Replace A Drive - Spectra Logic Spectra T950V User Manual

Chapter 15 — Maintaining the Drives
6. After you add the drive to the library, you must create or modify a

Replace a Drive

To replace a drive that failed, follow the instructions in the Spectra T200,
T380, T680, T950, and TFinity Drive Installation or Replacement procedure.
Use the cable you disconnected from the failed drive to connect the new
drive to a switch on the arbitrated loop or fabric where the hosts that use
the drives reside.
Do not click Remove. This option removes the drive from the partition. When the
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replacement drive is installed, it is not assigned to the partition from which the
malfunctioning drive was removed.
If you click Remove and the selected drive is the only drive in the partition, the
partition is deleted.
After you replace the drive, do the following to resume operation:
 If you used the Global Spare option to temporarily replace the
 If you did not use the Global Spare option, use your storage
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partition to assign it to the partition or configure it as a Global Spare
drive before you can use it. See Chapter 6 – Configuring and Managing
Partitions, beginning on page 160 for information about creating and
modifying partitions.
Figure 257 The Drives screen.
malfunctioning drive, you can now reclaim the Global Spare drive so
that it is again available for use (see Undo the Global Spare Drive on
page 359). The library automatically switches all incoming
communications to the new drive.
management software to restart any backup processes that were
running to the replaced drive. This restart ensures that the software
recognizes the drive as working and available.
Adding or Replacing a Drive
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