IBM Storwize V5010

150 Implementing the IBM Storwize V5000 Gen2 with IBM Spectrum Virtualize V8.1
Mark as
The internal drives in the IBM Storwize V5000 Gen2 storage system can be assigned to the
following usage roles by right-clicking the drives and selecting the Mark as option, as shown
in Figure 4-10:
򐂰 Unused: The drive is not in use, and it cannot be used as a spare.
򐂰 Candidate: The drive is available for use in an array.
򐂰 Spare: The drive can be used as a hot spare, if required.
Figure 4-10 Selecting the internal drive “Mark as” action
Defining a new role to a drive depends on the current drive usage role. These dependencies
are shown in Figure 4-11.
Figure 4-11 Internal drive usage role table