Promise Technology EX8650, EX8658, EX8654, EX4650 Managing Logical Drives, Viewing Logical Drives

SuperTrak EX Series User Manual

Managing Logical Drives

Logical drive management includes these functions:

•Viewing Logical Drives (page 92)

•Viewing Logical Drive Information (page 92)

•Creating a Logical Drive (page 93)

•Initializing a Logical Drive (page 94)

•Changing Logical Drive Settings (page 95)

•Deleting a Logical Drive (page 95)

Note

For an explanation of the logical drive concepts and the choices you can make when you create your logical drive, see “Chapter 7: Technology Background” on page 219.

For information about logical drive problems, see “Chapter 8: Troubleshooting” on page 257.

Viewing Logical Drives

To view your logical drives:

1.In the Main Menu, highlight Logical Drive Management and press Enter. The Logical Drive Management screen displays the following information:

ID – The consecutive number of the logical drive in the order it was created, beginning with 0

Logical Drive Name – The user-assigned name for the logical drive Capacity – Data capacity of the logical drive in GB

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

2.Highlight Return to Previous Menu and press Enter.

Viewing Logical Drive Information

To view logical drive information:

1.In the Main Menu, highlight Logical Drive Management and press Enter. The Logical Drive Management screen displays.

2.Highlight the logical drive you want to see and press Enter.

The Logical Drive Info and Setting screen displays. The information includes:

Logical Drive ID – The consecutive number of the logical drive in the order it was created, beginning with 0.

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