The disk replace command will do what you need:

 

filer> disk replace start <disk to be replaced name> <spare disk name>

 

this will copy the contents of the disk (no rebuild involved) and put the original disk in the spare pool. If a rebuild is currently in progress wait for it to finish before doing the disk replace

 

Graham

 

 


From: Ellis, Brent [mailto:interi@bu.edu]
Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 12:03 PM
To: toasters@mathworks.com
Subject: moving data off of a spare disk.

 

I have a situation where a disk failed and the rebuild started on the spare from another shelf of disks.  The spare was larger than the original failed disk and I need that spare to be available for the aggregate using the larger disks.

 

How do I force the data off that disk and onto one of the other spare disks?  Do I just wait for the rebuild to finish and then fail it?

 

 

Brent

Boston University