Mirroring DisksConfiguring Software 3-135. In your disk-management tool, convert this disk to a dynamic disk and add thevolumes to the volume mirrors. See the online Help for your disk-management tool.6. Wait for the disks to resynchronize before continuing. When the volume mirrors aresynchronized, on the other disk of the pair, remove the volumes from the mirroredvolume.7. Revert this disk to basic.8. In ftSMC, add this physical disk to the RDR virtual disk. See “Using RDR to MirrorDisks in Internal Storage” on page 3-8.Creating a Spare Bootable Hard Disk1. Immediately after the upgrade, mirror the system disk as described in “Using RDRto Mirror Disks in Internal Storage” on page 3-8.2. After the disks have synchronized, deport the disk that is the mirror of the systemdisk.To deport the disk, open ftServer Management Console (ftSMC), right-click the diskyou want to deport, and click Deport Physical Disk from RDR Virtual Disk. Formore information, see the Help for ftSMC.3. Physically remove the mirrored system disk from the system. Label and store thisdisk, which is now the spare bootable hard disk, in a safe place.4. Insert another disk in the same slot and mirror the system disk as described in“Using RDR to Mirror Disks in Internal Storage” on page 3-8. Leave this disk in thesystem.Related Topic“Booting from a Spare Bootable Hard Disk” on page 3-13Booting from a Spare Bootable Hard Disk1. Remove power from the system.2. Remove the two copies of the system disk.3. Insert the spare disk and restart the system.
