coverage for the storage array. The number and type of hot spare drives is determined based on the number, type, and capacity of physical disks in the storage array.

To add hot spare drive protection using automatic configuration:

1Click the Configure tab, then click Configure Hot Spares.

2To automatically assign hot spare drives, click Configure Hot Spares (Automatic).

3Click Assign.

To remove hot spare drive protection using automatic configuration:

1Click the Configure tab, then click Configure Hot Spares.

2Click Configure Hot Spares (Automatic).

3Click Unassign.

4Click OK in the dialog box.

Manually Configuring Hot Spares

You can choose to manually configure hot spare drives for the drive sets in your storage array. With manual configuration, you assign the type and capacity of hot spare protection for individual drives.

1Click the Configure tab, then click Configure Hot Spares.

2To manually assign hot spare drives, click Configure Hot Spares (Manual).

3In the Drive sets list, click the drive you wish to protect, then click Assign. The Assign Hot Spares dialog box appears.

4In the Assign Hot Spares dialog box, click the unassigned drive you want to configure into a hot spare physical disk, then click OK.

NOTE: When manually configuring a hot spare physical disk, you must use a physical disk type that matches the other physical disks in the disk group. Using a SAS physical disk to replace a SATA II physical disk (or a SATA II physical disk to replace a SAS physical disk) is not supported. Also, the hot spare physical disk must be as large as or larger than the largest physical disk in the disk group.

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Dell Computer Drive manual Manually Configuring Hot Spares, Click OK in the dialog box

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