Users Guide

If Revertible Hot Spare is enabled and the physical disk is SMART-enabled, the controller rmware automatically starts copying data from

the SMART-enabled disk in the virtual disk to the hot spare.

NOTE: To use the Revertible Hot Spare task, ensure that you have assigned a hot spare to the virtual disk.

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/Conguration 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 dened for the

controller.

Performing Cryptographic Erase

Does my controller support this feature? See Supported Features.

CAUTION

: Cryptographic Erase permanently erases all data present on the disk.

Select the Cryptographic Erase task to erase an encrypted physical disk. This task is available for:

• Instant Secure Erase (ISE) capable drives

• Uncongured SED drive

• Foreign congured encrypted drives

• Uncongured and foreign SED drive even when an Encryption Key is not present in the controller