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When a physical drive in a disk array fails and a spare drive of the same type and adequate capacity is
available, the disk array will begin to rebuild automatically using the spare drive.
In Tree View, click on the Spar Drive icon to see the Spare Drives List, or to create or delete an existing spare
drive. Click on any spare drive in the list to information about the drive. Spare Drive Information includes:
•
Spare Drive ID
•
Physical Drive ID
•
Spare Type
•
Revertible [
Yes/No
]
•
Operational Status
•
Spare Check Status
•
Physical Capacity
• Configurable Capacity
•
Block Size
•
Drive Interface
•
Model
•
Location
• Configuration Status
•
Serial Number
•
Firmware Version
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A Spare Check verifies the operational status of your spare drives. You can also schedule a Spare Check.
To check a spare drive:
1. Click the Spare Drives icon.
2. Click the Spare Check tab.
3. From the Physical Drive drop-down menu, choose the spare drive you want to check. Or choose All to
check all the spare drives at the same time.
4. Click the
Submit
button.
The results of the Spare Check appear under Spare Check Status in the Information tab. “Healthy” means
normal condition.
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