Select a device unit and click a RAIDGroup icon on the part stencil to open the RAIDGroup operation window. Alternatively, select a device unit and select [Design] - [RAIDGroup Operation] from the menu bar or select [RAIDGroup Operation] from the pop-up menu to open the RAID group operation window. The RAIDGroup operation window is shown below.
In the RAID group operation window displayed, create a RAID group, hot spare disk or dedicated hot spare disk as follows:
Select the RAID level of the RAIDGroup to be created. Select the RAID level from [RAIDGroup / Hot Spare] - [RAID Level / Hot Spare]. If [Hot Spare] is selected here, a hot spare disk can be created.Also if [D. Hot Spare] is selected here, a dedicated hot spare disk can be created.
Select the assigned CM of the RAIDGroup to be created. Select a CM from [RAIDGroup / Hot Spare] - [CM]. If [Hot Spare] or [D. Hot Spare] is selected in step 1, it is not able to select a CM.
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It is not able to set the assigned CM, if the storage device is ETERNUS3000, ETERNUS4000 models 80 and 100, or ETERNUS6000.
Select the disks to be composed with the RAIDGroup,hot spare disk or dedicated hot spare disk. Clicking the button representing a disk puts the disk in the selected state, and clicking the button again deselects the disk.Select both the disks to be composed with the RAIDGroup and dedicated hot spare disk if create a dedicated hot spare disk.
After selecting all necessary disks, click the <Make> button.
This completes the procedure for creating the specified RAIDGroup.hot spare disk or dedicated hot spare disk.
