A-7Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility (ARC)3 Select a drive, then press Insert to assign the drive as a hotspare.The specified drive is displayed in the Assigned Hotsparesdrives list.4 Press Enter to save the hotspare assignment.5 If you are finished managing hotspares, press Y (for yes) whenprompted to return to the main menu.To remove an assigned hotspare from an array:1 Select Manage Arrays from the main menu.2 From the List of Arrays dialog box, select the array from which youwant to remove the assigned hotspare, then press Ctrl+S. TheHotspare Management for Array dialog box is displayed, whichshows drives that can be assigned as hotspares and drives that arealready assigned as hotspares.3 From the Assigned Hotspares drives list, select the drive to beremoved, then press Delete. The specified drive is displayed inthe Select Hotspares drives list.4 Press Enter to save the removed hotspare assignment.5 If you are finished managing hotspares, press Y (for yes) whenprompted to return to the main menu.Initializing DrivesIf a correctly installed disk does not appear in the disk selection listfor creating a new array, or it appears grayed out, you need toinitialize it.Caution:■ During initialization, all data is deleted from the disk.Before proceeding, back up any data.■ If the drive is already used in an array, initialization maymake the array unusable.■ Do not initialize a disk that is part of a boot array. The bootarray is the lowest numbered array (normally 00) in theList of Arrays dialog box. For information on determiningwhich disks are associated with a particular array, seeViewing Array Properties on page A-5.!
