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Enabling or Disabling Hot-Swap Rebuild

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To define a RDY drive as a hot-spare drive: 1. Start the ServeRAID Configuration program (see "Starting the ServeRAID Configuration Program" on page 77). 2. Select Create/Delete/Copy Log Drive from the Main Menu; then, press Enter. 3. Select Define/Undefine Hot Spare Drive from the next menu; then, press Enter. 4. Use the Up Arrow (↑) or Down Arrow (↓) key to highlight the RDY drive that you want to define as the hot spare (HSP); then, press Enter. The drive state changes from RDY to HSP. You can press Enter to toggle between the HSP and RDY states. 5. Press Esc to make the change; then, press Esc again to return to the Main Menu. 6. To enable or disable the hot-swap rebuild parameter, continue with "Enabling or Disabling Hot-Swap Rebuild." 7. Back up the disk-array configuration information to diskette. See "Backing Up the Disk-Array Configuration" on page 126 for instructions. Enabling or Disabling Hot-Swap Rebuild: The default setting for the hot-swap rebuild parameter is Disable. When you set the hot-swap rebuild parameter to Enable, the ServeRAID controller can automatically rebuild a defunct (DDD) drive when you replace it. The ServeRAID controller will rebuild a defunct drive automatically when all of the following conditions exist: The hot-swap rebuild parameter is set to Enable. The defunct drive is part of a RAID level 1 or RAID level 5 logical drive. The capacity of the replacement drive is equal to or greater than the capacity of the defunct drive. No rebuild, synchronization, or RAID level change operation is in progress. When these requirements are met, the ServeRAID controller automatically initiates a rebuild of the drive without user intervention. To enable or disable hot-swap rebuild: 1. Start the ServeRAID configuration program (see "Starting the ServeRAID Configuration Program" on page 77). 2. Select Advanced Functions from the Main Menu; then, press Enter. 3. Select Display/Change Adapter Parameters from the next menu; then, press Enter. 4. Select Enable/Disable Hot Swap Rebuild; then, press Enter. 112 Netfinity Server HMM

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To define a RDY drive as a hot-spare drive:
1.
Start the ServeRAID Configuration program (see
“Starting the ServeRAID Configuration Program” on
page 77).
2.
Select
Create/Delete/Copy Log Drive
from the Main
Menu; then, press
Enter.
3.
Select
Define/Undefine Hot Spare Drive
from the
next menu; then, press
Enter.
4.
Use the Up Arrow (
↑
) or Down Arrow (
↓
) key to
highlight the RDY drive that you want to define as the
hot spare (HSP); then, press
Enter.
The drive state changes from RDY to HSP.
You can
press
Enter
to toggle between the HSP and RDY
states.
5.
Press
Esc
to make the change; then, press
Esc
again to return to the Main Menu.
6.
To enable or disable the hot-swap rebuild parameter,
continue with “Enabling or Disabling Hot-Swap
Rebuild.”
7.
Back up the disk-array configuration information to
diskette.
See “Backing Up the Disk-Array
Configuration” on page
126 for instructions.
Enabling or Disabling Hot-Swap Rebuild:
The
default setting for the hot-swap rebuild parameter is
Disable.
When you set the hot-swap rebuild parameter to
Enable, the ServeRAID controller can automatically rebuild
a defunct (DDD) drive when you replace it.
The ServeRAID controller will rebuild a defunct drive
automatically when all of the following conditions exist:
±
The hot-swap rebuild parameter is set to Enable.
±
The defunct drive is part of a RAID level 1 or RAID
level 5 logical drive.
±
The capacity of the replacement drive is equal to or
greater than the capacity of the defunct drive.
±
No rebuild, synchronization, or RAID level change
operation is in progress.
When these requirements are met, the ServeRAID
controller automatically initiates a rebuild of the drive
without user intervention.
To enable or disable hot-swap rebuild:
1.
Start the ServeRAID configuration program (see
“Starting the ServeRAID Configuration Program” on
page 77).
2.
Select
Advanced Functions
from the Main Menu;
then, press
Enter.
3.
Select
Display/Change Adapter Parameters
from
the next menu; then, press
Enter.
4.
Select
Enable/Disable Hot Swap Rebuild
; then,
press
Enter.
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