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What is a Hot Spare Disk Cartridge?

April 26, 2017cartridge disk hot spare

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What is a Hot Spare Disk Cartridge?

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A Hot Spare Disk Cartridge is an additional Disk Cartridge installed in a 3U Server that is immediately available as a replacement if a hard disk drive fails. If an active drive fails, the Server continues to operate, no content or user-entered data is lost, and information that was stored on the failed drive is automatically restored to the hot spare. This eliminates the need for an urgent service call and provides peace of mind in marine and other remote installations. The failed Disk Cartridge should be replaced as soon as practical, and upon replacement the new Disk Cartridge becomes the hot spare. The Hot Spare Disk Cartridge feature provides an additional measure of data protection. If a drive fails, the Server is at risk of losing content should a second drive fail. Without a hot spare, the Server cannot begin repairing itself until a replacement Disk Cartridge is installed.