Areca test 3

Abstract

check if the controller does auto rebuild

Test steps

• there was a running rebuild, so i first powered off

 init 0

• the drive in rebuild was exchanged against the drive, that i damaged in Areca test 2 ( see areca_test_2 )

the drive was rescued and than underwent fdisk and mkfs.ext3 commands

Results

after power turn on

• Areca said: RaidSet Degraded

• the drive was found, but marked: Free

conclusion: one can not simply exchange a broken drive. somewhere on the drive should be Areca information

• after replacing of that drive, with the one involved in the particular rebuild Areca said: RaisSet needs rebuild

• the rebuild started automatically, when there was a reed need during the system boot

• the rebuild started where it has been broken