Recovery - Defragment Array - IBM System Storage DS3500 Introduction And Implementation Manual

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Figure 14-146 Confirm Reconstruct
4. The drive will have a status of Replaced while the reconstruction is occurring. The array
and logical drive(s) will have a status of Degraded until the reconstruction has completed
You can view the progress of a logical drive reconstruction by selecting the logical drive in
the Logical tab of the DS Storage Manager (Subsystem Management) window as shown
in Figure 14-147.
Figure 14-147 Reconstruction - Progress

14.14.11 Recovery - Defragment Array

You can use the Defragment Array function to consolidate all free capacity on a selected
array. Using this option lets you create additional logical drives from the maximum amount of
free capacity. A fragmented array can result from logical drive deletion or from not using all of
the available free capacity in a Free Capacity node during logical drive creation.
Keep these guidelines in mind when you defragment an array:
You cannot cancel the operation after it begins.
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