beautypg.com

Removing a global hot spare – HP Surestore Disk Array 12h and FC60 User Manual

Page 275

background image

Managing the Disk Array Using SAM 275

M

a

na
ging

the

Di
sk
Array

on HP-UX

5. Select the disk to be used as a global hot spare.

Only unassigned disks, identified by a white status indicator, are available for selection
as hot spares.

6. Click O

K

to add the global hot spare and exit the screen, or click Apply if you want to

add more global hot spares.

Removing a Global Hot Spare

If you need to increase the available capacity of your disk array, you can do so by removing
a global hot spare. The global hot spare will be added to the unassigned disk group and can
be used to bind a LUN. However, the loss of the global hot spare may make your disk array
more vulnerable when a disk failure occurs.

To remove a global hot spare:

1. On the main SAM screen, double-click the Disks and File Systems icon.

2. On the Disks and File Systems screen, double-click the Disk Devices icon. The Disk

Devices list is displayed. There is an entry for each disk array controller.

3. Select a controller for the appropriate disk array from the Disk Devices list.

4. Select the Actions menu, the Disk Array Maintenance menu option, and then Remove

Hot Spare. The Delete Hot Spare screen is displayed showing all current global hot
spares, which are identified by a blue status indicator.

5. Select the global hot spare you want to remove.

6. Click O

K

to remove the global hot spare and exit the screen, or click Apply if you want

to remove additional global hot spares.