Users Guide

NOTE: If the disk is not SMART-enabled or if the Auto Replace on Predictive Failure option is
disabled, the failed disk is not replaced automatically.
Enable Revertible Hot Spare
To enable revertible hot spare:
1. On the Change Controller Properties page, enable Allow Revertible Hot Spare and Replace
Member Auto Replace Member on Predictive Failure.
2. Click Apply Changes.
To Locate Controller Task In Storage Management
1. In the Server Administrator window, under the system tree, expand Storage to display the controller
objects.
2. Select a controller object on which you want to enable the revertible hot spare task.
3. Click Information/Configuration on the controller Properties page.
4. From the Controller Task drop-down list box, select Change Controller Properties and click
Execute.
NOTE: The Rebuild rate for Revertible Hot Spare is the same as that defined for the controller.
Enabling Instant Encrypt Erase
Does my controller support this feature? See Supported Features.
CAUTION: Instant Encrypt Erase permanently erases all data present on the disk.
Select the Instant Encrypt Erase task to erase an encrypted physical disk. This task is available for:
• Unconfigured SED drive
• Foreign configured encrypted drives
• Unconfigured and foreign SED drive even when an Encryption Key is not present in the controller
Related Concepts
Managing The Encryption Key
To Locate Instant Encrypt Erase In Storage Management
To locate this task in storage management:
1. In the Server Administrator window, under the system tree, expand Storage to display the controller
objects.
2. Expand a controller object.
3. Expand a connector object.
4. Expand the enclosure or backplane object.
5. Select the Physical Disk object.
6. Select Instant Encrypt Erase from the Tasks drop-down menu of the physical device you want to
clear.
7. Click Execute.
Convert To RAID Capable Disk
This task enables a disk for all RAID operations.
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