Chapter 17. Hot Spare Pools (Tasks)

Table of Contents

Hot Spare Pools (Task Map)
Creating a Hot Spare Pool
Associating a Hot Spare Pool With Volumes
Maintaining Hot Spare Pools

Hot Spare Pools (Task Map)

The following task map identifies the procedures that are needed to manage Solaris Volume Manager hot spare pools.

Task

Description

For Instructions

Create a hot spare pool

Use the Solaris Volume Manager GUI or the metainit command to create a hot spare pool.

How to Create a Hot Spare Pool

Add slices to a hot spare pool

Use the Solaris Volume Manager GUI or the metahs command to add slices to a hot spare pool.

How to Add Additional Slices to a Hot Spare Pool

Associate a hot spare pool with a volume

Use the Solaris Volume Manager GUI or the metaparam command to associate a hot spare pool with a volume.

How to Associate a Hot Spare Pool With a Volume

Change which hot spare pool is associated with a volume

Use the Solaris Volume Manager GUI or the metaparam command to change which hot spare pool is associated with a volume.

How to Change the Associated Hot Spare Pool

Check the status of hot spares and hot spare pools

Use the Solaris Volume Manager GUI, the metastat command, or metahs -i command to check the status of a hot spare or hot spare pool.

How to Check the Status of Hot Spares and Hot Spare Pools

Replace a hot spare in a hot spare pool

Use the Solaris Volume Manager GUI or the metahs command to replace a hot spare in a hot spare pool.

How to Replace a Hot Spare in a Hot Spare Pool

Delete a hot spare from a hot spare pool

Use the Solaris Volume Manager GUI or the metahs command to delete a hot spare from a hot spare pool.

How to Delete a Hot Spare From a Hot Spare Pool

Enable a hot spare

Use the Solaris Volume Manager GUI or the metahs command to enable a hot spare in a hot spare pool.

How to Enable a Hot Spare