To create and delete global hot spares:1. Select Global Hotspares from the Logical Device Configuration menu.The Global Hotspare Management window opens.2. Using the arrow keys, select a drive from the list. Existing hot spares are highlighted.3. Press Ins to create a new global hot spare. Press Del to delete a hot spare.4. Press Enter to save your changes and return to the main menu.Creating and Managing JBODsNote: This option is available on Adaptec Series 6 controllers only.Follow the on-screen instructions to create and manage JBODs.Creating a New JBODA JBOD disk appears as a physical disk drive to the operating system. A JBOD disk is not redundant andnot bootable.To begin creating a JBOD, select Create JBOD from the Logical Device Configuration menu. All thesupported disk drives are displayed. Select a disk drive and Enter.Managing Existing JBODsTo delete a JBOD or morph a JBOD into a simple volume, select Manage JBODs from the Logical DeviceConfiguration menu.From the Manage JBODs menu, you can:• Morph a JBOD into a simple volume.• Delete a JBODNote: When you delete a JBOD, you lose all data on that disk.Converting a JBOD Into a Simple VolumeYou can convert any JBOD into a simple volume.1. Select Manage JBODs from the main Logical Device Configuration menu.2. Select the JBOD that you want to morph into a simple volume and press Ctrl+V.Managing the maxCache PoolNote: This option is available on Adaptec Series 6Q controllers only.Adaptec maxCache uses the compatible Solid State Drives (SSDs) in your system as fast cache memoryfor read-intensive operations. Before you can enable maxCache read caching on a logical device (seeModifying Cache Settings on page 84), you must assign at least one SSD to the maxCache pool.Note: You can configure the maxCache pool only if you have one or more compatibleSolid State Drives installed on the RAID controllers in your system. For a list ofmaxCache-compatible SSDs, refer to the Adaptec Web site atwww.adaptec.com/compatibility.To add a SSD to the maxCache pool or to remove a SSD from the pool:1. Select Manage MaxCache Pool from the Logical Device Configuration menu.All supported SSDs are displayed.Note: Uninitialized SSDs may not appear in the list; see Initializing Disk Drives onpage 85 for more information.2. Using the arrow keys, select a SSD from the list.3. Press Ins to add the SSD to the maxCache pool.86Proprietary and Confidential to PMC-Sierra, Inc.Document No.: CDP-00277-02-A Rev. A, Issue:Serial Attached SCSI RAID Controllers Installation and User's Guide
