User`s manual

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Chapter 7: SAS2 BIOS Configuration Utility
7-6 Hot Spare Disks
You can create one or two global hot spare disks to protect the data on mirrored
volumes on a SAS2 controller. You can also delete hot spare disks.
Creating Hot Spare Disks
Follow these steps to add global hot spare disks to an existing volume. The steps begin
with the A
DAPTER LIST screen that appears when the configuration utility starts:
1. In the ADAPTER LIST screen, use the arrow keys to select the SAS adapter with the
volume that needs hot spare disks and then press E
NTER.
The ADAPTER PROPERTIES screen appears (see Figure 7-2).
2. Use the arrow keys to select RAID PROPERTIES, and then press ENTER.
The SELECT NEW VOLUME TYPE screen appears (see Figure 7-3).
3. Select VIEW EXISTING VOLUME.
The VIEW VOLUME screen appears (see Figure 7-6). If necessary, press Alt + N to
switch to another volume on this adapter.
4. Select M
ANAGE VOLUME.
The MANAGE VOLUME screen appears (see Figure 7-12).