Spectra T50e - Using DLM to Test an LTO Drive

Chapter 13—Drive Troubleshooting Using a Global Spare Drive
August 2017 User Guide—Spectra T50e Library
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4. ClickMENU > Configuration > PartitionstodisplaythePartitions
screen.
5. ClickGlobal Spareforthepartitionthatcontainsthefaileddriveto
displaytheGlobalSpareUsagescreen.
Note: TheGlobalSparebuttonisnotpresentifadriveisnot
configuredasaGlobalSpareforthepartition(seeAssigna
GlobalSpareDriveonpage174).
6. ClickUse Sparenexttothedriveforwhichyouwanttosubstitutethe
GlobalSparedrive.Waitforthelibrarytocompletethesparing
operation.
Notes:  Whenyouselectthedrivetoreplace,theBlueScalesoftware
disablestheselecteddriveandconfiguresanavailableGlobal
SparedrivetoreportthesameWWNandserialnumberas
thedriveitisreplacing. Thefaileddrivecanthenberemoved
andreplacedthenexttimeyouarephysicallyatthelibrary.
 IfyouhavemorethanoneavailableGlobalSparedriv e,the
libraryautomaticallyselectsadriveinnoparticularorder.
Figure 273 Click Global Spare to begin the process of
replacing a partition drive with a Global Spare drive.
Figure 274 Click Use Spare for the drive you want to replace.