How to add the RAID disk pair on Panorama M-Series
Objective
The objective of this article is to provide step-by-step instructions on how to add and enable RAID disk pairs for logging on an M-100 when the disks are present but disabled.
Disabled disks are not available on Panorama GUI to be added for collector configuration.
Environment
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Panorama M-100, M-200, M-300, M-500, M-600, M-700
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PAN-OS 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, 10.1
Procedure
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Access Panorama's CLI and run the
show system raid detailcommand to confirm disk pair is present but disabled.
admin@Panorama> show system raid detail
Disk Pair A Unavailable
Status Admin disabled
Disk id A1 Present
Disk id A2 Present
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Run the command
request system raid add <pair value>and press " y" to continue. In this example we have added A1 or " Disk Pair 1 ":
Note:
If you want to try preserve the data on disk, try using "
request system raid add A1 force no-format
"
admin@Panorama> request system raid add A1
Executing this command may delete all data on the drive being added. Do you want to continue? (y or n)
Operation may take few minutes. Check 'show system raid detail' for status
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Repeat the above steps to add disk A2 .
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The operation may take some time to complete and when completed, the output of
show system raid detailshould look like this:
admin@Panorama> show system raid detail
Disk Pair A Available
Status clean
Disk id A1 Present
model : ST91000640NS
size : 953869 MB
status : active sync
Disk id A2 Present
model : ST91000640NS
size : 953869 MB
status : active sync
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If the operation has not yet been completed, the output will look similar to this:
Disk Pair A Available
Status clean, degraded, recovering (10% complete)
Disk id A1 Present
model : ST91000640NS
size : 953869 MB
status : active sync
Disk id A2 Present
model : ST91000640NS
size : 953869 MB
status : spare rebuilding
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Add the disk pair on GUI: Panorama> Managed collectors> -log collector name-> Disks Tab> Add. The disk pair will be added even when the rebuild is not yet complete.
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Commit to Panorama to complete the operation.
Note:
In some cases, the new disk pair is added via CLI, but it's now showing up on the GUI for Log Collector configuration.
After commands:
> request system raid add B1
> request system raid add B2
Disk B is not seen on the GUI for the log collector to be added:
And the RAID status shows unknown mount info:
In this case, a Panorama reboot is required for the system to mount the newly added disk pair:
Additional Information
By default, the Panorama M-100 ships with two disks configured in a RAID 1 pair, and the drives are located on bays A1 and A2 respectively. The procedure is the same if additional disk pairs are present but disabled as well.