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Server Administrator Storage Management 8.3 User’s Guide

Recommendations For Clearing Bad Blocks

Storage Management allows you to clear the bad block warnings. To clear bad blocks, the following procedure is recommended:
  1. Perform a backup of the virtual disk with the Verify option selected.
    One of the following scenarios may occur:
    • Backup operation fails on one or more files. In this case, restore the file from a previous backup. After restoring the file, proceed to step 2.
    • Backup operation completes without error. This indicates that there are no bad blocks on the written portion of your virtual disk.
    If you still receive bad block warnings, the bad blocks are in a non-data area. Proceed to step 2.
  2. Run Patrol Read and check the system event log to ensure that no new bad blocks are found.

    If bad blocks still exist, proceed to step 3. If not, the condition is cleared without the need for step 3.

  3. To clear these bad blocks, execute the Clear Virtual Disk Bad Blocks task.

    This Clear Virtual Disk Bad Block feature is applicable to PERC H310 Adapter, PERC H310 Mini Monolithic, PERC H310 Mini Blades, PERC H700, PERC H710 Adapter, PERC H710 Mini Blades, PERC H710 Mini Monolithic, PERC H710P Adapter, PERC H710P Mini Blades, PERC H710P Mini Monolithic, PERC H800, PERC H810 Adapter, PERC H330 Adapter, PERC H330 Mini Monolithic, PERC H330 Mini Blades, PERC H330 Embedded, PERC H730 Adapter, PERC H730 Mini Monolithic, PERC H730 Mini Blades, PERC H730P Adapter, PERC H730P Mini Monolithic, PERC H730P Mini Blades, PERC H730P Slim, PERC H830 Adapter, and PERC FD33xD/FD33xS.


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