Global Hot Spare

Question

Hello,       I would like to know if there is a guide on how to configure a global hot-spare for PERC6/E and PERC6/I with the latest firmware.       I have tried to do it but I get some errors and never si the global hotspare on the virtual disk list. This is some of the error I get:   2385 Fri Feb 05 11:47:49 2010 Storage Service The Critical level set for the hot spare protection policy is violated for the Virtual Disk.: Virtual Disk 1 (OS) Controller 0 (PERC 6/i Integrated) 2385 Fri Feb 05 11:47:49 2010 Storage Service The Critical level set for the hot spare protection policy is violated for the Virtual Disk.: Virtual Disk 1 (OS) Controller 0 (PERC 6/i Integrated) 2385 Fri Feb 05 11:47:49 2010 Storage Service The Critical level set for the hot spare protection policy is violated for the Virtual Disk.: Virtual Disk 0 (DATA) Controller 0 (PERC 6/i Integrated)      Thanks.

theflash1932 · Answer

What are the complete specs of the existing drives and the new drive?  Sounds like a drive mismatch.

festuc · Answer

They are SAS 15K, but ones are 3.5' and the other 2.5'.   Maybe this is the problem.   Thanks.

grm139 · Answer

did you check the disk capacity? spares should be equal or grater . . .

PowerEdge HDD/SCSI/RAID

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