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bootable? (Yes/No):" The bootable array will then be deleted and the asterisk
will disappear.
Note:
do not use the delete key to delete a bootable array.
Adding/Deleting Hotspares
Note:
In order to rebuild a RAID (RAID 0 or RAID 1), you need to add a new
HDD as a hotspare.
1. Turn on your computer and press <Ctrl> + <A> as prompted to access the
ARC Utility.
2. From the ARC menu, select
Array Confi guration Utility
(ACU).
3. From the ACU menu, select
Add/Delete Hotspares
.
4. Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight and select the disk you want to
designate as a hotspare, and press <Insert>, then press <Enter>.
5. Select "Yes" when the following prompt is displayed: "Do you want to create
spare?" (Yes/No?)
The spare you have selected will appear in the Select Drive Menu.
Initializing Disk Drives
If an installed disk does not appear in the disk selection list for creating a new
array or if it appears grayed out, you may have to initialize it before you can use
it as part of an array. Drives attached to the controller must be initialized before
they can be used in an array.
Caution:
Initializing a disk overwrites the partition table on the disk and makes
any data on the disk inaccessible. If the drive is used in an array, you may not
be able to use the array again.
Do not
initialize a disk that is part of a boot array. To determine which disks
are associated with a particular array, please refer to
Viewing Array Properties.
1. Turn on your computer and press <Ctrl> + <A> when prompted to access
the ARC utility.
2. From the ARC menu, select
Array Confi guration Utility (ACU)
.
3. Select
Initialize Drives
.
4. Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight the disk you wish to initialize
and press
Insert
(as shown on the following screen).
5. Repeat Step 4 so that both drives to be initialized are selected.
6. Press
Enter
.
