Spare disks get auto-partitioned when not needed
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Applies to
- ONTAP 9
- RAID groups with partitioned and not partitioned drives within the same aggregate.
Issue
- Partner node is under spare low condition:
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Partner node:
RAID group /aggr1_n1/plex0/rg1 (normal, block checksums)
RAID Disk Device HA SHELF BAY CHAN Pool Type RPM Used (MB/blks) Phys (MB/blks)
--------- ------ ------------- ---- ---- ---- ----- -------------- --------------
dparity 2a.01.18P1 2a 1 18 SA:A 0 SSD N/A 7294921/14939998720 7294929/14940015104 (fast zeroed)
parity 9b.02.18P1 9b 2 18 SA:B 0 SSD N/A 7294921/14939998720 7294929/14940015104 (fast zeroed)
data 2a.01.6P1 2a 1 6 SA:A 0 SSD N/A 7294921/14939998720 7294929/14940015104 (fast zeroed)
data 9b.02.6P1 9b 2 6 SA:B 0 SSD N/A 7294921/14939998720 7294929/14940015104 (fast zeroed)
...Pool0 spare disks
RAID Disk Device HA SHELF BAY CHAN Pool Type RPM Used (MB/blks) Phys (MB/blks)
--------- ------ ------------- ---- ---- ---- ----- -------------- --------------
Spare disks for block checksum
spare 9b.02.22P3 9b 2 22 SA:B 0 SSD N/A 61153/125241856 61161/125258240 (fast zeroed)
spare 9b.02.23P3 9b 2 23 SA:B 0 SSD N/A 61153/125241856 61161/125258240 (fast zeroed) -
Local node have one whole spare disk available:
Pool0 spare disks
RAID Disk Device HA SHELF BAY CHAN Pool Type RPM Used (MB/blks) Phys (MB/blks)
--------- ------ ------------- ---- ---- ---- ----- -------------- --------------
Spare disks for block checksum
spare 9b.02.10P3 9b 2 10 SA:A 0 SSD N/A 61153/125241856 61161/125258240 (fast zeroed)
spare 9b.02.11P3 9b 2 11 SA:A 0 SSD N/A 61153/125241856 61161/125258240 (fast zeroed)
spare 2c.11.14 2c 11 14 SA:B 0 SSD N/A 14651040/30005330432 14651290/30005842608 (not zeroed)
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- Local disk is automatically partitioned although an unpartitioned spare disk is required on local:
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Partner node:
Pool0 spare disks
RAID Disk Device HA SHELF BAY CHAN Pool Type RPM Used (MB/blks) Phys (MB/blks)
--------- ------ ------------- ---- ---- ---- ----- -------------- --------------
Spare disks for block checksum
spare 9b.02.22P3 9b 2 22 SA:B 0 SSD N/A 61153/125241856 61161/125258240 (fast zeroed)
spare 9b.02.23P3 9b 2 23 SA:B 0 SSD N/A 61153/125241856 61161/125258240 (fast zeroed)
spare 2c.11.14P1 2c 11 14 SA:A 0 SSD N/A 7294921/14939998720 7294929/14940015104 (fast zeroed) -
Local node:
RAID group /aggr1_n2/plex0/rg2 (normal, block checksums)
RAID Disk Device HA SHELF BAY CHAN Pool Type RPM Used (MB/blks) Phys (MB/blks)
--------- ------ ------------- ---- ---- ---- ----- -------------- --------------
dparity 2c.11.12 2c 11 12 SA:B 0 SSD N/A 14651040/30005330432 14651290/30005842608 (fast zeroed)
parity 9d.12.12 9d 12 12 SA:A 0 SSD N/A 14651040/30005330432 14651290/30005842608 (fast zeroed)Pool0 spare disks
RAID Disk Device HA SHELF BAY CHAN Pool Type RPM Used (MB/blks) Phys (MB/blks)
--------- ------ ------------- ---- ---- ---- ----- -------------- --------------
Spare disks for block checksum
spare 2c.11.14P3 2c 11 14 SA:B 0 SSD N/A 61153/125241856 61161/125258240 (fast zeroed)
spare 9b.02.10P3 9b 2 10 SA:A 0 SSD N/A 61153/125241856 61161/125258240 (fast zeroed)
spare 9b.02.11P3 9b 2 11 SA:A 0 SSD N/A 61153/125241856 61161/125258240 (fast zeroed)
spare 2c.11.14P2 2c 11 14 SA:B 0 SSD N/A 7294921/14939998720 7294929/14940015104 (fast zeroed)
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- Aggregates or RAID groups with unpartitioned disks don't have spare drives available in local, caused local spare low condition:
[LocalNode: config_thread: raid.rg.spares.low:error]: /aggr1_n2/plex0/rg2