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Appendix C: Software Installation
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Adding/Deleting Hotspares
(*Note: In order to rebuild a RAID (RAID 0 or RAID 1), you would need to add a
new HDD as a hotspare.)
1. Turn on your computer and press Ctrl+A as prompted to access the ARC Utility.
2. From the ARC menu, select Array Confi guration Utility.
3. From the ACU menu, select Add/Delete Hotspares and press <Enter>. The
following screen appears:
To Add a HotSpare Drive
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, press <Enter>.
5. Press 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.
To Delete a HotSpare Drive
4. From the List of "Assigned HotSpare Drives" (in the right window), select the
hotspare drive you want to delete, and press <Delete> and <Enter>.
5. Press yes when the following prompt is displayed: "Do you want to Delete the
Hotspare?" (Yes/No?)
The hotspare drive you have selected will be deleted.