4.2 Operating Without Spare Drives

The following are guidelines for disk failure recovery when a spare drive is not available:


IMPORTANT:

Although the RAID system provides uninterrupted disk access even after a disk failure, do not leave a failed drive unattended to. Without replacement, the system will not survive a second physical drive failure on the same logical drive. A defective drive must be promptly replaced and data rebuilt.


CAUTION:

When performing hot-swapping, be sure to remove only the defective drive. Removing the wrong drive will result in complete, unrecoverable data loss. Use the Enclosure window or Physical View to locate exactly which physical drive has failed.


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