Users Guide

Swapping two virtual disks
1. Enter the BIOS Configuration Utility. See Entering the BIOS configuration utility.
2. In the Main Menu screen, select the Swapping Two Virtual Disks and press Enter.
3. Use the arrow keys to highlight a virtual disk at the Virtual Disk field. Press Insert.
4. Use the arrow keys to highlight another virtual disk. Press Insert.
5. Press Enter to swap the virtual disks.
NOTE: Only two virtual disks can be swapped at a time.
NOTE: When you create up to 30 virtual disks and swap the virtual disks using the BIOS Configuration Utility, the
order of the virtual disk in option ROM (OPROM) appears different from the order of the virtual disk in operating
system.
Managing the hot spare disks
Manage Hot Spare(s) screen enables you to assign or unassign a global or dedicated hot spare(s).
1. Enter the BIOS Configuration Utility. See Entering the BIOS configuration utility.
2. In the Main Menu screen, use the arrow keys to select Manage Hot Spare(s) and press <Enter>.
The Manage Hot Spare(s) screen display:
● global hot spare disks
● dedicated hot spare disks
Assigning the global hot spare disks
A global hot spare disk is a backup physical disk that can be used by any redundant virtual disk. It is not assigned (dedicated)
to any specific virtual disk. Virtual disks can typically be rebuilt by using a global spare disk, as long as the global hot spare is
not already part of the virtual disk and has enough available capacity. Unlike a dedicated hot spare, a global hot spare can be
assigned at anytime, even while tasks are running on virtual disks.
NOTE:
A hot spare can be created only if a physical disk is in the Ready or Normal state in the Physical Disks field. If the
physical disk is in the Online state, the disk is being used by a virtual disk and cannot be selected as a hot spare.
Perform the following procedure to assign a global hot spare disk:
1. Enter the BIOS Configuration utility. See Entering the BIOS configuration utility.
2. In the Main Menu screen, select the Manage Hot Spare and press <Enter>.
3. Select Assign Global Hot Spare(s). Press <Enter>.
4. Use the up or down arrow key to select a physical disk(s) to be used as a global hot spare(s). Press <Insert>.
5. Press <Enter> to add the global hot spare.
6. Press the <C> key to confirm the action.
Unassign hot spare disks
1. Enter the BIOS Configuration utility. See Entering the BIOS configuration utility.
2. In the Main Menu screen, select the Manage Hot Spare and press Enter.
3. Select Unassign Hot Spare. Press Enter.
4. Use the up or down arrow key to select the physical disk to delete as a hot spare.
5. Press Insert. To delete the hot spare, press Enter
6. Press the C key to confirm the action.
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BIOS Configuration Utility