Using the MegaRAID Advanced Software : Background Suspend/Resume Support

Background Suspend/Resume Support

MegaRAID provides a background suspend or resume support feature that enhances the functionality where in the background operations running on a physical drive or on a virtual drive can be suspended for some time, and resumed later using the Resume option.

The background operations, including consistency-check, rebuild, replace, and background initialization are supported by an abort operation. If any operation is stopped before completion, it is considered to be aborted. An aborted operation cannot be resumed from the place where it was stopped.

A suspended operation can be resumed later by using the Resume option, and the suspended operation resumes from the point where the operation was suspended last.

To suspend or resume an operation, go to the Group Show Progress dialog.

You also can select Show Progress from the Manage menu, or select the More info link under the Background Operations portlet on the dashboard

The Group Show Progress dialog appears, as shown in the following figure. If Patrol Read is running, Figure 139 appears.

Figure 138 Group Show Progress- Background Suspend/Resume Support

 

 

Suspend (Alt + S) – Click the Suspend button to suspend the background operation taking place at that particular point of time. When the operation gets suspended, the Resume button appears instead of the Suspend button.

Resume (Alt + E) – Click the Resume button to resume the operation from the point where it was suspended last.

Abort (Alt + B) Click the Abort button to abort the ongoing active operation.

Resume All (Alt + R) Click the Resume All button to resume all the suspended operations from the point they were suspended. This button is disabled if no operations are suspended.

Suspend All (Alt +S) – Click the Suspend All button to suspend all the active operations. The Suspend All button is enabled only if one or more operations are in active state.

Abort All (Alt + A) – Click the Abort All button to abort all the active operations.

Close (Alt + C) – Click the Close button to close the dialog.

Suspend, Resume, Suspend All and Resume All will be applicable only for background initialization, rebuild, replace, and consistency check operations.

Figure 139 Group Show Progress- Background Suspend/Resume Support - Patrol Read

Suspend Patrol Read – Click the Suspend Patrol Read button to suspend the patrol read operation.

Resume Patrol Read- Click the Resume Patrol Read button to resume the patrol read operation from the point where it was suspended last.