NhatPhongTran wrote:

> Thank you for the quick reply. The BIOS doesn't have an option for
> rebuilding arrays. It says whenever the status goes to 'degraded' that I
> need to rebuild from OS.
> I built the array using the RAID configuration setup during POST, so I
> did not use dmraid or md or anything like that. So what tools do I need
> then to rebuild my array?

Mmm, IIRC raid setup has to be done in both places: bios and OS.

If you did not setup your hard disks to use raid when installed and
partitioned with openSUSE, then the system is not aware of your raid level.

openSUSE provides two tools to manage and create software raid ("dmraid"
or "md"). First thing you have to know is how did you configure your raid
within your system and then use the same tools.

Anyway, by looking into Intel matrix papers, it seems the reconstruction has
to begin as soon as you connect the drive and restart the system.

RAID 10 Volume Recovery
http://support.intel.com/support/chi.../CS-021017.htm

Sir, raid management is a very delicate task. You can lose you data. Be sure
to completely understand the steps involved in a rebuild operation.

Greetings,

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Camaleón