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Note: This action is supported on the integrated RAID controller in bootable-CD
mode only.
Use this action to create a hot-spare drive.
1. In the Physical devices view, click
(ready physical drive) or
(standby
hot-spare drive).
2. Click
in the Logical devices view. The ServeRAID Manager creates the
hot-spare drive.
Note: A hot-spare drive with a blue plus sign next to it indicates that the
logical devices are protected by the hot spare. A hot-spare drive with a
yellow plus sign next to it indicates that:
v The drive is too small to protect any drives in the logical devices
v None of the logical devices support hot spares (for example, a RAID
Level-0 array)
v No logical devices are defined
More
information
v Choosing to create a hot-spare drive
v RAID levels that can use a hot-spare or standby hot-spare drive
Creating
a standby hot-spare drive:
Note: This action is not supported on the ServeRAID-8i/8k/8k-l SAS controllers,
ServeRAID-7t SATA controller, and the integrated RAID controller.
Use this action to create a standby hot-spare drive.
1. In the Physical devices view, click
(ready physical drive) or
(hot-spare
drive).
2. Right-click Create standby hot-spare drive. The ServeRAID Manager creates
the standby hot-spare drive.
Note: A standby hot-spare drive with a blue plus sign next to it indicates that
the logical devices are protected by the hot spare. A standby hot-spare
drive with a yellow plus sign next to it indicates that:
v The drive is too small to protect any drives in the logical devices
v None of the logical devices support hot spares (for example, a RAID
Level-0 array)
v No logical devices are defined
More
information
v Choosing to create a standby hot-spare drive
v Deleting a hot-spare drive
v RAID levels that can use a hot-spare or standby hot-spare drive
Creating
an assigned hot-spare drive:
Note: This action is supported only on the ServeRAID-7t, ServeRAID-8i,
ServeRAID-8k/8k-l, and external storage enclosures (networked storage).
Use this action to assign one or more hot-spare drives to a logical drive. An
assigned hot-spare drive is a dedicated spare: it is used only to rebuild the logical
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