Adaptec Storage Manager Using Physical Devices View

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When you select a component in the Enterprise V iew, the disk drives
and logical drives (“devices”) associated with it appear in the Physical
and Logical Devices Views, as shown below.
You can perform most tasks by selecting a controller in the Enterprise
view and working with its associated devices in the Physical and Logical
Devices Views.
Using Physical Devices View
W hen you select a co ntro ller in the Ente rprise V iew, information about
the physical disk drives connected to that controller appear in the
Physical Devices View.
Disk drives designated as hot spares have plus signs (+) beside them:
●A blue plus sign (shown at right) means that the spare is
protecting at least one logical drive.
●A hot spare with a yellow plus sign (shown at right) may not
be large enough to protect the logical drive it’s assigned to, or
may not be assigned to a logical drive.
See Working with Hot Spares on page 90 for more information.
B
y selecting Controller 1
i
n the Enterprise View... ...the disk drives connected to Controller 1 an
d
the logical drives created with those disk
drives appear in the Physical and Logical
Devices Views.
...eight disk drives.Controller 2 is connected to...