Activate Incomplete Raid Set; Create Hot Spare - Xerox SAFEStor User Manual

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To expand a raid set, follow the procedure below:
1. Click Expand Raid Set. If there are available disks, the Select Drives For
Raid Set Expansion menu appears.
2. Select the Raid Set and then select the disk.
3. A confirmation screen appears. Select Yes to confirm.
The new raid set capacity can be defined as one or more volume sets. Follow the
instructions in the Volume Set Function to create volume sets.
NOTE: Once the Expand Raid Set process has started, you cannot stop it. The process
must be completed.
NOTE: If a disk drive fails during raid set expansion and a hot spare is available, an
auto-rebuild operation will occur upon completion of the raid set expansion.

Activate Incomplete Raid Set

When a drive is removed while the RAID subsystem is powered-off, the raid set state will
change to
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you can use the Activate Raid Set option to activate the raid set. When this process is
complete, the Raid State will change to

Create Hot Spare

Selecting the Create Hot Spare option from the Raid Set Function menu, brings up a list
of all physical disks which are available:
. To continue to work when the RAID subsystem is powered on,
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