Your RAID 5 array on a Smart Array sustains a drive failure. A host spare replaces the failed drive and rebuilds successfully. After replacing the failed drive with a new drive, what happens next?

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Options

• AThe spare drive replicates its data to the new drive and both work as a mirror until you evict the
• BThe new drive stays offline until you assign it to the array, at which point it automatically takes the
• CThe new drive re-assumes its place in the RAID set and after data rebuild is complete, the drive that
• DThe new drive becomes a spare drive and you must go to the ACU to remove the old spare drive and

• A
  10% (2)
• B
  5% (1)
• C
  81% (17)
• D
  5% (1)

Explanation

Industry Standard Architecture - Student Guide 1 - Page 269: Online spare drives As soon as the failed drive is replaced, data is automatically rebuilt on the new drive. After data has been completely rebuilt on the new drive, the online spare returns to its role as an online spare drive. This avoids roaming online spare drives.

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