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

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
   
   
   
   
2. Navigate to CREATE RAiD VOLUME and hit enter
   
   
   
   
   
3. Set RAiD level to RAiD1(Mirror), navigate to CREATE VOLUME and hit enter
   
   
   
   
   
4. Exit the RAiD controller, navigate to EXIT and hit enter
   
   
   
   
   
5. Reboot the machine (e.g. press CTRL + ALT + DEL)
   
   
   

Step 3 - System Recovery

1. During the reboot, boot from DVD, press ENTER as the line will displayed
   
   
   
   
   
2. In the System Management  Utility, click on CONSOLE
   
   
   
   
3. Type into command line "diskpart.exe" hit enter
   
   
   
4. Type into command line "list volume" hit enter and search for your USB-stick called SCRIPT, note down the assigned drive letter (LTR)
   
   
   
   
   
5. End diskpart.exe by typing on the command line "exit" hit enter
   
   
   
   
   
6. Type into the command line "diskpart.exe /s [YOUR_USB_DRIVE_LETTER]:\repair.txt" hit enter
   
   
   
   
   
7. Wait until the script has been finished and CLOSE the console
   
   
   

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!

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

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