AOC-USAS-L8i Add-on Card User’s Manual
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6-4 Adding or Deleting a Hotspare Disks
Hotspares are disk drives that are available to automatically replace failed drives in a
RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 virtual disk. Each virtual disk can have one dedicated
hotspare.
For more information, see the software Help file for more information.
To add a global hotspare disk, follow these steps:
1. In the left panel of the MEGARAID STORAGE MANAGER window, right click the icon of
any unused disk drive.
2. Click on the OPERATIONS tab of the MEGARAID STORAGE MANAGER window to
display the tab (Figure6-10).
3. In the left pane of the tab, select the MAKE GLOBAL HOTSPARE option.
4. In the right pane of the tab, select your preferred AFFINITY option (NO AFFINITY or
WITH AFFINITY).
5. Press the Go button to create your hotspare disk.
Figure 6-10. Adding a Hotspare Disk