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Rebuilding a Failed Physical Drive, Adding a Hot Spare, Adding a New Logical Drive

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Chapter 2 HP NetRAID Assistant D Managing RAID with HP NetRAID Assistant Procedures for performing some of the most common RAID management functions are described in this section. Many of the adapter's management functions can be performed by using the drag-and-drop feature of the HP NetRAID Assistant window. Rebuilding a Failed Physical Drive For complete information, see Chapter 5, "Reconstructing and Rebuilding Drives." Adding a Hot Spare Hot spares can be global or dedicated. A global hot spare is available to every array controlled by the adapter, while a dedicated hot spare is available only to a specific array. • To make a global hot spare, you can use the drag-and-drop method or use the menus. • To make a dedicated hot spare, you must use the menus. Making a Global Hot Spare by Using the Drag-and-Drop Method With at least one drive in the Ready state, drag a Ready drive icon to the Global Hot Spare Pool icon. Making a Hot Spare by Using the Menus Follow these steps: 1. Select (highlight) the Ready drive. 2. Choose Change Status from the Physical Drive menu. 3. Select Make Hot Spare. 4. Click Global or Dedicated. 5. To make a dedicated hot spare, select the array to which you want to dedicate the hot spare from the pull-down menu. Click OK. Adding a New Logical Drive If one or more of your physical drives are in the Ready state, you can use the Wizard on the Configuration menu to add new logical drives to an existing configuration. 39

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Chapter 2
HP NetRAID Assistant
39
D
Managing RAID with HP NetRAID Assistant
Procedures for performing some of the most common RAID management
functions are described in this section. Many of the adapter’s management
functions can be performed by using the drag-and-drop feature of the
HP NetRAID Assistant window.
Rebuilding a Failed Physical Drive
For complete information, see Chapter 5, "Reconstructing and Rebuilding
Drives."
Adding a Hot Spare
Hot spares can be global or dedicated. A global hot spare is available to every
array controlled by the adapter, while a dedicated hot spare is available only to a
specific array.
•
To make a global hot spare, you can use the drag-and-drop method or use
the menus.
•
To make a dedicated hot spare, you must use the menus.
Making a Global Hot Spare by Using the Drag-and-Drop Method
With at least one drive in the Ready state, drag a Ready drive icon to the Global
Hot Spare Pool icon.
Making a Hot Spare by Using the Menus
Follow these steps:
1.
Select (highlight) the Ready drive.
2.
Choose
Change Status
from the Physical Drive menu.
3.
Select
Make Hot Spare
.
4.
Click
Global
or
Dedicated
.
5.
To make a dedicated hot spare, select the array to which you want to
dedicate the hot spare from the pull-down menu. Click
OK
.
Adding a New Logical Drive
If one or more of your physical drives are in the Ready state, you can use the
Wizard on the Configuration menu to add new logical drives to an existing
configuration.