Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller S140 User’s Guide

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Assigning the dedicated hot spare

WARNING:Assigning a disk as a hot spare will cause the data on the disk to be permanently deleted.

NOTE: After a hot spare rebuild, creating new partial virtual disk on the same Linux RAID disk is not supported.

Enter the Dell PERC S140 Configuration Utility. See Entering the DELL PERC S140 Configuration Utility.
Click Virtual Disk Management > Manage Virtual Disk Properties.
Select the virtual disk that is in the ready state from the drop-down menu.
Click Manage Dedicated Hot Spares
Select the physical disk that you want to be assigned as a dedicated hot-spare disk.
Click the link Add Hot Spare Disk.
Confirmation screen appears.
Select Confirm and click YES to complete the dedicated hot spare disk assignment.