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Starting device parity protection with hot spare protection

You can start device parity protection with hot spare protection using the system service tools (SST).

  1. Start system service tools (STRSST), and specify the user name and password.
  2. On the System Service Tools (SST) display, select Work with disk units.
  3. On the Work with Disk Units display, select Work with disk configuration.
  4. On the Work with Disk Configuration display, select Work with device parity protection.
  5. On the Work with device parity protection display, select Start device parity protection - RAID 5 with hot spare or Start device parity protection - RAID 6 with hot spare depending on the level of parity protection that is desired.
    Note: If there is a sufficient number of hot spare disk units already available, the system does not create any additional hot spare disk units.


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Last updated: Wed, September 28, 2016