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3. Push thepower button to boot theappliancefrom the Diagnostic/Quick RestoreCD. The
CD
checks the appliance and visually displays which drive has failed (see Usin g the
Diagnostic/Quick Restore CD).
4. Remove the D iagnostic/Quick Restore CD from the CD-ROM drive
5. Push the power button to turn off the appliance and unplug the node AC power cord.
6. Replace the failed drive (see Hard disk drives).
7. Plug in the node AC power cord and push the power but ton to start the appliance.
The disk array will automatically rebuild without data loss. A warning icon displays in the Hardware
Status page until the rebuild is complete. Performance will be reduces during the rebuild.
Non-operational diagnostics and r ecovery
In some cases, a failure will render the VLS1000i non-operational. These failures include:
•Multiple dr
ive failure
• Firmware corruption
•Fatal hardware failure
• Appliance
replacement
Multiple drive failure
If multiple drives failed, it is because the RA I D h as failed. All data (including firmware, the configuration,
data on the virtual tape) is lost. To repair the device and return it to operational status:
1. Insert the Diagnostic/Quick Restore CD in the CD-ROM drive.
2. Power off the appliance (see Powering down the VLS)but select Restart. Do not unplug the
node AC power cord.
3. The appliance boots from the Diagnostic/Quick Restore CD. The CD checks the appliance and
visually displays which drives have failed (see Using the Diagnostic/Quick Restore CD).
4. Push the power button to turn off the appliance and unplug the node AC power cord.
5. Replace all of the failed drives (see Hard disk drives).
6. Plug in thenodeACpower cord.
7. With the Diagnostic/Quick Restore CD still in the CD-ROM drive, push the power button to
start the appliance.
8. Follow the prompts to allow the d isk array to automatically rebuild the RAID and reinstall the
firmware.
9. Remove the Diagnostic/Quick Restore CD from the CD-ROM drive.
10. Push the power button to reboot the appliance.
11. Configure the network address (see Configuring the V LS appliance with the VLS Discovery tool
or Configuring the VLS appliance via the default IP Address for instructions).
12. Restore from the most recently-saved configuration file to rebuild virtual devices.
F irmware corruption
If
the
firmware gets corrupted:
1. In
sert the Diagnostic/Quick Restore CD in the CD-ROM drive.
2
.
P
ower off the appliance (see Powering down the VLS)but select Restart. Do not unplug the
node AC power cord.
3. The appliance boots from the Diagnostic/Quick Restore CD. Follow the prompts to reinstall the
VLS firmware (see Using the D iagnostic/Quick Restore CD).
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