R Unning T Ransition On A D Isk A Rray (Clu) - Promise Vess A2600 Product Manual

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Running Transition on a Disk Array (CLU)
Transition is the process of replacing a revertible spare drive that is currently part of a disk array with
an unconfigured physical drive or a non-revertible spare drive.
In order to run Transition:
• The spare drive must be Revertible.
• You must have an unconfigured physical drive of the same or larger capacity to replace the
spare drive.
To run Transition on a disk array:
1. Main Menu >> Disk Array Management
2. Highlight the disk array you want and press Enter .
3. Highlight Background Activities >> Transition
Default source and target drives are shown with possible alternative choices.
4. To choose different drive, highlight the drive, press the backspace key to remove the current
number, then type a new number.
5. Highlight Start and press Enter .
For transition rate, see "Making Background Activity Settings (CLU)" on page 152.
Locating a Disk Array (CLU)
This feature helps you identify the physical drives assigned to the disk array you are working with
in the CLU.
To locate a disk array:
1. Main Menu >> Disk Array Management
2. Highlight the disk array you want and press Enter .
3. Highlight Locate Disk Array and press Enter . The drive carrier status LEDs flash for one
minute.
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Managing with CLU