SSA RSM The Hot-spare Pool List Resource List (Hot-spare) Resource List (Rejected) Contents

Hot-spare Pools are only available with the
IBM Advanced SerialRAID/X Adapter


This page displays the Hot-spare Pools which are available for use by the RAID 1, 5 & 10 array resources attached to the selected adapter.

Hot-spare Pools can only protect arrays on the same SSA loop, network. The Pool ID contains the Network ID and the pool number.

Array members can be assigned to use Hot-spare Pools on an individual basis. On the relevant Disk View select u>Assign Hot-spare Pool.

If an array member which is 'Rejected' was not assigned to a pool while it was a member of the array, and the Hot-spare Enabled array attribute is set to 'On', the array can use the Global Hot-spare Pool on the relevant network. These pools are named A0 and B0 respectivly.

Note:

Hot-spare resources created on adapters other than the IBM Advanced SerialRAID Adapter/X will be assigned to its network's global pool when viewed from the IBM Advanced SerialRAID/X Adapter.

Hot-spare Pool Attributes:

Pool OK

Pool Icon (Good) This shows the current state of the Pool. In this case, the pool is healthy. Concise information relating to the pool is displayed when this icon is selected. JavaScript Popup.

Pool Bad

Pool Icon (Fault) This icon is displayed if a fault has been detected with the relevant pool. This is an animated gif, the red disk cycles through all three Hot-spare disks, 1000 iterations. Concise information relating to the pool is displayed when this icon is selected. JavaScript Popup.


Hot-spare Pool Status

Full (Good)

The number of Hot-spare disks in the pool equals the number of Hot-spare drives that are configured for the pool.

Empty

The pool contains no Hot-spare disk drives, or the Hot-spare disk drives that are in the pool are not suitable as member disk drives of the pool.

Reduced

The number of Hot-spare disks in the pool is less than the number of Hot-spare disk drives that were originally configured, but greater than the minimum number. of Hot-spare disk drives for that pool.

Critical

The number of Hot-spare disks in the pool is less than the specified minimum number of Hot-spare disk drives for that pool.

Inconsistent

Configuration data for the Hot-spare pool is saved on all Hot-spare disk drives. The Hot-spare disk drives that are in the pool, however, do not contain the same configuration data. Two or more of the Hot-spare Pools have conflicting information. That is, possibly one of the Hot-spare Disks has been assigned, or exchanged into the wrong pool.

Inadequate

One or more array components that are members of this pool are larger than the largest available Hot-spare Disk. Assign a new Hot-spare Disk into the pool which is larger, or the same size as the largest array component that is protected by this pool.

Mixed

An array in this pool has used a Hot-spare disk drive that is from another pool.

Unused

Hot-spare disks exist in the pool, but they are not protecting any array components.


Actions:

Refresh

This action updates the current page.

Create Hot-spare pool

This action allows you to create a new Hot-spare Pool, via the Create Hot-spare pool page.


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