Spare Drive - Promise Technology VTrack M-Class M200f Product Manual

Spare Drive

Spare Drive Information
When a physical drive in a disk array fails and a spare drive of adequate capacity
is available, the disk array will begin to rebuild automatically using the spare
drive. See "Critical & Offline Disk Arrays" on page 286.
The Spare Drive–Information tab provides information about the selected
physical disk drive.
• Spare ID – Consecutive number assigned when the spare drive was created.
• Physical Drive ID – The ID number of this physical drive.
• Spare Type – Global, can be used by any disk array. Dedicated, can only be
used by the assigned disk array.
• Revertible – Yes or No. A revertible spare drive automatically returns to its
spare drive assignment after the failed physical drive in the disk array is
replaced.
• Spare Check Status – The result of the Spare Check function. Healthy or Not
Checked.
• Physical Capacity – Theoretical capacity of the drive in GB.
• Configurable Capacity – Capacity of the drive in GB actually available for
use.
• Block Size – Sector size in bytes.
• Drive Type – SATA or PATA.
• Model – Drive Manufacturer's model name and/or number.
• Location – The enclosure and slot number where the spare drive is
physically installed.
• Configuration Status – Type of spare drive: Global, Revertible Global,
Dedicated, Revertible Dedicated.
• Operational Status – OK is normal. Can also show Rebuilding or Offline.
• Serial Number – From the drive manufacturer.
• Firmware Version – From the drive manufacturer.
Locate a Spare Drive
To locate a spare drive in the VTrak subsystem enclosure:
1. Click the Subsystem
2. Click on the Spare Drives
3. Click on the Spare Drive
4. In Management View, click on the spare drive in the graphic.
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