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Hotspares can be used for RAID levels 1, 3 and 5. To make a drive a hotspare, more than
one logical drive must be configured.
To configure a hotspare:
1. From the Power Console main menu, place the cursor over the physical device icon you
want to become a hotspare and click the right mouse button. The Chnl x Trgt x pull
down menu displays.
2. Select Tools from the pull down menu as shown.
3. Select Make Hotspare from the Tools submenu.
NOTE
When you select a device icon, the drive type and the capacity of the selected drive displays
at the bottom of the Power Console main menu.
To undo configuration of a hotspare:
1. From the Power Console main menu, place the cursor over the hot spare icon you want
to deconfigure
2. Select Tools from the pull down menu.
3. Select Fail Drive from the Tools submenu.
Rebuilding a Drive
RAID levels 1, 3, or 5 provide data redundancy. If a drive in a RAID group fails, data
integrity is maintained. If more than one fails (drive not accessible) data loss can occur and
the array becomes critical. You must replace the failed drive and rebuild to a hotspare
immediately to prevent data loss.
