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SuperTrak TX Series User Manual
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Creating a Spare Drive
For a physical drive to qualify as a spare, the drive must be:
• Unconfigured – Not part of an array
• Functional – Showing OK status
• Big Enough – Same capacity or greater than the smallest drive in your array
To create a spare drive:
1. In the Main Menu, highlight Spare Drive Management and press Enter.
The Spare Drive Management screen displays.
2. Highlight Assign Spare Drive and press Enter.
The Assign Spare Drive Step 1/2 screen appears.
3. Press the arrow keys to highlight a physical drive. Then press the spacebar
to select the physical drive.
An asterisk (*) appears at the left of the selected physical drive.
Highlight Next Step and press Enter.
The Assign Spare Drive 2/2 screen displays.
4. Press the arrow keys to highlight Spare Type, then choose one:
• Global – Can be used by any disk array.
• Dedicated – Can only be used by the assigned disk array.
5. Optional. If you chose Dedicated in step 4, press the arrow keys to highlight
a disk array. Then press the spacebar to select the disk array.
An asterisk (*) appears at the left of the selected disk array.
6. Highlight Save Configuration and press Enter.
Changing Spare Drive Settings
You can change a spare drive’s revertibility and type. To change spare drive
settings:
1. In the Main Menu, highlight Spare Drive Management and press Enter.
The Spare Drive Management screen displays.
2. Highlight the spare drive whose settings you want to change and press
Enter.
The Spare Drive Info and Setting screen displays.
3. Press the arrow keys to highlight Spare Type, then choose one:
• Global – Can be used by any disk array.
• Dedicated – Can only be used by the assigned disk array.
4. Optional. If you chose Dedicated in step 3, press the arrow keys to highlight
a disk array. Then press the spacebar to select the disk array.