Areca ARC-1200 - Activate Incomplete Raid Set; Create Hot Spare; Delete Hot Spare

WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATION
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The new additional capacity can be utilized by one or more
volume sets. The volume sets associated with this RAID set have
chance to modify RAID level or stripe size. Follow the instruction
presented in the “Modify Volume Set ” to modify the volume sets;
operation system specic utilities may be required to expand
operating system partitions.
6.5.4 Activate Incomplete Raid Set
If one of the disk drives is removed in power off state, the RAID
set state will change to “Incomplete State”. If the user wants to
continue to power-on the SATA RAID controller, the user can use
the “Activate Raid Set” option to active the RAID set. After the
user completes this function, the “Raid State” will change to “De-
graded Mode”.
To activate the incomplete the RAID set, click on the “Activate
Raid Set” link. A “Select The RAID SET To Activate” screen is
displayed showing all RAID sets existing on the current controller.
Click the RAID set number to activate in the select column.
Click on the “Submit” button on the screen to activate the RAID
set that had a disk removed (or failed) in the power off state. The
SATA RAID controller will continue to work in “Degraded Mode”.
6.5.5 Create Hot Spare
When you choose the “Create Hot Spare” option, all unused
physical devices connected to the current controller appear.
Select the target disk by clicking on the appropriate check box.
Click the “Conrm The Operation” check box and click the “Sub-
mit” button in the screen to create the hot spares. The “Create
Hot Spare” option gives you the ability to dene a hot spare for
RAID 1 to rebuild if you swap the failed drive.
6.5.6 Delete Hot Spare
Select the target hot spare disk to be deleted by clicking on the
appropriate check box. Click the “Conrm The Operation” check
box and click the “Submit” button on the screen to delete the hot
spares.