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Items set for Logical Drive
The values of other selection items set for a Logical Drive to be created are defined as shown in the table
below.
Stripe Size Uses the default value set for the RAID Controller. (The value varies depending on the
type of the RAID Controller.)
Cache Mode Uses the default value set for the RAID Controller. (The value varies depending on the
type of the RAID Controller.)
Initialize Mode Full
Making Hot Spares by Easy Configuration
This section describes the information on Hot Spares to be made by the Easy Configuration.
Number of Hot Spares
The number of Hot Spares is defined by the number of unused Physical Devices connected to the RAID
Controller and the number of Physical Devices used for Logical Drives. The number of Hot Spares results from
subtracting [Number of Physical Devices specified for Logical Drives] from [Unused Physical Device count] in
step 2/3 of the [Easy Configuration...] wizard of RAID Viewer or "
econfig" command of raidcmd.
Physical Devices used as Hot Spares
Physical Devices of larger capacities are preferentially used as Hot Spares. Among Physical Devices of the
same capacity, Physical Devices of larger Physical Device Numbers are preferentially used as Hot Spares.
Ex.: For the example shown below, Physical Devices #1 - #7 can be used in Easy Configuration to make two
Hot Spares. Three Physical Devices have the largest capacity of 150GB. Accordingly, use Physical Devices #5
and #6 of larger Physical Device Numbers among the three Physical Devices as Hot Spares.
Figure 18 Assigning Hot Spares in Easy Configuration
Physical Devices in which S.M.A.R.T. errors are detected cannot be used to make Hot Spares.
Modes of Hot Spares
The Easy Configuration can only make Dedicated Hot Spares but cannot make Global Hot Spares.
If more than one Logical Drive is created, the Dedicated Hot Spare can be used for all Logical Drives to be
created.
Device #1
100GB
Device #2
100GB
Device #3
150GB
Device #4
100GB
Device #5
150GB
Device #6
150GB
Device #7
100GB
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