# Creating a standby hot-spare drive

Note: This action is not supported on the ServeRAID-8i SAS controller, ServeRAID-7t SATA controller, and the integrated RAID controller.

Use this action to create a standby hot-spare drive.

1. In the Physical devices view, click (ready physical drive) or (hot-spare drive).
2. Right-click Create standby hot-spare drive. The ServeRAID Manager creates the standby hot-spare drive.

   Note: A standby hot-spare drive with a blue plus sign next to it indicates that the logical devices are protected by the hot spare. A standby hot-spare drive with a yellow plus sign next to it indicates that:

   - The drive is too small to protect any drives in the logical devices
   - None of the logical devices support hot spares (for example, a RAID Level-0 array)
   - No logical devices are defined

## More information

- Choosing to create a standby hot-spare drive
- Deleting a hot-spare drive
- RAID levels that can use a hot-spare or standby hot-spare drive

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