Dell PowerVault 770N (Deskside NAS Appliance) - Manual (Page 21)

2. Click Disks.
3. On the Disks page, click Disks.
4. Select the adapter that contains the disk you want to make a hot spare 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 make a hot spare.
7. In the Tasks list, click Make Hotspare.
Freeing 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.
1. Log in to the NAS Manager.
2. Click Disks.
3. On the Disks page, click Disks.
4. Select the adapter that contains the hot spare you want to free 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 free.
7. In the Tasks list, click Free Hotspare.
Managing Volumes
A volume is an allocation of usable space on one or more physical disks. The NAS Manager allows you to create, delete,
expand, reconfigure, repair, or view the properties of a volume.
NOTE: You can also create volumes using Windows Logical Disk Manager. See " Creating a Dynamic Volume " in
"Advanced Disk and Volume Management."
NOTE: For more information on volume management procedures not included in this section, see your NAS Manager
online help.
Creating a Volume
1. Log in to the NAS Manager.
2. Click Disks.
3. Click Volumes.