Hot-Spare Rebuild - NEC Express5800 series User Manual

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3.6.2

Hot-spare Rebuild

3.6.2.1

Hot-spare Disk Setting Procedure

Global hot-spare setting procedure

1. Specify an unused hard disk drive shown on the Physical view and right-click it.

2. Select [Make Global Hotspare] in the menu displayed by right-clicking.

3. The hard disk drive is shown to be a hot-spare disk.

Dedicated hot-spare setting procedure

1. Select an unused hard disk drive shown on the Physical view. Then select [Operations].

2. Check [Make Dedicated Hotspare].

3. The array selection screen shown below appears. Check the array to be operated

dedicatedly in Select array and click [GO].

IMPORTANT: As a hot-spare disk, use a drive having a

capacity larger than or equal to that of the hard disk drive

configuring the array. If the hard disk drive has only a lower

capacity, the hot-spare build feature cannot be operated.

3.6.2.2

Release of Hot-spare Disk Setting

Select a hot-spare disk and right-click it.

2. Select [Remove Hotspare] from the menu displayed by right-clicking the hot-spare disk.

3. The confirmation message appears. Select [Yes]. If you select [No], the release processing

is cancelled.

4. The hot-spare disk setting is released. The released disk will be an unused hard disk drive.

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