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Spare Drive

Spare Drive Information

When a physical drive in a disk array fails and a spare dri ve of ad equate cap acity
is available, the disk array will begin to rebuild automatically using the spare
drive. See “Critical & Offline Disk Arrays” on page286.
The Spare Drive–Information tab provides information about the selected
physical disk drive.
• Spare ID – Consecutive number assig ned whe n the sp are dri ve was c reated.
• Physical Drive ID – The ID number of t his physical drive.
• Spare Type – Global, can be use d by any dis k array. Dedicated, can only be
used by the assigned disk array.
• Revertible – Yes or No. A revertible spare drive automatically returns to its
spare drive assignment after the failed physical drive in the disk array is
replaced.
• Spare Check Status – The re sult o f th e Spare Check function. Healthy or Not
Checked.
• Physical Capacity – Theoretical c apa city of the drive in GB.
• Configurable Capacity – Capacity of the drive in GB actually available for
use.
• Block Size – Sector size in bytes.
• Drive Type – SATA or PATA.
• Model – Drive Manufacturer's model name and/or number.
• Location – The enclosure and slot number where the spare drive is
physically installed.
• Configuration Status – Type of spare drive: Global, Revertible Global,
Dedicated, Revertible Dedicated.
• Operational Status – OK is normal. Can also show Rebuilding or Offline.
• Serial Number – From the drive manufacturer.
• Firmware Version – From the drive manufacturer.
Locate a Spare Drive
To locate a spare drive in the VTrak subsystem enclosure:
1. Click the Subsystem icon in Tree View.
2. Click on the Spare Drives icon.
3. Click on the Spare Drive icon.
4. In Management View, click on the spare drive in the graphic.