Creating a Spare RAID 1 Drive

Creating a spare RAID 1 drive allows the spare to be quickly added to an existing RAD 1 set in the event of a catastrophic failure. The following example shows the creation of a RAID 1 spare drive.

  1. Start the RAID Wizard. Select "Create Spare Drive For RAID 1" and click Next.

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  1. Select the disk to be used to create the spare. Click Select. The drive will be displayed in the Spare Disks window. Click Next.

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  1. An acknowledgement window will appear. Click Finish. A moving bar will appear in the window while the operation is in progress. Once the window closes, the operation is complete.

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