Managing Spare Drives - Asus DS300j G2 Series User Manual

6. Click the Start button to begin the cloning process.
The cloning progress bar displays.
Note the Target Logical Drive ID. Use this number to identify the LUN clone in the Logical Drive list.
If you chose a redundant RAID level, the LUN clone is automatically synchronized after creation.
After the LUN clone is created, you can manage it like any other logical drive. See Making Logical Drive
Settings, Locating a Logical Drive, and Deleting a Logical Drive.
For users to access the LUN clone, you must map it to an initiator. See "Managing LUNs" on page 105.
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Spare drive management includes:
• "Viewing a List of Spare Drives" on page 101
• "Viewing Spare Drive Information" on page 102
• "Creating a Spare Drive Manually" on page 102
• "Deleting a Spare Drive" on page 102
• "Making Spare Drive Settings" on page 102
• "Locating a Spare Drive" on page 103
• "Running Spare Check" on page 103
• "Running a Transition on a Spare Drive" on page 103
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To view a list of spare drives:
1. Click the Storage tab.
2. Click the Spare Drive icon.
Spare Drive information displays, including:
• ID – Spare0, Spare1, etc.
• Operational Status – OK means normal
• Configurable Capacity – Usable capacity of the spare drive
• Physical Drive ID – ID number of the physical drive chosen for this spare
• Revertible – Yes or No
• Spare Type – Global or Dedicated
• Dedicated to Array – ID number of the disk array to which the spare is dedicated
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