Using
Spares
Two kinds of hot spare
are supported: Dedicated spare and Global spare
To add a Dedicated spare
- Click here to see how to add
a Global spare -
Dedicated Spare
1. As shown above, a spare can be included when creating a logical drive
by selecting one of the "RAID level + Spare" options.
2.As shown below, a spare can be manually assigned to a configured array.
Step 1: From the configuration tree, select the Maintenance category, Physical Drives, and select an unconfigured drive in the Front View window.
Step 2: Follow the onscreen message to proceed. Single-click the Local Spare check circle and click the Next button below.
Step 3: Another message window should display. Select a logical drive from the Front View window. When a logical drive is selected, it is highlighted by a bright blue line around its members and its unique ID is displayed. Click Next to proceed.
Step 4: Double check the message at the confirm box and click the Finish button to complete the process.
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