User's Manual

Dedicated Hot Spare Protection Policy
Table 35. Hot Spare Properties
Property Definition
RAID Level Indicates the RAID level(s) for which you want to
configure the hot spare protection policy.
Minimum Number of Disks Indicates the minimum number of physical disks to
be assigned as dedicated hot spares for the
selected RAID level(s).
Severity Level Displays the severity level you want to assign to
the generated alert, if this policy is violated.
NOTE: The status of the virtual disk is
determined by the severity level you specify
for this policy.
Related Links
Hot Spare Protection Policy
Setting Hot Spare Protection Policy
Global Hot Spare Protection Policy
Resetting The Hot Spare Protection Policy
Clear RAID Layout to reset the dedicated hot spare protection policy.
Global Hot Spare Protection Policy
Table 36. Global Hot Spare Protection Policy Properties
Property Definition
Enable Global Hot Spare Enables the Global Hot Spare Protection Policy.
Minimum Number of Disks Displays the minimum number of physical disks to
be assigned as global hot spares for the controller.
Severity Level Displays the severity level that you must assign to
the generated alert, if the Global Hot Spare policy
is violated.
Consider Global Hot Spare Policy when
determining Virtual Disk status
Storage Management considers the Global Hot
Spare policy to determine the status of the virtual
disk. The status of the virtual disk is determined by
the severity level you specify for this policy.
NOTE: When assigning a global hot spare, consider a physical disk that has higher capacity, which
can replace a disk when a disk fails in the controller.
Considerations For Hot Spare Protection Policy
• The dedicated hot spare protection policy is not applicable to SCSI, SAS/iR, PERC and H200
controllers.
• RAID 0 does not support hot spares or protection policy.
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