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Initializing Disk Drives
If an installed disk does not appear in the disk selection list for creating a
new array or if it appears grayed out, you may have to initialize it before
you can use it as part of an array. Drives attached to the controller must be
initialized before they can be used in an array.
Caution: Initializing a disk overwrites the partition table on the disk and
makes any data on the disk inaccessible. If the drive is used in an array,
you may not be able to use the array again.
Do not initialize a disk that is part of a boot array. To determine which
disks are associated with a particular array, please refer to Viewing Array
Properties.
To initialize drives:
1. Turn on your computer and press <Ctrl+A> when prompted to access the
ARC utility.
2. From the ARC menu, select Array Configuration Utility (ACU) .
3. From the Main menu, select Initialize Drives (as shown on the next
screen).
Adding/Deleting Hotspares
Note: In order to rebuild a RAID (RAID 0 or RAID 1) drive, you first need to
add a new hard disk drive as a hotspare.
1. Turn on your computer and press <Ctrl+A> when prompted to access the
ARC Utility.
2. From the ARC menu, select the Array Configuration Utility (ACU).
3. From the ACU menu, select Add/Delete Hotspares .
4. Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight and select the disk you
want to designate as a hotspare, and press <Insert> and then <Enter>.
5. Select Yes when the following prompt is displayed: "Do you want to
create spare? (Yes/No?)"
The spare you have selected will appear in the Select Drive Menu.