MegaRAID Storage Manager Window and Menus : MegaRAID Storage Manager Main Menu : Creating a Storage Configuration By Using the MegaRAID Storage Manager Software : Creating Hotspare Drives

Creating Hotspare Drives

Hotspares are drives that are available to automatically replace failed drives in a RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, RAID 10, RAID 50, or RAID 60 virtual drive. Dedicated hot spares can be used to replace failed drives in a selected drive group only. Global hot spares are available to any virtual drive on a specific controller.

To add a dedicated or global hotspare drive, follow these steps:

1.

Select the Physical tab in the left panel of the MegaRAID Storage Manager main menu, and click the icon of an unused drive.

For each drive, the window displays the port number, enclosure number, slot number, drive state, drive capacity, and drive manufacturer.

2.

Either select Go To > Physical Drive > Assign Global Hot Spare, or select Go To > Physical Drive > Assign Dedicated Hot Spare.

3.

Perform one of these actions:

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If you selected Assign Dedicated Hotspare, select a drive group from the list that appears. The hotspare is dedicated to the drive group that you select.

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If you selected Assign Global Hotspare, skip this step, and go to the next step. The hotspare is available to any virtual drive on a specific controller.

NOTE  The Assign Global Hot Spare option is not supported if High Availability clustering is supported on the controller.

4.

Click Go to create the hotspare.

The drive state for the drive changes to dedicated or global hotspare, depending on your selection.