Replacing disk while cluster re-striping is in progress

[Zubair-Parsa]

Hello Dear All, 

i have 4 node of HP Storvirtual 4730 under one cluster, after repeiring one of these Nodes, the cluster went to re-string. 

and Now. onother node reports that the hot-spare disk "Preductive failure" is it possible to replace the disk while cluster restring is in progress? 

thanks in advance

Parsa

[giladzzz · Accepted solution]

Hi

The cluster is restriping this is at software level and disk failure is at hardware level ( you still have raid protection).

as you say the disk is in predictive failure that means it is still working if it was failed I would 

replace it. In the state it is you can wait for the restripe to finish.

but even if you replace it it should not stop the restripe.

Give a KUDO if this helps

[Zubair-Parsa]

Hi gilad , 

thanks for you reply and perfect information,