HP Workstation xw8000 - Manual (Page 21)

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Using Adaptec RAID Configuration
Managing Failover Drive Assignments
To assign a hot spare drive to an array:
1 Select Manage Arrays from the Main menu.
2 On the List of Arrays dialog box, select the array you want to
assign a hot spare drive to, and type Ctrl+S. The Hotspare
Management for Array
dialog box is displayed, which shows
the drives that can be assigned as hot spare drives.
3 Select a drive and press the Insert key to assign the drive as a
hot spare. The specified drive is displayed in the Assigned
Hotspares drives
list.
4 Press Enter to save the hot spare drive assignment. The
following prompt is displayed:
Have you finished managing Hotspare drives?
5 Type Y (yes) to return to the Main menu.
To remove an assigned hot spare drive from an array:
1 Select Manage Arrays from the Main menu.
2 In the List of Arrays dialog box, select the array from which
you want to remove the assigned hot spare drive and type
Ctrl+S
. The Hotspare Management for Array dialog box is
displayed, which shows a list of drives that can be assigned as
hot spare drives and a list of drives that are assigned as hot
spare drives.
3 From the Assigned Hotspares drives list, select the drive to
be removed, then press Delete. The specified drive is
displayed in the Select Hotspares drives list.
4 Press Enter to save the removed hot spare drive assignment.
The following prompt is displayed:
Have you finished managing Hotspare drives?
5 Type Y (yes) to return to the Main menu.
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