Once again this list comes through...
Here is what I asked:
>On Wed, 8 Nov 1995 08:35:57 -0500 msprague_at_mit.edu wrote:
>
>> I have a 2000 4/200 running VMS...The machine is in tough shape (it has
>> been down since 18:00 Monday), dec fs has come to the conclusion that there
>> is an electrical short somewhere in the box so they are going to replace
>> the entire box. This means that I have probably lost my SWXCR
>> configuration. On that configuration I have a RAID-5 set defined. Is
>> there anyway for me to get the RAID-5 set back without resorting to
>> backup...As murphy's law states "Whatever can go wrong will go wrong, and
>> at the worst possible moment", the initial failure happened just after we
>> has successfull but over to this machine, but had not had a successful
>> backup (It was slated to start at 20:00)...arg!
>>
Paul's response summarizes all of the other responses I got...
>
>Date: Wed, 08 Nov 95 14:59:50 -0500
>From: "Paul E. Rockwell" <rockwell_at_rch.dec.com>
>X-Mts: smtp
>
>As long as the disks are not roached, you can do 1 of the two following
>things:
>
>Note: both assume that the disks are in EXACTLY the same physical slot (that
>is, SCSI bus and target) as you originally defined them.
>
>Now boot the Standalone RAID configuration utility (RCU), and proceed with
>either option 1 or 2:
>
>
>1) Restore your SWXCR configuration from the backup floppy that you made
> when you defined the RAID set. What?? You didn't make one from the
> RAID Configuration Utility like the manual tells you how to do?? OK.
> Now proceed to option 2.
>
>2) Manually configure the RAID sets exactly as you did when you installed
> the system. Make exactly the same drive groups, in the same order, and
> the same logical drives as you originally did. DO NOT INITIALIZE THE
> DRIVES!!! TO DO SO WILL WIPE OUT ALL YOUR DATA.
>
>You may wish to run a parity check to insure that the RAID set is
>logically consistent.
>
>Oh, and by the way, if you have to resort to option 2, make a backup floppy
>of the configuration.
>
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Thanks again people...This group is invaluable!
D. Mark Sprague
msprague_at_mit.edu
Received on Wed Nov 08 1995 - 22:17:20 NZDT