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A screen is displayed asking if you are sure you want to perform the operation.
6. Select the Confirm option.
7. Click Yes.
The physical disk erase operation is completed successfully.
Assigning a global hot spare
Prerequisites
To assign a global hot spare from the HII Configuration Utility, perform the following steps:
Steps
1. Enter the Dell PERC 11 Configuration Utility. See Navigate to Dell PERC 11 configuration utility.
2. Click Main Menu > Physical Disk Management.
The list of physical disks is displayed.
3. Select the physical disk.
4. From the Operations drop-down menu, select Assign Global Hot Spare.
5. Click Go.
A screen is displayed asking if you are sure you want to perform the operation.
6. Select the Confirm option.
7. Click Yes.
The global hot spare disk is created successfully.
Assigning a dedicated hot spare
Prerequisites
To assign a dedicated hot spare from the HII Configuration Utility, perform the following steps:
Steps
1. Enter the Dell PERC 11 Configuration Utility. See Navigate to Dell PERC 11 configuration utility.
2. Click Main Menu > Physical Disk Management.
The list of physical disks is displayed.
3. Select the physical disk.
4. From the Operations drop-down menu, select Assign Dedicated Hot Spare.
5. Click Go.
A screen is displayed asking if you are sure you want to perform the operation.
6. Select the Confirm option.
7. Click Yes.
The dedicated hot spare disk is created successfully.
Convert to RAID capable
Prerequisites
To convert a non–RAID disk to RAID capable disk from the HII Configuration Utility, perform the following steps:
Steps
1. Enter the Dell PERC 11 Configuration Utility. See Navigate to Dell PERC 11 configuration utility.
2. Click Main Menu > Physical Disk Management.
The list of physical disks appears.
3. Select the physical disk.
4. From the Operations drop-down menu, select Convert to RAID capable.
5. Click Go.
Manage PERC 11 controllers using HII configuration utility
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