Users Guide
Dedicated Hot Spare Protection Policy
Table 36. Hot Spare Properties
Property Denition
RAID Level Indicates the RAID level(s) for which you want to congure 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 link
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 37. Global Hot Spare Protection Policy Properties
Property Denition
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 SAS/iR, PERC, and H200 controllers.
• RAID 0 does not support hot spares or protection policy.
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