Data Scrubbing

Data scrubbing is a data maintenance feature that inspects storage pools. The following two types of data scrubbing will be performed sequentially:

We recommend performing data scrubbing regularly to ensure data consistency and avoid data loss in the event of drive failures.

Note:

Set Data Scrubbing Schedule

You can set a data scrubbing schedule. The system will run data scrubbing according to your settings.

To set a data scrubbing schedule:

  1. Launch Storage Manager.
  2. Go to Storage Pool > Data Scrubbing.
  3. Click Set Schedule.
  4. Tick Enable Data Scrubbing schedule.
  5. Specify the Frequency, Start date, and Time Session.
  6. Go to the Select Target tab.
  7. Select the storage pool on which you want to perform data scrubbing.
  8. Click OK.

Note:

To add a storage pool to a schedule, or remove it from a schedule:

  1. Click Set Schedule
  2. Go to the Select Target tab.
  3. Tick or untick the checkbox of a storage pool to decide whether you want to add or remove it from a schedule.
  4. Click OK.

Note:

To modify schedule settings:

  1. Click Set Schedule.
  2. Modify the frequency, start date, and time session according to your needs.
  3. Click OK.

Note:

To pause a schedule:

  1. Select a storage pool that is undergoing data scrubbing schedule.
  2. Click Pause Schedule from the Action drop-down menu.

Note:

Run Data Scrubbing manually:

When an abnormality in storage space is detected by the system, you can try to repair your data by running data scrubbing manually.

To run data scrubbing manually:

  1. Launch Storage Manager.
  2. Go to Storage Pool > Data Scrubbing.
  3. Select the storage pool on which to perform data scrubbing.
  4. Click Manual Run from the Action drop-down menu.

Note:

To pause a schedule on a storage pool that is undergoing manual-run data scrubbing:

  1. Select a storage pool that you want to pause.
  2. Click Pause from the Action drop-down menu.