HP ProLiant DL380 G9 P440ar Raid 50 can not add hot spare

[Ric_Va_Geek]

Server build with 6 Drives set in Raid 50. I did not have other drives to set as "Hot Spare" at the time of loading the server. I add the 2 drives that are identical and Smart Storage Administrator (SSA)  does not give me the option to add them as a Hot Spare for the Raid 50 array. Any work arounds out there to add an unassighned drive as "Hot Spare" Thank you in advance.

[support_s]

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1. HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen10 Server - Spare Parts

2. HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen9 Server - Spare Parts

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[Suman_1978]

Hi,

Need to check a few things first:
Are the drives detected by the server?
Does SSA see the Drives as Unassigned drives?
Check if the SSA needs to be updated or P440ar firmware needs an update.

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[Ric_Va_Geek]

@Suman_1978 

Are the drives detected by the server?

Does SSA see the Drives as Unassigned drives?

YES, They show as unassigned.

SSA Version  5.30.6.0 And firmware from the latest:

SPP  P35938_001_spp-2021.05.0-SPP2021050.2021_0504.129

Both firmware and the software are the latest that I know from the information above. How can I get the version of  firmware from the storage controler?  So I can post in this message.

Thanks for the help Suman_1978

[Suman_1978]

Hi,

Have you tried using the CLI version of SSA to configure the drives?
Refer to the SSA Guide,
Check this video, Adding spare disk from SSACLI.

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