User`s guide

108 Chapter 5 Configuring the XStack Storage
5.3.11 Setting the Spare Count
You can specify the number of spares available to the XStack Storage unit. A spare is a drive that
is present in the system but normally unused until another drive fails, at which time the drive is
automatically substituted for the failed drive. For more information about the spare count, refer
to Section
2.5.
To set the spare count, use the following procedure.
1. Click the XStack Storage icon at the top of the Physical Resources tab.
2. Perform one of the following steps:
– On the File menu, click Set Spare Count.
Right-click and click Set Spare Count.
Either step displays the Set Spare Count dialog box appears, with the current setting shown
(see
Figure 5-44).
Figure 5-44. Set Spare Count Dialog Box
3. Enter a value that corresponds to the number of drives.
4. Click OK.