- Wait for the array to become healthy (not degraded).
- Add the replacement disk and configure it as a dedicated spare.
- Physically pull the global spare and wait for the system to start using the dedicated spare disk.
- Replace the global spare disk. It will show up as ‘leftover’ (LEFTOVR).
- Clear the metadata on the leftover disk (Menu: top level: Tools: ‘Clear disk metadata’).
- Re-add the disk as a global hot spare (Menu: Top level: Provisioning: ‘Manage Global Spares’).
Tags: P2000, Storageworks by Bert Zefat
No Comments »