This section describes how the filer reacts to a disk failure when a hot spare disk is not available.
If a disk fails, the filer
The filer does not shut down automatically.
Caution: After the filer is finished reconstructing data on the hot spare disk, replace the failed disk with a new hot spare disk as soon as possible so that there is always a hot spare disk available in the system. For information about replacing a disk, refer to "Disk management tasks."
If a second disk fails and there is no hot spare disk available, contact Network Appliance Technical Support, as described in "Getting technical assistance."
In addition to disk failure and hot spare disk replacement activity, the /etc/messages file on the root volume logs any failure in a periodic check of the hot spare disk. For more information, refer to the na_sysconfig(1) and na_messages(5) man pages.
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