Galaxy 65 User Guide
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When you enable SMART, the SMART events are recorded in the event log, which lets you monitor your
disk drives or analyze why a disk drive failed. For more information about the event log, refer to the X24
Subsystem Getting Started Guide. On most disk drives, SMART is disabled by default by the
manufacturer.
To enable or disable SMART changes:
1From SAM, select Manage Galaxy 65 Subsystem > General Config > Disk Configuration.
The Disk Configuration page displays.
2Select the SMART option you want.
3Click Change Disk Option Configuration.
4Select Manage Galaxy 65 Subsystem > Utilities and click Rescan to have your changes take effect.
6.1.6 Blinking a Drive LED
You can blink the LED on a specific disk drive.
To blink a drive LED:
1From SAM, select Manage Galaxy 65 Subsystem > Utilities > Disk Drive Utilities.
The Blink Drive LED page displays listing all devices.
2Select the disk drive whose LED you want to blink.
3Click Blink Selected Device LED.
The disk drive continues blinking its LED until you click Unblink Selected Device LED.
6.1.7 Taking Down a Disk Drive
Caution This function is only for testing and could result in data loss. It should not be used in normal operation.
The Down Drive function sets the status of a disk drive in a fault-tolerant array to down. This forces the
Galaxy 65 Subsystem to remove it from the array and marks the array as critical. The downed disk drive
is marked as Leftover and you cannot add it back to the array. You also cannot take down any additional
disk drives in the array.
If you have a properly sized dedicated or global spare, this will cause a reconstruct on the affected array.
For more information about reconstructing an array, refer to the X24 Subsystem Getting Started Guide.
To take down a disk drive:
1From SAM, select Manage Galaxy 65 Subsystem > Utilities > Disk Drive Utilities > Down Disk Drive.
The Down Disk Drive page displays listing all devices.
2Select the disk drive you want to take down.
3Click Down Selected Drive.