Promise Technology EX8650A, EX4650A user manual Managing Disk Arrays, Locating a Disk Array

Chapter 5: Management with WebPAM PRO

Managing Disk Arrays

Disk Array Management includes the following functions:

•Viewing Disk Arrays (page 127)

•Locating a Disk Array (page 127)

•Creating a Disk Array (page 128)

•Deleting a Disk Array (page 134)

•Viewing Disk Array Information (page 134)

•Making Disk Array Settings (page 135)

•Creating a Logical Drive (page 136)

•Deleting a Logical Drive (page 137)

•Migrating a Disk Array (page 138)

•Rebuilding a Disk Array (page 139)

•Running PDM on a Disk Array (page 140)

•Transitioning a Disk Array (page 141)

•Preparing a Disk Array for Transport (page 141)

Viewing Disk Arrays

To view the disk arrays in this enclosure plus any expanded or cascaded enclosures:

1.Click the Subsystem icon in Tree View.

2.Click the Disk Arrays icon.

A list of disk arrays appears in Management View.

Click the DA link to view a specific disk array. See “Viewing Disk Array Information” on page 134.

Locating a Disk Array

Virtual or Third Party Enclosures

Support for this feature depends on how your system or enclosure was set up. Direct-connect systems with individual LED connections and SGPIO enclosures support individual physical drive LEDs. Other systems or enclosures might or might not support them.

To locate a disk array in the enclosure, click the Locate DAx button. The LEDs for the carriers holding the physical drives used by the disk array will blink for one minute.

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