SSA RSM The Hot Spare Pool View Attaching Resources Disk View Contents

This page displays the selected Hot-spare Pool attributes. The Hot-spare disk resources and the array components that atre protected by this pool are shown. Select a serial number to display the Disk View.

For more information regarding the use of Hot-spare Pools see the Hot-spare Pool List help.

Hot-spare pool Attributes:

Hot-spare Pool Status

Full

The number of Hot-spare disks in the pool equals the pool size.

Empty

There are no Hot-spares disks in the pool.

Reduced

The number of Hot-spare disks in the pool is less than the configured number but greater than the minimum number.
When the pool was created, it contained a particular number of Hot-spare disks. It now contains less than that number.

Critical

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

Inconsistent

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

There are array components without hot-spare protection. 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 from another pool.

Unused

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

Hot-spare Disk Member Attributes:

Array Components Protected by this Pool:


Actions:

Refresh

This action updates the current page.

Add Hot-spare

This action allows you to add another Hot-spare disk to this pool. A list of candidates will be shown, these are the disks which are currently 'Free' and those which are in the Global Pool.

Modify Attributes

This action allows you to modify the attributes of this pool. That is, to modify the Minimum Number of Hot-spare disk resources this pool may have before an error is raised.

Delete

This action allows you to delete a Hot-spare Pool and return all the Hot-spare disk resources to the relevant Global Pool


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