Chapter 4: Exploring Adaptec Storage Manager ● 50Checking System Status from the Main WindowAdaptec Storage Manager includes an event log for at-a-glance system status and activityinformation. The event log provides status information and messages about activity (or events)occurring in your storage space. Double-click any event to see more information in an easier-to-read format.Warning- and Error-level icons, shown at right, appear next to components(such as systems and logical drives) affected by a failure or error, creating atrail, or rapid fault isolation, that helps you identify the source of a problemwhen it occurs. See Identifying a Failed or Failing Component on page 136 formore information.If your storage space includes a controller with a temperature sensor, or an enclosure with anenclosure management device, such as a SCSI Accessed Fault-Tolerant Enclosure (SAF-TE)processor, temperature, fan, and power module status is displayed by status icons in thePhysical Device view, as shown in the next figure. These status icons change color to indicatestatus (see page 105).For more information, see Monitoring Status and Activity on page 102.Note: By default, all Warning- and Error-level events activate an audible alarm. See If yourenclosure does not have an enclosure management device, the status icons appear but do notindicate status. on page 105 for more information.Getting HelpAdaptec Storage Manager online Help includes conceptual information, glossary definitions,and descriptions of on-screen menus and items, in addition to step-by-step instructions forcompleting tasks.To open the online Help, click the Help button (shown at right). Alternatively, pressthe F1 key, or in the menu bar select Help, then click Search or Contents.Press the Help button in a dialog box or wizard for help with that specific dialog box, window,or procedure.Additionally, you can find the most commonly asked-about information in Quick Answers toCommon Questions... on page 161 of this User’s Guide.EnclosureWarningDisk DriveErrorFan StatusTemperature StatusPower Module StatusStatus Icons
