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After you set the number of assigned hot spares, any deviation from the protection policy threshold

triggers an alert based on the severity level you set.

Related Links

Setting Hot Spare Protection Policy

Dedicated Hot Spare Protection Policy

Global Hot Spare Protection Policy

Storage Component Severity

Component status is indicated by the severity. A component with a Warning or Critical/Failure status

requires immediate attention to avoid data loss, if possible. The status of the component indicates the

combined status of the components and its lower-level objects.

It may be useful to review the Alert Log for events indicating why a component has a Warning or Critical

status.

Table 2. Component Severity

Severity Component Status

Normal/OK — The component is working as

expected.

Warning/Non-critical — A probe or other

monitoring device has detected a reading for the

component that is above or below the acceptable

level. The component may still be functioning, but

it could fail. The component may also be

functioning in an impaired state. Data loss is

possible.

Critical/Failure/Error/Fatal — The component has

either failed or failure is imminent. The component

requires immediate attention and may need to be

replaced. Data loss may have occurred.