Editing copy-back mode

Copy-back mode determines whether data on spare drives is restored after a failed drive is recovered.

Before you begin

The Storage Administrator (Provisioning) role is required to perform this task.

Procedure

  1. Open the Edit Parity Groups window.

    In Command Suite:

    1. On the Resources tab, click Storage Systems, and then expand All Storage Systems and the target storage system.

    2. Click Parity Groups.

    3. Select one or more parity groups, and then click Edit Copy-back Mode.

    In Device Manager - Storage Navigator:

    1. Click Storage Systems, and then expand the Storage Systems tree.

    2. Click Parity Groups.

    3. On the Parity Groups tab, select a parity group.

    4. Click More Actions Edit Copy-back Mode.

  2. Select Edit Copy-Back Mode, and then select one of the following options:

    • Enable: When a failed drive is recovered, data that was copied to the spare drive is returned to the recovered drive.
    • Disable: When a failed drive is recovered, data that was copied to the spare drive is left on the spare drive.

  3. Click Finish.

  4. In the Confirm window verify the settings.

  5. In the Task Name field enter a unique name or accept the default, and then click Apply.

    If Go to tasks window for status is checked the Tasks window opens.
Parent Topic
  • Spare drives and copy-back mode

    Spare drives are mounted separately from the data drives for usual write and read operation. If a failure occurs in a data drive, data is copied to a spare drive so that the storage system can continue to be available.