Changing a hot spare by using the Storage Array Configuration Wizard

You can use the Storage Array Configuration Wizard to select a different physical disk to use as a hot spare in a storage array. When you complete this wizard, it submits a utility job named Configure Storage Array. When the job completes successfully, the hot spare has been changed.

To change a hot spare by using the Storage Array Configuration Wizard

  1. On the Tools menu, click Wizards>Storage Array Configuration Wizard.

  2. On the Welcome panel, select the storage array that contains the hot spare that you want to change, and then click Next.

  3. Do one of the following:

    To designate a hot spare as an available physical disk

    Do the following in the order listed:

    • In the Hot Spares list, select the hot spare that you want to return to the Available Physical Disks list.

    • Click the bottom right arrow to move the selected hot spare to the Available Physical Disks list.

    To designate an available physical disk as a hot spare

    Do the following in the order listed:

    • In the Available Physical Disks list, select one or more physical disks that you want to use as hot spares.

    • Click the bottom left arrow icon to move the selected physical disks to the Hot Spares list.

  4. Click Next.

  5. On the Summary panel, ensure that the Hot Spare Count is correct, and then click Finish.

    Backup Exec submits a Configure Storage Array job to change the hot spares.

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