Rebuild broken OS RAID on DIVAR IP 6000 or 7000, DIVAR IP 6000 R2 or 7000 R2 without video data loss




Possible causes and solution(s)

  • Causes

image2022-8-3_12-2-28.png This troubleshooting guide, will guide you through the recovery steps of an DIP, without video data loss
 
General note: Using a Bosch DIP system without video data disks is a non supported use case, its mandatory to equip the system with data disks to recover the system.
 


  • Solution

Step 1 - Preparation

  1. Download the attachment repair.zip and unzip the content

  2. Prepare an USB-stick, rename it to SCRIPT

  3. Copy the repair.txt extracted of the attachment on the USB-stick

  4. Insert the USB-stick into an USB-slot of your machine

  5. Insert the BOSCH recovery DVD into the DVD-drive


Step 2 - Create RAiD1

  1.  Boot the machine and enter the Intel RAiD MENU pressing  CTRL  +  I

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  2. Navigate to CREATE RAiD VOLUME and hit enter

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  3. Set RAiD level to RAiD1(Mirror), navigate to CREATE VOLUME and hit enter

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  4. Exit the RAiD controller, navigate to EXIT and hit enter

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  5. Reboot the machine (e.g. press CTRL + ALT + DEL)
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Step 3 - System Recovery

  1. During the reboot, boot from DVD, press ENTER as the line will displayed

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  2. In the System Management  Utility, click on CONSOLE

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  3. Type into command line "diskpart.exe" hit enter

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  4. Type into command line "list volume" hit enter and search for your USB-stick called SCRIPT, note down the assigned drive letter (LTR)

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  5. End diskpart.exe by typing on the command line "exit" hit enter

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  6. Type into the command line "diskpart.exe /s [YOUR_USB_DRIVE_LETTER]:\repair.txt" hit enter

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  7. Wait until the script has been finished and CLOSE the console

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Step 4 - System Recovery

On the System Management Utility click on  SYSTEM RECOVERY (back to factory default)

NOTE: Do not select Initial Factory Setup, this will wipe all existing data!

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As the recovery has been completed, click on OK to confirm and reboot

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Do not eject the DVD and follow the instructions on your screen to initialize the system.