Buffalo Technology TS-RXL, TSXE80TLR5 user manual Configuring a Hot Spare

Configuring a Hot Spare

If you have 3 drives in a RAID 5 array, or 2 drives in a RAID 1 array, then you can configure another drive as a hot spare. If one of the drives in the array fails, the TeraStation will switch over to the hot spare immediately.

1 Click [System] - [Storage] - [RAID Array] in the Web Admin interface.

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Choose a RAID 5 or RAID1 array.

Click [Set to spare-disk].

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If a hot spare is configured, click [Set to normal disk] to change the hot spare to a normal disk.

The [Confirm Operation] screen will appear. Enter the number shown in the [Confirmation Number] field within 60 seconds and click [Apply].

Follow the instructions displayed on the screen.

You have now configured a hot spare.

Note:

All data in the hot spare drive will be deleted when it is configured as a hot spare and again when it changes over from a spare to a drive in the array.

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