HP NetRAID 1 Controller - Manual (Page 31)

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C. Managing RAID With HP NetRAID Assistant
Procedures for performing some of the most common RAID management functions are described in
this section. Many of the adapter’s management functions can be performed using the drag-and-drop
feature of the graphical interface in HP NetRAID’s Management Menu.
Rebuilding a Failed Physical Drive
The data of a failed physical drive will automatically be rebuilt onto another drive that is standing by
as a hot spare.
If you do not have a hot spare standing by, you will need to rebuild the failed drive or a drive that is
in the Ready state. Rebuild a drive by following these steps:
1. In the Physical Devices box, use the mouse pointer to highlight the physical drive icon.
2. From the Physical Drv Menu, choose Rebuild.
If you want to physically replace the failed hard drive with another hard drive, refer to your
NetServer's user instructions for directions on replacing hard drives.
Adding a Hot Spare
With at least one drive in the Ready state, drag a Ready drive icon to the Global Hot Spare Pool
icon.
Hot Spares can be Global, i.e., available to every array, or Dedicated, i.e., available only to a
specified array. To make a Dedicated Hot Spare, from the main menu highlight the Ready drive and
select Make Hot Spare from the Physical Drv Menu. A dialogue box opens, prompting you to
choose to make the hot spare global (available to all arrays) or dedicated (available only to a
specified array). To make a Dedicated Hot Spare, click on the Dedicated Hot Spare selection and
select from the pulldown menu the array to which you want to dedicate the hot spare; then click OK.
Dedicated Hot Spare Target Selection Box