How to configure mirror with hot spare in vxvm

I know how to create mirror with vxassist:
#vxassist -g <diskgroup name> make <volume name> <vol size>
layout=mirror

I know how to create hot spare with vxedit

#vxedit -g <diskgroup name> set spare=on diskname

but i don't how to attach hot spare to mirror? can some one
plz help in this issue..

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SaiKrishna.
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How to configure mirror with hot spare in vxvm I know how to create mirror with vxassist: #vxas..

Answer / deepak kumar

disk needs to be added into disk group with spare=on. this
will automatically put the subdisk once any subdisk on the
disk fails.

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How to configure mirror with hot spare in vxvm I know how to create mirror with vxassist: #vxas..

Answer / srinivas rao.muvva

What is need spare disk for mirror volume.It is having
availablity...rt?
ok..any way ...In veritas we can't make spare disk for
specified volume.we can make spare disk for entire group..

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