Asus RS100-X7 PI2 User Guide - Page 108

Managing hot spares You may configure one disk as a global hot spare to protect critical data on the RAID 1. You may create the hot spare disk at the same time you create the RAID 1 volume. Refer to this section when adding a hot spare disk on an existing volume. If a disk on an RAID 1 volume fails, the utility automatically rebuilds the failed disk data on the hot spare. When the failed disk is replaced, the utility assigns the replacement as the new hot spare. To create a hot spare 1. Follow steps 1-3 of the section Viewing volume properties. 2. From the View Volume screen, select Manage Volume, then press . LSI Corp Config Utility View Volume -- SAS2008 Volume Identifier Type Size(GB) Status Task Manage Volume Slot Device Identifier Num 0 ATA ST3160812AS E 1 ATA ST3160812AS E v7.07.00.00 (2010.04.30) 1 of 1 LSI Logical Volume 3000 RAID 1 148 Optimal None RAID Hot Disk Spr Yes No Yes No Drive Pred Status Fail Primary No Secondary No Size (GB) 148 148 Esc = Exit Menu F1/Shift+1 = Help Enter=Select Item Alt+N=Next Volume 3. From the Manage Volume screen, select Manage Hot Spares, then press . LSI Corp Config Utility Manage Volume -- SAS2008 Identifier Type Size(GB) Status Task Manage Hot Spares Consistency Check Activate Volume Delete Volume Online Capacity Expansion v7.07.00.00 (2010.04.30) LSI Logical Volume 3000 RAID 1 148 Optimal None Esc = Exit Menu Enter = Select Item F1/Shift+1 = Help 6-22 Chapter 6: RAID configuration