Purpose: This article explains the process of adding a hot spare to an existing array. This guide assumes that a new drive is added to at least one unused drive bay for use as a hot spare. Close exacqVision client, log out of the user account, and log in to the admin account.Minimize exacqVision Client and… Continue reading Adding a Hot Spare to an exacqVision System with LSI RAID
Month: February 2015
Protecting Linux-based exacqVision Systems from the “Ghost” Vulnerability
A critical vulnerability, commonly called “Ghost,” allows attackers to execute malicious code on Linux-based systems. For details on this vulnerability, see http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/01/highly-critical-ghost-allowing-code-execution-affects-most-linux-systems/.The following versions of Ubuntu already include protection against the vulnerability: <br> Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libc6 2.15-0ubuntu10.10Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: libc6 2.11.1-0ubuntu7.20 <br> To determine the currently installed version of Ubuntu, enter the following command in… Continue reading Protecting Linux-based exacqVision Systems from the “Ghost” Vulnerability
Creating a New Array After LSI RAID Failure
Purpose In the event of a catastrophic failure of a RAID 5 or RAID 6 array on an LSI RAID controller, this guide will explain how to remove the failed array and set up a new one. <br> Step 1: Identify the failed array In the exacqVision Client, open the Config (Setup) page, identified by the gears… Continue reading Creating a New Array After LSI RAID Failure