How to rebuild virtual disk via OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA)

If the rebuilding does not progress automatically after replacing a physical disk, please refer to these steps to rebuild the virtual disk manually.

The steps in this article are OS independent.

Table of Contents
1.　Rebuild via OMSA (GUI)
2.　Rebuild via Command Line Interface (CLI)

Rebuild via OMSA

1. Log on to OMSA.
   Click Continue to this website if the security certificate warning message appeared.

2. Expand Storage on the left tree.

3. Click desired controller name→Connector 0→Enclosure→Physical Disk.

    

   NOTE: Depends on the configuration, it may be required to expand Connector 1 or Enclosure may not be displayed.

    

4. Choose Rebuild from the pull-down menu on the Tasks for the physical disk to be rebuilt and click Execute.

5. It is completed when the Rebuilding status is displayed on the State field of the target physical disk.

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

Rebuild via CLI

It is required OMSA is 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!" message is displayed and rebuild 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 desired physical disk.

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