Array Creation Feature - Hitachi HF-W2000 58 Instruction Manual

10.6.6 Array creation feature

The array creation feature edits RAID1 management information of HDDs and creates an array by using two HDDs.
Use this feature to restore backup data in an offline environment by using commercially available backup software.
An offline environment as described here is an environment that is activated by Windows PE. HDDs that configure
RAID1 are individually recognized in the offline environment because the device driver for RAID1 that runs on the
OS performs mirroring processing in this equipment. For this reason, the backup data of RAID1 can be restored by
applying the RAID1 device driver to the offline environment and by using this feature.
This equipment supports the 32-bit Windows PE 3.0 and the 64-bit Windows PE 5.0 as RAID1 device drivers for
offline environments. These RAID1 device drivers are stored in the following folders. Apply these drivers as
instructed in the procedures for the backup software.
32-bit Windows PE 3.0
64-bit Windows PE 5.0
NOTE
• An array is created by writing the software RAID1 management information to the drive installed in the
equipment in a state where an array must be created. Note that if this feature is used for a drive that was
operated normally, the drive can no longer be used as the previous RAID1.
• Create an array with both drives installed.
• After an array is created, restore the backup data by using commercially available backup software.
Use the array creation feature as follows:
1. Use the procedure described in 10.6.2(1) to display the Soft RAID Utility menu window.
C:\Drivers\SoftwareRAID1\x86\PE3
C:\Drivers\SoftwareRAID1\x64\PE5
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