HP Workstation xw4100 Adaptec SCSI RAID 2120S: Software User's Guide - Page 21
Managing Failover Drive Assignments, Hotspare Management for Array
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Using Adaptec RAID Configuration Managing Failover Drive Assignments To assign a hot spare drive to an array: 1 Select Manage Arrays from the Main menu. 2 On the List of Arrays dialog box, select the array you want to assign a hot spare drive to, and type Ctrl+S. The Hotspare Management for Array dialog box is displayed, which shows the drives that can be assigned as hot spare drives. 3 Select a drive and press the Insert key to assign the drive as a hot spare. The specified drive is displayed in the Assigned Hotspares drives list. 4 Press Enter to save the hot spare drive assignment. The following prompt is displayed: Have you finished managing Hotspare drives? 5 Type Y (yes) to return to the Main menu. To remove an assigned hot spare drive from an array: 1 Select Manage Arrays from the Main menu. 2 In the List of Arrays dialog box, select the array from which you want to remove the assigned hot spare drive and type Ctrl+S. The Hotspare Management for Array dialog box is displayed, which shows a list of drives that can be assigned as hot spare drives and a list of drives that are assigned as hot spare drives. 3 From the Assigned Hotspares drives list, select the drive to be removed, then press Delete. The specified drive is displayed in the Select Hotspares drives list. 4 Press Enter to save the removed hot spare drive assignment. The following prompt is displayed: Have you finished managing Hotspare drives? 5 Type Y (yes) to return to the Main menu. 2-5