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Affected Roles: Owner, Administrators
Complexity: High
Last Edit: June 1, 2021
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In some circumstances, your RAID 5 configuration may need to be rebuilt. Common reasons for re-configuring the RAID 5 include:
This article will outline how to configure a new RAID 5 setup using the LSI MegaRAID that is pre-installed on all DW RAID supported servers.
To rebuild the RAID Configuration:
On both Windows OS and Ubuntu/Linux OS supported DW Blackjack® Server units, there will be an icon on the desktop.
sudo su
Then enter the root Administrator password:
Dw5pectrum
cd "/usr/local/MegaRAID Storage Manager"
sudo ./startupui.sh
Click on the IP Address.
Enter the User Name and Password for the RAID Manager.
By default, all Windows supported Blackjack® Servers use:
**NOTE: On the Ubuntu/Linux machines, the LSI RAID Manager login is “root/admin”
**NOTE: Variations in the System Name (such as “bjer3u48t”) depends on the model and part number of the Blackjack Server.
If the machine is sounding an alarm (beeping/chirping), click Silence alarm to stop the alarm.
Select all related drives from the unconfigured drives list, then click the Add >> button.
**NOTE: DW Servers are designed to support only one RAID 5 configuration. It is best to select all of the available storage drives. Additionally, all of the drives must be of the same model and storage capacity.
Select the Drive Group, then click the Create Drive Group button.
Click Next.
After setting these configurations, select Create Virtual Drive.
**Note: Any deviation from these settings is not supported by Digital Watchdog’s Technical Support Team.
Select Yes.
Click OK to close the pop-up.
After creating the virtual drive for the RAID configuration, you will need to initialize the Disk Volume.
**NOTE: An alternate way of opening the Computer Management tool is to right-click on Computer, then select Manage.
Windows will typically auto-populate with the Initialize Disk menu. If so, select GPT, then select OK.
Click Next to begin.
Confirm that the Simple volume size in MB value is the same as the Maximum disk space in MB value.
Click Next to continue.
Assign the next available drive letter to the Volume.
Click Next to continue.
Name the Volume label as DW Media.
Enable Perform a quick format.
Click Next.
Click Finish to complete the process.