’s Guide – Version 1.0
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HAPTER 4
Installing and Using the NVIDIA MediaShield Application
Rebuilding an Array
About Rebuilding
Rebuildingistheprocessofrestoringdatatoaharddrivefromotherdrivesinthearray.
Forexample,ifyouhaveathreediskRAID5 arrayandoneofthedrivesfails,youwill
needtoreplacethefaileddrivewithanewone,andrebuildthearrayto
re‐generatethe
lostdataonthenewlyaddeddrive.
• RebuildingOccursintheBackground
Therebuildingprocesstakessometimetocomplete,andoccursinthebackgroundso
asnottoaffecttheperformanceofthesystem.
• RebuildingAppliesOnlytoRAID1,RAID0+1,orRAID5Arrays
Rebuildingan
arrayworksonlywhenusingRAID1,RAID0+1,orRAID5.Rebuilding
doesnotapplytoRAID0andJBODarrays.
• Rebuildingapplies toadegradedfaulttolerantarray
YoucanrebuildadegradedmirroredarrayusinganyavailableFreeDiskorDedicated
Disk.
Instructions
Therebuildingprocesstakessometimetocomplete,andoccursinthebackgroundsoas
nottoaffecttheperformanceofthesystem.
1 Clickthearraythatyouwanttorebuild,thenclickRebuildArray.
Figure 4.11
Selecting “Rebuild Array” from the Pop Up Menu
YoucanalsoselectthetaskfromtheSystemTaskspane.
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