Undo The Global Spare Drive - Spectra Logic Spectra T950V User Manual

Chapter 13 — Drive Troubleshooting

Undo the Global Spare Drive

After you physically replace the failed drive (see Replace a Drive on
page 446), use the following steps to begin using the replacement drive and
return the Global Spare to the pool of available spare drives.
1. Log into the library as a user with superuser or administrator
2. Use your storage management software to prepare the Global Spare
3. When the Global Spare drive is empty and offline, select 
4. Click Global Spare for the partition that contained the failed drive to
5. Click Release Spare next to the drive you physically replaced.
6. Use your storage management software to bring the newly installed
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privileges.
drive. Refer to your storage management software documentation for
information.
a. Stop all storage management software activity to the Global Spare
drive that replaced the failed drive.
b. If necessary, use your storage management software to eject the
cartridge from the drive and return it to its slot.
c. Take the Global Spare drive offline.
Configuration > Partitions on the toolbar menu to display the Shared
Library Services screen.
display the Global Spare Usage screen.
Figure 201 Click Release Spare to begin using the
replacement drive you installed.
The BlueScale software stops substituting the Global Spare for the drive
it replaced and reconfigures the replacement drive back into the
partition. The Global Spare is then available to be used again, as needed.
drive online and resume backup operations. Refer to your storage
management software documentation for instructions.
Using a Global Spare Drive
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