Promise Technology EX4650A, EX8650A user manual Disk Array Management, Viewing Disk Arrays

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Chapter 4: SuperBuild™ Utility

Disk Array Management

Disk array management includes these functions:

Viewing Disk Arrays (page 61)

Viewing Disk Array Information (page 61)

Creating a Disk Array (page 62)

Changing Disk Array Settings (page 63)

Rebuilding a Disk Array (page 63)

Deleting a Disk Array (page 63)

Viewing Disk Arrays

The SuperBuild utility displays information about the disk arrays managed by the SuperTrak controller.

1.In the Main Menu, highlight Disk Array Management and press Enter. The information includes:

ID – The consecutive number of the disk array in the order it was created, beginning with 0.

Disk Array Name – The name you assigned to the disk array. Capacity – Data capacity of the disk array in GB.

Status – OK is normal. Can also show Rebuilding, Degraded, Critical, or Offline.

2.Highlight Return to Previous Menu and press Enter.

Viewing Disk Array Information

To view disk array information:

1.In the Main Menu, highlight Disk Array Management and press Enter. The Disk Array Management screen displays.

2.Highlight the Disk Array you want to see and press Enter.

The Disk Array Info and Setting screen displays. The information includes:

Disk Array ID – The consecutive number of the disk array in the order it was created, beginning with 0

Disk Array Name – The name you assigned to the disk array Capacity (Free) – Total data capacity of the disk array in GB Capacity (Configurable) – Usable data capacity of the disk array in GB Number of Physical Drives – Number of physical drives in this disk array Number of Logical Drives – Number of logical drives in this disk array

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Promise Technology EX4650A, EX8650A Disk Array Management, Viewing Disk Arrays, Viewing Disk Array Information