Check RAID devices
If a RAID array that belongs to an Xsan volume becomes damaged and unrecoverable
due to a failed disk drive or other hardware failure, the data on the volume can be lost.
To avoid this possibility:
Regularly check the state of your RAID hardware, either by using the management Â
app that came with the RAID system or by visiting the hardware to check the state
of the status lights. You might be able to set up your RAID system management app
to notify you when an array is degraded.
If an array becomes degraded, replace the failed drive immediately to avoid the Â
possibility of an additional drive failure causing the loss of the entire array. To have
this happen automatically, set up your arrays with hot spare drives.
Destroy a volume
You can destroy a volume so you can reuse its LUNs to create new volumes.
WARNING: After destroying a volume, data stored on it is no longer available.
Destroy a volume:
In Xsan Admin, select Volumes in the SAN Assets list, select the volume in the list, and m
choose Destroy Volume from the Action pop-up menu (gear).
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