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VTrak E-Class Product Manual
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5. Highlight Spare Type and press the spacebar to toggle between Dedicated
and Global.
Dedicated means this spare drive can only be used with the specified disk
arrays. Global means this spare drive can be used by any disk array.
If you chose Dedicated, a default disk array is shown with possible
alternative choices.
To choose different array, highlight the array and press the backspace key to
erase the current number, then type the new number.
6. Press Ctrl-A to save the spare drive.
Making Spare Drive Settings
To change spare drive settings:
1. From the Main Menu, highlight Spare Drive Management and press Enter.
A list of the current spare drives appears, including the following parameters:
2. Highlight the spare drive you want to change and press Enter.
3. Highlight the setting you want to change:
• Revertible – A revertible drive can be returned to spare status after you
replace the failed drive in a disk array. See “Transition” on page 303 for
more information.
• Type – Dedicated means this spare drive can only be used with the
specified disk arrays. Global means this spare drive can be used by any
disk array.
4. Press the spacebar to toggle between the choices.
5. For dedicated spares, type the array number the spare is assigned to.
6. Press Ctrl-A to save your settings.
Running Spare Check
To run Spare Check:
1. From the Main Menu, highlight Spare Drive Management and press Enter.
A list of the current spare drives appears.
2. Highlight the spare drive you want to check and press Enter.
3. Highlight Start Spare Check and press Enter.
The results appear next to Spare Check Status in the same window. Healthy
means normal.