User Guide

4-28 Configuration
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Figure 4.28 WARNING Before Applying the Configuration
12. Type YES and click OK if you are sure you want to apply the new
configuration and overwrite the old.
4.7 Global Hot Spares vs. Dedicated Hot Spares
A hot spare is classified as two types: 1) a Dedicated Hot Spare and 2)
a Global Hot Spare. Dedicated Hot Spares belong to a single disk array
or spanned disk array. Global Hot Spares do not belong to specific disk
arrays, but are available for all disk arrays within Private or Shared
channel boundaries.
To create a Global Hot spare, use the following procedure:
1. Open RAID Assist by clicking Administration->RAID Assist on the
menu bar or the RAID Assist icon as shown in Figure 4.7.
2. The RAID Assist “Welcome” dialog box displays (Figure 4.8).
3. Click the Manual Configuration button.
4. Click the Edit Configuration button.
5. Click the Disk Array tab.
6. Select a physical drive in Unused Disk Drives/Global Hot Spares
pane.
7. Click the Make Spare button.
A Global Hot Spare is created, and a white plus sign indicates the
physical disk drive has changed to a Global Hot Spare (see
Figure 4.29).