OMSA: How to rebuild a virtual disk

Summary: This article provides information about how to rebuild a virtual disk using OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA).

This article applies to This article does not apply to This article is not tied to any specific product. Not all product versions are identified in this article.
Check out other resources

Instructions

If the rebuilding does not progress automatically after replacing a hard drive, see these steps to rebuild the virtual disk manually.

The steps in this article are OS independent.

Table of Contents
1.　Rebuild using OMSA (UI)
2.　Rebuild using Command-Line Interface (CLI)

Rebuild using OMSA

  1. Log in to OMSA.
    Click Continue to this website if the security warning message appears.
  2. Expand Storage on the left tree.
  3. Click the wanted controller name→Connector 0→Enclosure→Physical Disk. 
Note: This depends on the configuration. It may be required to expand Connector 1 or the Enclosure for drives to be displayed.
  1. Choose Rebuild from the drop-down menu on the Tasks for the hard drive to be rebuilt and click Execute.
  2. It is completed when the Rebuilding status is displayed on the State field of the target hard drive.

When the rebuild process is completed, the State field shows Online status.

Rebuild using CLI

It is required that OMSA be installed on your server.

  1. Open a DOS window (Windows) or a Terminal (Linux).
  2. Run the command omconfig storage pdisk action=rebuild controller=Controller ID pdisk=Physical disk ID to rebuild.
    Example: Controller ID=0, Disk ID to be rebuilt=0:0:1
    omconfig storage pdisk action=rebuild controller=0 pdisk=0:0:1
  3. "Command successful!" A message is displayed and the rebuilds process starts.
  4. Run the command omreport storage pdisk controller=Controller ID pdisk=Physical Disk ID to check Rebuilding is displayed on the Status field of the wanted hard drive.

 

When the rebuild process is completed, the Status field shows Online status. 

Affected Products

OpenManage Server Administrator
Article Properties
Article Number: 000137721
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 29 Jul 2025
Version:  8
Find answers to your questions from other Dell users
Support Services
Check if your device is covered by Support Services.