Intel SRCU31 user manual Physical Disk Usage, Physical Disk Actions Sheet 1, Usage Description

Using the Storage Console

Figure 4-17. Physical Disk Configuration

Table 4-6. Physical Disk Usage

Usage	Description
Available	Drive is available to be configured as part of a RAID volume, defined as a global hot
	spare or set as pass-through for direct control by the host operating system.
Normal	Drive is fully operational and functional as a member of a RAID volume. This is the
	desired state.
Failed	Accesses to the drive have not completed successfully. The RAID firmware does not
	access a failed drive.
Missing	Drive configured as a member of a RAID volume is not detected. The RAID firmware
	does not access a missing drive.
Offline	Drive is unusable. This state is used to prepare disks for removal from a SAF-TE
	enclosure.
Pass-Through	Drive is not controlled by RAID firmware and thus cannot be a part of a RAID volume.
	The drive is available to the operating system as an individual disk.
Spare	Drive is configured as a global hot spare. See Section 5.1.4.1, “Global Hot Spare” on
	page 5-4for more information.

Table 4-7. Physical Disk Actions (Sheet 1 of 2)

Action	Usage	Description
Begin Format	Available	Formats a drive.
Pass-Through to	Available	Gives control of the drive to the Host.
Host
Claim for RAID	Pass-Through	Gives control of the drive to the RAID subsystem.
Identify Drive	Normal, Available, Spare	Identify a drive.
Mark as Normal	Failed	Marks drive as no longer failed.

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