States are as follows:

• Hot spare

  The physical disk is configured as a hot spare.

• Configured

  The physical disk is configured for use.

• Configurable

  The physical disk is available for configuration so that Backup Exec can use it.

• Unconfigurable

  The physical disk cannot be configured because it is in a bad state, or it has failed.

• Allocated

  The physical disk is in the process of configuration.

Values for hardware status are as follows:

• OK

  The physical disk is online.

• Offline

  The physical disk is offline. The virtual disks that use this physical disk may also be offline. Backup Exec cannot access them.

• Failed

  The physical disk has failed. The virtual disks that use this physical disk may also fail. Backup Exec cannot access the virtual disks.

  If hot spares are configured, the virtual disk is automatically rebuilt. If your storage array does not support an automatic rebuild capability, you must use vendor tools to perform a manual rebuild of the virtual disks. Refer to your vendor documentation for the storage array for more information.

Values for hardware health are as follows:

• OK

  The physical disk is online.

• Warning

  The physical disk may fail or produce errors, but it is currently operational.

• Critical

  The physical disk may fail. You should replace the physical disk.