Identify and replace a hard drive

If the RAID array status is Degraded in Husky Assistant Storage management tab, this article will help you identify a faulty hard drive and rebuild the RAID configuration of your data storage.

If one of the hard drives fails, an audible alarm starts. After replacement of a faulty hard drive, you have to manually start the rebuilding of the RAID.

Locate the hard drive tray with a status LED indicator code that shows a hard drive failure and get the drive replaced.

Data hard drives status LED indicator codes	Condition
Flashes amber four times per second	Drive failure
Flashes green slowly	Drive rebuilding
Solid green	Drive online

RAID rebuild

To make the replaced hard drive available for the RAID array, rebuild the RAID:

1. Click Manual configuration to open MegaRAID Storage Manager.

   

   You can use the MegaRAID Storage Manager for status, configuration, and maintenance of your data storage RAID array.

2. On the Remote servers tab, click the IP address next to the host name.
3. A login screen appears. Enter your Windows user name and password. Click Login.

4. The Dashboard appears. Under Actions, select Silence alarm to stop the audible alarm.

   The audible alarm starts every time there is a change in the storage status.

5. Select the Logical tab.

6. Right-click the degraded hard drive with a red mark and select Start Rebuild. A warning appears. Select Confirm and click Yes to start the RAID rebuild.

   The rebuild is faster if you stop the recording server service. In that case, your XProtect system records no video during the rebuild process.

7. Select Dashboard to Silence alarm, and under Background Operations, click More details to check the progress of the rebuild.

8. When the rebuild is complete, close the application and check that the current RAID array status in Husky Assistant is Good.

   Remember to start the recording server service if you stopped it during rebuild.

Find the shortcut for MegaRAID Storage Manager on the Windows desktop.