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Vess R2000 Series Product Manual Promise Technologies
CreatiNg a spare driVe MaNually
This feature creates a spare drive only. You can also use the Wizard to create a disk array with logical drives
and spare drives at the same time.
This action requires Super User or Power User privileges.
To create a spare drive:
1. Click the Storage tab.
2. Click the Spare Drive icon.
3. Click the Create Spare Drive button.
4. Foreachofthefollowingitems,acceptthedefaultorchangethesettingsasrequired:
• ChecktheRevertibleboxifyouwantarevertiblesparedrive.
Arevertiblesparedrivereturnstoitssparedriveassignmentafteryoureplacethefailed
physicaldriveinthediskarrayandruntheTransitionfunction.
• Global–Canbeusedbyanydiskarray
• Dedicated to newly created disk array–Thediskarrayyouarenowcreating.
5. In the Select Physical Drives diagram,clickadrivetochooseitforyourspare.
TheIDnumberforchosendriveappearsintheeldbelowthediagram.
6. Click the Submit button.
Ifyouaredonecreatingsparedrives,clicktheFinish button.
Tocreateanothersparedrive,clicktheCreate More button.