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coverage for the storage array. The number and type of hot spare drives is determined based on the number, type, and capacity of physical disks in the storage array. To add hot spare drive protection using automatic configuration: 1 Click the Configure tab, then click Configure Hot Spares. 2 To automatically assign hot spare drives, click Configure Hot Spares (Automatic). 3 Click Assign. To remove hot spare drive protection using automatic configuration: 1 Click the Configure tab, then click Configure Hot Spares. 2 Click Configure Hot Spares (Automatic). 3 Click Unassign. 4 Click OK in the dialog box. Manually Configuring Hot Spares You can choose to manually configure hot spare drives for the drive sets in your storage array. With manual configuration, you assign the type and capacity of hot spare protection for individual drives. 1 Click the Configure tab, then click Configure Hot Spares. 2 To manually assign hot spare drives, click Configure Hot Spares (Manual). 3 In the Drive sets list, click the drive you wish to protect, then click Assign. The Assign Hot Spares dialog box appears. 4 In the Assign Hot Spares dialog box, click the unassigned drive you want to configure into a hot spare physical disk, then click OK. NOTE: When manually configuring a hot spare physical disk, you must use a physical disk type that matches the other physical disks in the disk group. Using a SAS physical disk to replace a SATA II physical disk (or a SATA II physical disk to replace a SAS physical disk) is not supported. Also, the hot spare physical disk must be as large as or larger than the largest physical disk in the disk group. Disk Groups and Virtual Disks 59

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coverage for the storage array. The number and type of hot spare drives is
determined based on the number, type, and capacity of physical disks in the
storage array.
To add hot spare drive protection using automatic configuration:
1
Click the
Configure
tab, then click
Configure Hot Spares
.
2
To automatically assign hot spare drives, click
Configure Hot Spares
(Automatic)
.
3
Click
Assign
.
To remove hot spare drive protection using automatic configuration:
1
Click the
Configure
tab, then click
Configure Hot Spares
.
2
Click
Configure Hot Spares (Automatic)
.
3
Click
Unassign
.
4
Click
OK
in the dialog box.
Manually Configuring Hot Spares
You can choose to manually configure hot spare drives for the drive sets in
your storage array. With manual configuration, you assign the type and
capacity of hot spare protection for individual drives.
1
Click the
Configure
tab, then click
Configure Hot Spares
.
2
To manually assign hot spare drives, click
Configure Hot Spares
(Manual)
.
3
In the
Drive sets
list, click the drive you wish to protect, then click
Assign
.
The
Assign Hot Spares
dialog box appears.
4
In the
Assign Hot Spares
dialog box, click the unassigned drive you want
to configure into a hot spare physical disk, then click
OK
.
NOTE:
When manually configuring a hot spare physical disk, you must use a
physical disk type that matches the other physical disks in the disk group.
Using a SAS physical disk to replace a SATA II physical disk (or a SATA II
physical disk to replace a SAS physical disk) is not supported. Also, the hot
spare physical disk must be as large as or larger than the largest physical disk
in the disk group.