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Vess R2000 Series User Manual
Managing Spare Drives (CLU)
Spare Drive Management includes the following functions:
• "Viewing a list of Spare Drives (CLU)" on page 137
• "Creating a Spare Drive (CLU)" on page 137
• "Making Spare Drive Settings (CLU)" on page 137
• "Running Spare Check (CLU)" on page 138
• "Deleting a Spare Drive (CLU)" on page 138
Viewing a list of Spare Drives (CLU)
To view a list of spare drives:
4. Highlight Revertible and press the spacebar to toggle between Yes and No.
A revertible drive can be returned to spare status after you replace the failed drive in a disk array. See
"Transition" on page 193 for more information.
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.
From the Main Menu, highlight Spare Drive Management and press Enter.
6. Press Control-A to save the spare drive.
A list of the current spare drives appears, including the following parameters:
Making Spare Drive Settings (CLU)
• ID number
• Operational Status
• Physical Drive ID number
• Configured Capacity
• Revertible – The spare drive returns to spare status after you replace the failed
drive in the disk array. See “Transition” on page 356 for more information.
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:
• Type – Global (all disk arrays) or Dedicated (to specified disk arrays)
2. Highlight the spare drive you want to change and press Enter.
• Dedicated to Array – The array to which a dedicated spare is assigned
3. Highlight the setting you want to change:
For more information, see "Disk Arrays" on page 183.
Creating a Spare Drive (CLU)
Only unconfigured physical drives can be used to make spares. Check your available drives under Physical Drive
Management. Also see "Managing Physical Drives" on page 87.
1. From the Main Menu, highlight Spare Drive Management and press Enter.
2. Highlight Create New Spare Drive and press Enter.
A default physical drive is shown with possible alternative choices.
3. To choose different drive, highlight the drive, press the backspace key to remove the current number, then
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type a new number.
• Revertible – A revertible drive can be returned to spare status after you replace the
failed drive in a disk array. See “Transition” on page 356 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 Control-A to save your settings.