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SK0-003 · Question #612

A server has had a drive fail in its storage RAID set. The administrator swaps the drive with a replacement and the RAID set does not automatically start to rebuild the replaced drive. Which of the…

The correct answer is B. Array management. When a RAID set does not automatically rebuild after a drive replacement, an array management utility specific to the RAID controller is typically used to manually initiate the rebuild process.

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Question

A server has had a drive fail in its storage RAID set. The administrator swaps the drive with a replacement and the RAID set does not automatically start to rebuild the replaced drive. Which of the following utilities would MOST likely be used to initialize the rebuilding of the replacement drive?

Options

  • ANet use
  • BArray management
  • CFdisk
  • DDisk Management Plug-in

How the community answered

(18 responses)
  • A
    6% (1)
  • B
    83% (15)
  • C
    11% (2)

Why each option

When a RAID set does not automatically rebuild after a drive replacement, an array management utility specific to the RAID controller is typically used to manually initiate the rebuild process.

ANet use

Net use is a command-line utility in Windows used for connecting to network shares, which is unrelated to local RAID array management.

BArray managementCorrect

Array management utilities (often provided by the RAID controller vendor, either as a BIOS-level utility, an operating system application, or a web-based interface) are designed to monitor, configure, and manage RAID arrays, including manually initiating rebuilds or hot-sparing operations when automatic rebuilds fail.

CFdisk

Fdisk (or diskpart on modern Windows) is a utility used for partitioning and formatting individual disks, not for managing the logical operations or rebuilds of a hardware or software RAID array.

DDisk Management Plug-in

The Disk Management Plug-in (part of Microsoft Management Console) is for managing individual disks and volumes presented to the operating system, but it typically does not control the underlying RAID controller's rebuild operations.

Concept tested: RAID array management and rebuild

Topics

#RAID management#RAID rebuild#Drive replacement#Array controller utility

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