Assigning and Unassigning Hot-Spares

You can manually assign or unassign specific disk drives as hot-spares, or you can select the number of hot-spares you want and let the management software assign or unassign the disk drives automatically.

Assigning and Unassigning Hot-Spares Manually

To manually assign or unassign a hot-spare:

  1. Click Sun StorEdge 6130 Configuration Service.
  2. The Array Summary page is displayed.

  3. Click the array for which you want to assign or unassign a hot-spare.
  4. The Volume Summary page is displayed.

  5. Click Physical Storage > Disks.
  6. The Disk Summary page is displayed.

  7. Select the disk drive you want to assign or unassign as a hot-spare drive.
  8. Do one of the following:
    • To assign the selected disk as a hot-spare, click Assign Hot-Spare.
    • To unassign the selected disk as a hot-spare, click Unassign Hot-Spare
    • The Disk Summary page is displayed with the updated information.

Assigning and Unassigning Hot-Spares Automatically

When the management software assigns the hot-spares, it balances the request for spares across all trays within the array and ensures that the hot-spare drive is of the same type as the other disks in the same tray. It also verifies that the disk drives are unassigned, enabled, and in the optimal state.

To enable the management software to assign or unassign a hot-spare:

  1. Click Sun StorEdge 6130 Configuration Service.
  2. The Array Summary page is displayed.

  3. Click the array for which you want to assign a hot-spare.
  4. The Volume Summary page is displayed.

  5. Click Administration > General Setup.
  6. The General Setup page is displayed.

  7. In the Array Hot-Spares Change field, select the number of hot-spares, from 0 to 15, that you want to assign to this array. Selecting a number larger than what is currently configured assigns additional hot-spares, while a smaller number unassigns hot-spares.
  8. Click OK.
  9. The management software assigns or unassigns the specified number of hot-spares. The management software balances the selection among trays within the array.