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Swap a disk to spare for your advice?

HENRYPAN2 — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 05:49:45 GMT

Dear NetApp Gurus,

Would you please advice the process to swap a disk into spare disk?

Thanks in advance + Happy Wednesday

Henry

radek_kubka — Wed, 13 Nov 2013 15:54:33 GMT

Hmm, I'm not quite sure what do you mean by that - removing a disk from aggregate?

The only way to accomplish this is to destroy an aggregate unfortunately.

HENRYPAN2 — Wed, 13 Nov 2013 18:27:08 GMT

Yes Radek,

Would you please share the procedure of destroy an aggregate to making a spare disk?

Thanks in advance + Happy Wednesday

Henry

GLENYU5820 — Wed, 13 Nov 2013 18:58:26 GMT

Hi Henry,

I am thinking below cli might do what you want

disk zero spares

The OS will take the data from this disk to another spare, after the copy is done, it will mark it as spare.

Test it if you can.

Thanks

Glen

GLENYU5820 — Wed, 13 Nov 2013 22:19:16 GMT

Hi Henry,

Let me try again!

Is this helping you?

Thanks

Glen

HENRYPAN2 — Wed, 13 Nov 2013 22:28:19 GMT

Saluting Glen for the correct answer!

You got 10 points:>)

Thanks for your kindly jump in to help me out.

Henry