Chapter 5: Management with WebPAM PRO
Transitioning a Disk Array
Transition is the process of replacing a revertible spare drive that is currently part of a disk array with an unconfigured physical drive or a
In order to run the Transition function:
•The spare drive must be Revertible.
•You must specify an unconfigured physical drive of the same or larger capacity to replace the revertible spare drive.
To run Transition:
1.Click the Subsystem 
icon in Tree View.
2.From the dropdown menu on the Background Activities tab, choose Start Transition.
3.Choose an unconfigured physical drive from the list of available drives.
After Transition is completed, refresh the screen. The revertible spare drive will
be listed under the Spare Drives 
icon and the disk array’s operational status will show OK.
To set Transition priority, see “Making Background Activity Settings” on page 109.
Preparing a Disk Array for Transport
Important
Before you can use this feature:
•There must be a dedicated spare disk drive assigned to this disk array.
•The disk array’s Operational Status must be OK.
To prepare a disk array for transport:
1.Click the Subsystem 
icon in Tree View.
2.Click the Disk Arrays 
icon.
3.Click the Disk Array 
icon.
4.Click the Transport tab in Management View.
5.Click the Submit button.
6.In the confirmation box, type the word confirm in the field provided.
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