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Assigning a hot spare disk – Acer Network Device Altos R520 User Manual

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Appendix B: RAID configuration

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5

Select the RAID Level you want to configure. Create the logical
volume by specify the size at Select Size and click on Accept to
create the logical volume.

6

The RAID volume is created, click on Accept and Yes to save the
configuration.

7

Select Fast Initialize and click on Go to initialize the new logical
drives. You will see all the logical drives listed.

8

Click on Home to go back to the configuration menu.

9

Select Exit, click on Yes and press Ctrl+Alt+Del to reboot the
system.

Now you can reboot the system and install the Operating System

Assigning a Hot Spare Disk

1

Insert an additional SAS HDD.

2

Enter the Intel RAID BIOS Console Virtual Configuration.

3

Select a free disk marked as UNCONF GOOD and listed under
Physical Drives.

4

Select Make Global Dedicated HSP or Make Dedicated DSP
and click on Go.

5

Click on Home to go back to the configuration menu. You will see
the disk marked as Hotspare in pink and listed under Physical
Drives.