Using Adaptec RAID Configuration

Managing Failover Drive Assignments

To assign a hot spare drive to an array:

1Select Manage Arrays from the Main menu.

2On 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.

3Select 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.

4Press Enter to save the hot spare drive assignment. The following prompt is displayed:

Have you finished managing Hotspare drives?

5Type Y (yes) to return to the Main menu.

To remove an assigned hot spare drive from an array:

1Select Manage Arrays from the Main menu.

2In 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.

3From 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.

4Press Enter to save the removed hot spare drive assignment. The following prompt is displayed:

Have you finished managing Hotspare drives?

5Type Y (yes) to return to the Main menu.

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