Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage System: Spare disk may not be freed up after the data disk is online

Asset ID:	1-72-1197903.1
Update Date:	2013-09-12
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Solution 1197903.1 : Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage System: Spare disk may not be freed up after the data disk is online

Applies to:

Sun ZFS Storage 7120 - Version All Versions and later
Sun ZFS Storage 7320 - Version All Versions and later
Sun ZFS Storage 7420 - Version All Versions and later
Sun Storage 7110 Unified Storage System - Version All Versions and later
Sun Storage 7210 Unified Storage System - Version All Versions and later
7000 Appliance OS (Fishworks)

Symptoms

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Spare disk should be marked as available after the data disk comes online.
However due to the below mentioned bug the spare disk continues to be part of the pool.

Cause

This issue is due to an appliance firmware bug.

Solution

Recommended action for the customer:

You will need to engage Oracle Support, by opening a Service Request, so that Oracle Support Services can provide confirmation of this issue and then carry out the appropriate activities to resolve the issue.

Recommended actions for the Oracle Support engineer:

Detach the 'spare' disk - see the following wiki document:

https://stbeehive.oracle.com/teamcollab/wiki/AmberRoadSupport:Spare+disk+not+freed+up+after+data+disk+online

If you cannot access this document engage NAS Storage-TSC for assistance

References

<NOTE:1388529.1> - Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage System: How to Troubleshoot ZFS Storage Pool Issues

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