Dell PowerVault 775N (Rackmount NAS Appliance) - Manual (Page 20)

NOTE: For more information on disk management procedures not included in this section, see your NAS Manager
online help.
Listing Available Disks and Viewing Properties
1. Log in to the NAS Manager.
2. Click Disks.
3. On the Disks page, click Disks.
4. Select the adapter that contains the disks you want to list by clicking the adjacent radio button.
NOTE: Controllers labeled as "Di" are integrated RAID controllers. Controllers labeled as "DC" and "QC" are PCI
add-in cards.
5. Click Select in the Tasks column.
A list of available disks is displayed along with the status of each disk.
6. Click the disk whose properties you want to view, and then click Properties.
The Properties page displays information such as disk status, capacity, device type, and vendor.
Rescanning for Disks
1. Log in to the NAS Manager.
2. Click Disks.
3. On the Disks page, click Disks.
4. Select the adapter that contains the disk you want to rescan by clicking the adjacent radio button.
5. Click Select in the Tasks column.
A list of available disks is displayed along with the status of each disk.
6. In the Physical Disks column on the Disks page, select the disk to rescan.
7. In the Tasks list, click Rescan.
8. On the Rescan page, click OK to start the rescan.
Creating a Hot Spare
NOTE: This procedure does not apply to the PERC 3/Di controller, which is the integrated RAID controller on
PowerVault 775N NAS systems.
A hot spare is an unused backup disk that is part of the array group. Hot spares remain in standby mode. When an array disk
in a virtual disk fails, the assigned hot spare will be activated to replace the failed array disk without interrupting the system
or requiring your intervention.
1. Log in to the NAS Manager.