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Adding a Spare Drive, Configuring the New Logical Drive, Configuring the Controller Settings

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Configuring an Array Adding a Spare Drive To add a spare drive to an array, the array controller must have an attached drive that is either unassigned or is assigned as a spare to another array. You can assign a spare to as many arrays as you want, or you can assign a separate spare to each array. When you select Assign Spare, only drives that qualify will be displayed (for example, drives with too small a capacity will not be listed). If a drive that you expect to see is not listed, press the Tab key to switch to the physical drive view and check the capacity of the drive. 1. In the Logical Configuration View panel, select the array that needs a spare, and then press the Enter key. 2. Select Assign Spare from the Array Options menu, and then press the Enter key. 3. Select the drive that you want as the spare, and then press the Enter key. 4. Press the Esc key to accept the new configuration and return to the Main Manual Configuration screen. Configuring the New Logical Drive 1. In the Logical Configuration View panel, select the new logical drive that you want to configure, and then press Enter. 2. Select Fault Tolerance in the Logical Drive Options menu, and then press the Enter key. 3. Select the RAID level that you want, and then press the Enter key. 4. Select Stripe Size and then press the Enter key. 5. Select the stripe size that you want, and then press the Enter key. 6. Press the Esc key to accept the settings, and return to the Main Manual Configuration screen. Configuring the Controller Settings The Controller Settings menu option allows you to choose the drive rebuild priority, expansion priority, and accelerator ratio for all arrays on the controller. Compaq Smart Array 5i Plus Controller and Battery Backed Write Cache Enabler User Guide 7-31

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Configuring an Array
Compaq Smart Array 5i Plus Controller and Battery Backed Write Cache Enabler User Guide
7-31
Adding a Spare Drive
To add a spare drive to an array, the array controller must have an attached drive that
is either unassigned or is assigned as a spare to another array. You can assign a spare
to as many arrays as you want, or you can assign a separate spare to each array.
When you select
Assign Spare
, only drives that qualify will be displayed (for
example, drives with too small a capacity will not be listed). If a drive that you
expect to see is not listed, press the
Tab
key to switch to the physical drive view and
check the capacity of the drive.
1.
In the
Logical Configuration View
panel, select the array that needs a spare, and
then press the
Enter
key.
2.
Select
Assign Spare
from the
Array Options
menu, and then press the
Enter
key.
3.
Select the drive that you want as the spare, and then press the
Enter
key.
4.
Press the
Esc
key to accept the new configuration and return to the
Main
Manual Configuration
screen.
Configuring the New Logical Drive
1.
In the
Logical Configuration View
panel, select the new logical drive that you
want to configure, and then press
Enter.
2.
Select
Fault Tolerance
in the
Logical Drive Options
menu, and then press the
Enter
key.
3.
Select the RAID level that you want, and then press the
Enter
key.
4.
Select
Stripe Size
and then press the
Enter
key.
5.
Select the stripe size that you want, and then press the
Enter
key.
6.
Press the
Esc
key to accept the settings, and return to the
Main Manual
Configuration
screen.
Configuring the Controller Settings
The
Controller Settings
menu option allows you to choose the drive rebuild priority,
expansion priority, and accelerator ratio for all arrays on the controller.