# Creating arrays and hot-spare drives

Complete the following steps to create arrays:

1. Click the appropriate Array tab in the right pane:

   Then, from the list of ready drives, select the drives you want to move to the array: |

2. Click >> (Add selected drives) to add the drives to the array. You can click >> (Add all drives) to move all ready drives to an array.
3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 for each additional array or hot-spare drive that you want to configure.
   Note: To create a spanned array, the arrays to be spanned must be identical (that is, they must have the same number of physical drives).
4. If you do not want to create spanned arrays, continue to step 5. Otherwise, select the Span arrays check box .
   Then, click Next. If you created two arrays only, ServeRAID Manager uses those arrays to create a spanned array; continue to step 5. Otherwise, the "Create spanned arrays" window opens.
5. After you select the ready drives for your arrays and hot-spare drive, click Next. The "Create logical drives" window opens.

To return to the "Express and Custom configuration" window, click Back.
To leave the Configuration wizard, click Cancel.

## More information

- Understanding creating basic arrays
- Example: Express configuration
- Creating spanned arrays
- Understanding creating spanned arrays
- Configuring the ServeRAID controller: the basic steps

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