You can perform the following actions on the View Array screen:
•To view the next array, press N.
•To create a new array, press C.
Array | Displays the number of this array. | |
Identifier | Displays the identifier of this array. | |
Type | Displays the RAID type. | |
Scan Order | Displays the scan order of the array. | |
Size (MB) | Displays the size of the array. | |
Status | Displays the status of the array. | |
Bay | Displays the bay in which devices are located. | |
Device Identifier | Displays the device identifier. | |
RAID Disk | Specifies the devices (disks) that make up an IM array. If RAID Disk | |
| is Yes, the device is part of an IM array, if No, the device is not part | |
| of an IM array. This field is grayed out under the following conditions: | |
| • The device does not meet the minimum requirements for use in | |
| an IM array. |
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| • The device is not large enough to mirror existing data on the | |
| primary drive. | |
| • This disk has been selected as the hot spare for the IM array. | |
Hot Spr | Specifies whether a device is the hot spare for an IM array. If hot | |
| spare is Yes, the device is used as a hot spare for the IM array, if No, | |
| the device is not used as a hot spare for the IM array. Only one hot | |
| spare per IM array is permitted. A hot spare is not required in an IM. | |
| A hot spare can be specified at array creation, or any time after | |
| creation, provided the array is made up of 5 disks or fewer. This field | |
| is grayed out under the following conditions: | |
| • The device does not meet the minimum requirements for use in | |
| an IM array. |
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| • The array already has a hot spare. | |
| • The array is made up of the maximum number of devices (6). | |
| • The device isn't large enough to mirror existing data on the | |
| primary. The hot spare drive must be greater than or equal to | |
| the size of any drive in any IM volume. | |
Drive Status | xxxx |
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| OK | Disk is online and fully functional. |
| Missing | Disk is not responding. |
| Failed | Disk has failed. |
| Initalizing | Disk is initializing. |
| CfgOffln | Disk is offline at host's request. |
| User Fail | Disk is marked failed at host's request. |
| Offline | Disk is offline for some other reason. |
| Inactive | Disk has been set inactive. |
| Not Syncd | Data on disk is not synchronized with the rest of |
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| the array. |
| Primary | Disk is the primary disk for a 2 disk mirror and is |
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| OK. |
| Secondary | Disk is the secondary disk for a 2 disk mirror and |
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| is OK. |
104 Installing the System