Adaptec 58300 - SAS Storage Controller 300 MBps Installation And User Manual

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Chapter 10: Understanding Adaptec Storage Manager ● 45Physical Devices ViewThis view displays information about the drives, enclosures, and other physical devicesattached to the controller. The devices are organized numerically. The display for each channelor port includes information on maximum speed, the number of the channels on thecontroller, and the number of devices attached to the controller.Indicators, next to the controller name, report status of the fan and temperature modules onSAF-TE (enclosure management) devices and other devices that monitor these conditions. Theindicator colors are:● Blue—Normal● Yellow—Warning● Red—Error● Gray—Not applicable to the devices.For example, the fan indicator changes to yellow when one fan fails; it changes to red when asecond fan fails and cooling is no longer adequate.Logical Devices ViewThis view displays information about the logical devices created using the physical devices,including the number of logical devices, the RAID level of each device, and whether a logicaldevice is protected by a hot spare.You can create and delete logical devices in the Logical devices view by selecting the Createoption and using the Create wizard.Changing How Drives are DisplayedYou can choose how information is displayed in the Physical devices view by clicking one of thefollowing buttons in the Logical devices view.Displays physical device information in text format. This is the default view.Displays physical device information in full size capacity format. A full-length bar is displayed for each drive, regardless of capacity. A smallsegment on each drive is reserved for the RAID signature; this area isindicated by a gray cap at the end of each bar.Note: Note: A drive shaded in light blue is not part of any diskgroup.Displays physical device information in relative size capacity format. A full-length bar is displayed for the largest drive; proportionally shorter bars aredisplayed for other drives.