Users Guide

Hot Spare Protection Policy
The Set Hot Spare Protection Policy task allows you to set or modify the number of hot spares to be
assigned to the virtual disks.
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 Concepts
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.
Related Concepts
Determining The Health Status For Storage Components
Storage Properties And Current Activity
The Information/Configuration page displays information regarding the storage component. These
properties include details such as the number of connectors (channels or ports) on a controller or the
Enclosure Management Modules (EMM) firmware version.
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