Promise Technology M500i, M300p, M500p Spare Drive Settings, VTrak M500f/i/p disk carrier LEDs

VTrak M-Class Product Manual

The Disk Status LED will flash to identify the carrier holding the drive.

Disk Status

Figure 13.VTrak M500f/i/p disk carrier LEDs

Disk Status

Figure 14.VTrak M300f/i/p and M200f/i/p disk carrier LEDs

Spare Drive Settings

The Spare Drive–Settings tab enables you to change the settings of an existing spare drive. To change spare drive settings:

1.Click the Subsystem icon in Tree View.

2.Click on the Spare Drives icon.

3.Click on the Spare Drive icon.

4.Click on the Settings tab in Management View.

5.Select a spare type, Global or Dedicated.

Global can be used by any disk array. Dedicated can only be used by the assigned disk array

6.To make a revertible spare drive, check the Revertible box.

A revertible spare drive automatically returns to its spare drive assignment after the failed physical drive in the disk array is replaced.

7.Highlight physical drives you want in the Available list and press the >> button to move them to the Selected list.

You can also double-click them to move them.

8.If you selected a Dedicated spare drive, highlight the disk array to which you want assign the spare drive from the Available list and press the >> button to move them to the Selected list.

You can also double-click them to move them.

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