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# 1210

1210 | SYMAPI_AEVENT2_UID_ALERT_HOTSPARE_CHANGE
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Category | status
Component | Disk identifier of the Spare For example: Disk=16B:C2 (for Director 16B, DA Interface C, SCSI ID/Target 2)
Severity | For 5x74 and newer arrays: Normal For older arrays: If invoked: Warning If no longer invoked: Normal
Message | For 5x74 and newer arrays: Disk is lo longer a Spare. Disk is now a Spare. Disk is now an invoked Spare. For older arrays: Spare has been invoked against a failed disk. Spare is no longer invoked against a failed disk.

Unisphere policy name | Hotspare Invoked
Action type | Alert
Solutions Enabler mapping | This alert is registered as a result of registering for SYMAPI_AEVENT2_UID_ALERT_HOTSPARE_CHANGE

Indicates that a disk has started or stopped acting as a spare.

## Note

With Permanent Sparing on newer arrays, a failing disk and a spare will exchange roles. The failed disk will end up as a failed spare, and the spare will end up as a normal disk. The “Disk is now an invoked Spare” event will rarely if ever be delivered.