
Chapter 9: Managing Logical Drives and Hot Spares β91
Designating a Global Hot Spare
This section describes how to designate a global hot spare before or
after you build a logical drive.
Note: To designate a global hot spare while youβre creating a logical
drive, see Step 6 on page 53.
To designate a global hot spare:
1In the Enterprise View, click the controller on which you want a
global hot spare.
2In the Physical Devices View, click the disk drive you want to
designate as a hot spare. (See Hot Spare Limitations on page 90 for
help selecting a disk drive.)
3
Click the
Create global hot-spare drive
button (shown at right)
.
A plus sign appears beside the selected disk drive, indicating that itβs
designated as a hot spare. (A yellow plus sign indicates an error. See
What Do the Hot Spare Icons Mean? on page 93 for help solving the
problem.)
Any other logical drives created on the controller will automatically
be protected by that global hot spare.
Hot spare