# 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 add 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.
4. If you do not want to create a spanned array, skip to step 5. Otherwise, select the Span arrays check box . Then, click Next. If you created two arrays only, the ServeRAID Manager uses those arrays to create the spanned array; continue to step 5. Otherwise, the "Create spanned arrays" window opens.
   Note: To create a spanned array, each array must have the same number of physical drives.
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 "Configuration path" window, click Back.
To leave the Configuration wizard, click Cancel.

## More information

- Creating spanned arrays
- Understanding creating spanned arrays

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