Adaptec 5405 User Guide - Page 55

Chapter 5: Protecting Your Data ● 55 Assigning a Dedicated Hot Spare or Pool Hot Spare A dedicated hot spare is assigned to one or more specific logical drives. (A dedicated hot spare that has been assigned to protect more than one logical drive is called a pool hot spare.) Note: You must create the logical drive before you can assign a dedicated hot spare. To assign a dedicated or pool hot spare: 1 In the Enterprise View, click the controller on which you want a dedicated hot spare. 2 In the Physical Devices View, click the disk drive you want to designate as a hot spare. (See Hot Spare Limitations on page 54 for help selecting a disk drive.) 3 In the menu bar, select Actions, then click Create dedicated hot-spare drive for, then click the name of the logical drive (in this example, Device 1). A plus sign appears beside the selected disk drive, indicating that it's designated as a dedicated hot spare. (A yellow plus sign indicates an error. See What Do the Hot Spare Icons Mean? on page 55 for help solving the problem.) 4 To use the same dedicated hot spare to protect another logical drive (create a pool hot spare), repeat Step 2 and Step 3. What Do the Hot Spare Icons Mean? Icon Explanation Healthy global or dedicated hot spare Action No action required. Error on hot spare: ● Hot spare is not assigned to any logical drives ● Create at least one logical drive on the same controller ● Hot spare is too small to protect the logical drive(s) it's assigned to ● Designate larger disk drive as hot spare ● Global hot spare was designated before any logical drives were built Hot spare has been built into a logical drive after disk drive failure ● Create at least one logical drive on the same controller Designate replacement or other available disk drive as new hot spare; remove 'hot spare' designation from disk drive (see Removing or Deleting a Dedicated Hot Spare)