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4. Disk Storage Management 4-1
Data Fault Tolerance 4-1
Guidelines for System Disks 4-2
Using RDR for Fault Tolerance 4-2
Automatic Virtual Disk Expansion 4-3
Managing RDR Disks 4-4
Notes on Using RDR to Mirror Disks in Internal Storage 4-5
Disk Failures during Resynchronization 4-5
Write Caching 4-6
Read-load Balancing 4-6
Mirroring Dynamic Disks with RDR 4-10
Setting the Active RDR Disk (Plex) 4-10
Deleting the RDR Configuration on a Physical Disk 4-11
Removing a Physical Disk from an RDR Virtual Disk 4-12
Deporting a Physical Disk from an RDR Virtual Disk 4-13
Creating a Spare Bootable RDR Disk 4-14
Breaking a Physical Disk from an RDR Virtual Disk 4-14
Setting or Clearing the MTBF for Disks 4-15
Setting the MTBF Faultcount Limit for Disks 4-15
Booting a System with a Backup RDR Boot Disk 4-16
Reusing Data Disks 4-16
Reusing a Stored-Data Disk 4-16
Removing the RDR Configuration from a
Stored-Data Disk 4-16
Resynchronizing RDR Disks 4-17
Resynchronizing a Backup Boot RDR Disk 4-18
Recovering and Replacing RDR Disks 4-18
Verifying RDR Disks 4-19
Configuring the Priority of RDR Virtual Disk
Resynchronization 4-20
Using Volume Mirroring for Fault Tolerance 4-20
Mirrored Volume Resynchronization 4-21
Volume Resynchronization After Rebooting 4-21
Inserting or Removing More Than One Disk at a Time 4-22
ftSMC Interface for Storage Enclosures and Subsystems 4-22
Storage Enclosure Node 4-23
Slot Node 4-23
Disk Node 4-23
Sensor Nodes 4-23
EMC Attached Storage 4-24
Mirroring Disks in Your Express5800/320Ma System 4-24
Mirroring Disks in Internal Storage 4-25
Configuring and Creating RDR Disks 4-25
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