User`s guide

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Managing Spares
Note: If a disk drive was a member of an array and was
removed from that array, you cannot use it as a spare until
you clear the its metadata. For more information, see
Clearing Metadata from a Disk Drive on page 6-3.
4 Select the disk drive you want to add as a spare and press Enter.
The system confirms the change.
5 Select Yes and press Enter.
Deleting a Dedicated Spare
You can delete a dedicated spare from an array at any time.
To delete a dedicated spare:
1 From the System Menu, select Array Menu and press Enter.
The Select Array menu appears.
2 Select the array you want and press Enter.
That array’s Array menu appears.
3 Select Delete Spare and press Enter.
The Select Drive(s) menu appears.
4 Select the spare drive you want to delete and press Enter.
The system confirms the deletion.
5 Select Yes and press Enter to delete the spare.
The disk drive is now available for use in an array or as a spare.
Enabling Dynamic Spares
Using the Dynamic Spares option, you can use all of your disk
drives in redundant arrays without assigning one as a spare. For
example, with Dynamic Spares enabled, if a drive fails and you
replace it, the controller automatically finds the new drive and
reconstructs the array.