Starting device parity protection with hot spare protection

 

This topic provides instructions for hot spare protection.

To start device parity protection with hot spare protection with the command line, take the following steps:

1. Start System Service Tools (STRSST), and specify the user name and password.

2. On the System Service Tools (SST) display, select Work with disk units.

3. On the Work with Disk Units display, select Work with disk configuration.

4. On the Work with Disk Configuration display, select Work with device parity protection.

5. On the Work with device parity protection display, select Start device parity protection - RAID 5 with Hot Spare Protection or Start device parity protection - RAID 6 with Hot Spare Protection depending on the level of parity protection that is desired

If there is a sufficient number hot spare disk units already available, the system will not create any additional hot spares.

 

Parent topic:

Setting up hot spare device parity protected disk units