This section describes the steps for manually configuring
a physical drive as a Hot Spare. Note that
these steps assume you have started IRM and (if applicable) selected
the HP RAID 4Si controller you want to configure the Hot Spare on.
Menu path: "Management
Menu" → Configure → View/Add Configuration
The "View/Add Configuration- ARRAY SELECTION MENU" displays.
From the available
physical drives (shown as RDY), highlight the physical drive you want to designate
as a Hot Spare and press F4.
You are asked to confirm that
you want to designate that physical drive as a Hot Spare.
If you do not want to make that drive a Hot Spare,
select NO. You are placed back in the "View/Add
Configuration - ARRAY SELECTION MENU." Press Esc; you are placed in the "Configure" menu.
Go to step 5.
If you want to make that drive a Hot Spare, select YES. You are placed back in the "View/Add
Configuration - ARRAY SELECTION MENU." Note that the physical
drive now shows as HSP. Go to step 3.
Press Esc. The "Logical Drives Configured" screen,
with the "Save Configuration" dialog box to the
upper right, displays. You are placed in the "Save Configuration" dialog
box.
Select YES. The configuration is saved; press any key. You
are placed in the "Configure" menu.
Press Esc. You are placed in the "Management Menu."
Press Esc. An exit confirmation dialog box displays.
Highlight YES and press Enter; IRM ends.
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