topic Re: new disk shelf DS4243 to fas 6130 in ONTAP Hardware

new disk shelf DS4243 to fas 6130

seffysefix — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 06:27:24 GMT

Hello,

i have FAS 6130 with 1 shelf SAS connected. (1aggr)

i want to add 1 more shelf, but SATA disks (12 SATA disks)

the setps are:

1 - connect the new shelf to the controller with the SAA cable

2 - assign the new disks to the conroller, how? (with disk assign command, any aother way?)

3 - add the new assigned disks to new aggr with oncommand system manager RAID type: RAID-DP, right?

1 spare disk.

comment?

thx!

Re: new disk shelf DS4243 to fas 6130

scottgelb — Mon, 14 May 2012 15:26:44 GMT

We prefer 2 spare disks for maintenance garage. That way disks rapid raid recover and failed drives can be tested to see if they can go back in the spare pool

Re: new disk shelf DS4243 to fas 6130

seffysefix — Tue, 15 May 2012 07:14:38 GMT

thx Scoot,

for only 12 disks, i think i would stay with 1 spare disk

Re: new disk shelf DS4243 to fas 6130

scottgelb — Tue, 15 May 2012 13:58:35 GMT

Agreed. With only 12 disks. I missed that in the original post reading on my phone.

Re: new disk shelf DS4243 to fas 6130

radek_kubka — Tue, 15 May 2012 14:09:08 GMT

It's horses for courses - one hot-spare means more capacity to use; two hot-spares enable drive maintenance, which can investigate a 'dodgy' disk in the background & copy data across before it fails, rather than do a fully-blown RAID rebuild.

Regards,
Radek