Hi,
We have FAS 2750 system running in HA with 1 external DS224C attached(only 12 drives are populated and 12 are free). 2 data aggregates are running on Raid DP, one on each controller. Aggregate 1 has 1 Raid Group, Aggregate 2 has 2 Raid Groups out of which 1 Raid Group has no spare drives. Both Aggregates have dedicated spare drives though.
Now my concern is what will happen if a disk failure will occur in the Raid Group with no Spares? Will it still continue working considering the fact Aggregate has spare drives.
I was looking at ONTAP Documentation which says, "A Single Spare Disk can serve as a hot spare for multiple Raid Groups". I would appreciate if someone can explain and clear my doubts. Attached image from ONTAP Documentation Center.
Regards
Asif Ali
