User's Manual

36 Configuration
If an automatic Replace Member occurs using a source drive that was
originally a hot spare (that was used in a rebuild), and a new drive added for
the Replace Member operation as the target drive, the hot spare reverts to the
hot spare state after a successful Replace Member operation.
Manual Replace Member Operation
In addition to the automatic Replace Member operation, you can perform a
manual Replace Member operation. Perform the following steps to carry out a
manual Replace Member operation:
1
Select a physical disk in the left panel of the main menu screen.
2 Click the Operations tab in the right panel.
The utility identifies the drives you can use to replace existing drives in the
virtual disk.
3 Click Go to carry out the Replace Member operation.
After the controller copies data from the commissioned hot spare to the
newly-inserted drive, the new drive is part of the virtual disk and the hot
spare reverts back to being a ready hot spare
.
Restrictions and Limitations
The following restrictions and limitations apply to the Replace Member
operation:
• The Replace Member functions are restricted to one per array for RAID 0,
RAID 1, and RAID 5, and two per array for RAID 6.
• The Replace Member function and rebuild cannot run simultaneously on
a RAID 6 virtual disk. The rebuild operation has a higher priority, and the
Replace Member operation will be aborted if a rebuild begins.
Changing Adjustable Task Rates
You can change adjustable task rates for the Dell PERC 5/i controller and the
Dell PERC 6/i controller. Follow these steps if you need to change the
adjustable rates for rebuilds, patrol reads, and other system tasks that run in
the background: