Does my controller support this feature? See Supported Features.
Use the Cancel Rebuild task to cancel a rebuild that is in progress. If you cancel a rebuild, the virtual disk remains in a degraded state. The failure of an
additional physical disk can cause the virtual disk to fail and may result in data loss. It is recommended that you rebuild the failed physical disk as soon as
possible.
Assign and Unassign Global Hot Spare
Does my controller support this feature? See Supported Features.
A global hot spare is an unused backup disk that is part of the disk group. Hot spares remain in standby mode. When a physical disk that is used in a virtual
disk fails, the assigned hot spare is activated to replace the failed physical disk without interrupting the system or requiring your intervention. When a hot
spare is activated, it rebuilds the data for all redundant virtual disks that were using the failed physical disk.
You can change the hot spare assignment by unassigning a disk and choosing another disk as needed. You can also assign more than one physical disk as a
global hot spare.
Global hot spares must be assigned and unassigned manually. They are not assigned to specific virtual disks. If you want to assign a hot spare to a virtual
disk (it replaces any physical disk that fails in the virtual disk) then use the Assign and Unassign Dedicated Hot Spare.
You should be familiar with the size requirements and other considerations associated with hot spares. For more information, see the following:
l Protecting Your Virtual Disk with a Hot Spare
l Considerations for Hot Spares on PERC 4/SC, 4/DC, 4e/DC, 4/Di, 4e/Si, 4e/Di, PERC 5/E, PERC 5/i, PERC 6/E, PERC 6/I, and CERC 6/I Controllers
l Considerations for Hot Spares on CERC SATA1.5/6ch, S100, and S300 Controllers
l Global Hot Spare Considerations on a SAS 6/iR
Online and Offline
Does my controller support this feature? See Supported Features.
The Online and Offline tasks only apply to physical disks that are included in a redundant virtual disk and attached to a PERC 4/SC, 4/DC, 4e/Si, 4e/Di, 4e/DC,
or 4/Di controller.
Use the Offline task to deactivate a disk before removing it. Use the Online task to reactivate an offline disk. In some cases, you may want to use the Online
task on a failed disk in an attempt to recover data from the disk. For more information, see Using the Physical Disk Online Command on Select Controllers.
To online or offline the physical disk:
1. Review the physical disk that must be made online or offline. When making a physical disk offline, be aware that there can be data loss. Back up your
data, if necessary. If you want to blink the physical disk, click the Blink button.
2. Click Online or Offline when ready or click Go Back to Previous Page.
To locate this task in Storage Management:
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