Chapter 5: Protecting Your Data ● 55Assigning a Dedicated Hot Spare or Pool Hot SpareA dedicated hot spare is assigned to one or more specific logical drives. (A dedicated hot sparethat has been assigned to protect more than one logical drive is called a pool hot spare.)Note: You must create the logical drive before you can assign a dedicated hot spare.To assign a dedicated or pool hot spare:1 In the Enterprise View, click the controller on which you want a dedicated hot spare.2 In the Physical Devices View, click the disk drive you want to designate as a hot spare. (SeeHot Spare Limitations on page 54 for help selecting a disk drive.)3 In the menu bar, select Actions, then click Create dedicated hot-spare drive for, then clickthe name of the logical drive (in this example, Device 1).A plus sign appears beside the selected disk drive, indicating that it’s designated as adedicated hot spare. (A yellow plus sign indicates an error. See What Do the Hot SpareIcons Mean? on page 55 for help solving the problem.)4 To use the same dedicated hot spare to protect another logical drive (create a pool hotspare), repeat Step 2 and Step 3.What Do the Hot Spare Icons Mean?Icon Explanation ActionHealthy global or dedicated hot spare No action required.Error on hot spare:● Hot spare is not assigned to any logicaldrives● Create at least one logical drive on the samecontroller● Hot spare is too small to protect thelogical drive(s) it’s assigned to● Designate larger disk drive as hot spare● Global hot spare was designated beforeany logical drives were built● Create at least one logical drive on the samecontrollerHot spare has been built into a logical driveafter disk drive failureDesignate replacement or other available diskdrive as new hot spare; remove ‘hot spare’designation from disk drive (see Removing orDeleting a Dedicated Hot Spare)
