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To view spare drive information:
1. Click the Storage tab.
2. Click the Spare Drive icon.
The list of spare drives appears.
3. Click the spare drive you want, then click the View button.
Spare Drive information displays, including:
• Spare Drive ID – Spare0, Spare1, etc.
• Physical Drive ID – ID number of the physical drive chosen for this spare
• Operational Status – OK means normal
• Spare Type – Global or Dedicated
• Physical Capacity – Total data capacity of the spare drive
• Revertible – Yes or No
• Configurable Capacity – Usable capacity of the spare drive
• Spare Check Status – Not Checked or Healthy
• Media Patrol – Enabled or Not Enabled
• Dedicated to Array – ID number of the disk array to which the spare is dedicated
For more information, see "Spare Drives" on page <?>.
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This feature creates a spare drive only. You can also use the Wizard to create a disk array with logical drives
and spare drives at the same time.
This action requires Super User or Power User privileges.
To create a spare drive:
1. Click the Storage tab.
2. Click the Spare Drive icon.
3. Click the Create Spare Drive button.
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4. For each of the following items, accept the default or change the settings as required:
• Check the Revertible box if you want a revertible spare drive.
A revertible spare drive returns to its spare drive assignment after you replace the failed physical drive
in the disk array and run the Transition function.
• Global – Can be used by any disk array
• Dedicated to newly created disk array – The disk array you are now creating.
5. In the Select Physical Drives diagram, click a drive to choose it for your spare.
The ID number for chosen drive appears in the field below the diagram.
6. Click the Submit button.
If you are done creating spare drives, click the Finish button.
To create another spare drive, click the Create More button.
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This action requires Administrator or a Super User privileges.
To delete a spare drive:
1. Click the Storage tab.
2. Click the Spare Drive icon.
3. Click the spare drive you want, then click the Delete button.
4. In the Confirmation box, type the word "
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To make spare drive settings:
1. Click the Storage tab.
2. Click the Spare Drive icon.
3. Click the spare drive you want, then click the Settings button.
4. For each of the following items, accept the default or change the settings as required:
• In the Revertible drop-down menu, choose Yes or No.
• Check the Media Patrol box to enable Media Patrol on this spare drive. Uncheck to disable.
• In the Spare Type drop-down menu, choose Global or Dedicated.
• If you use chose a Dedicated spare, check the box beside the
disk array to which this spare drive is assigned.
5. Click the Save button.
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" in the field provided and click the Confirm button.