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DataDirect Networks EF2800 FC RAID Storage System User Guide (V 1.0)
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spare, on either SM. The screen includes information for each
drive: Loop ID for each channel (------ indicates a single ported
drive), Size, Vendor, Model or serial number or node and WWN
(press <T> to toggle the display), Rev (firmware revision), Usage,
and Usage.
7.
Select the drives you want to use for the array and press <Enter>.
Use the
↑
or
↓
key to scroll through the list and press <Enter> to
select it. Each selected drive turns gray in the drive list. After you
selected the correct number of drives, the system automatically
goes to the next screen.
You may want to select drives from different disk channels (I/O
modules), which keeps the array online even if one channel
becomes unavailable.
If the array is mirrored, RAID 3, RAID 4, RAID 5, or RAID 50
and
you have one or more drives left, the Number of Spares screen
displays.
8.
If the Number of Spares screen displays, enter the number of
spares you want to add and press <Enter>.
This creates dedicated spares that can only be used by this array.
A dedicated spare drive will not be available for any other use. If
you do not want a dedicated spare, enter
0 .
The Select Drives screen displays.
9.
If the Select Drives screen displays, select the drive you want to
use as a dedicated spare and press <Enter>.
Only available drives, that is, drives that are not members of an
array and are not assigned as a dedicated or pool spares, will be
displayed. You can delete a dedicated spare from the array at any
time. For more information, see section
F.1.2 on page 277 .
Use the
↑
or
↓
key to scroll through the list and press <Enter> to
select it. Each selected drive turns gray in the drive list. After you
selected the correct number of drives, the system automatically
goes to the next screen.