Chapter 6: Modifying Your Direct Attached Storage ● 705 To begin the verification immediately, click Yes.To schedule the verification for later, click Schedule, set the date and time, then clickApply. You can also set the verification to recur. (For more information on schedulingtasks, see page 77.)Note: Don’t power off the system while the verification is in progress. If you do, the verificationwill stop.While the verification is in progress, the logical drive is shown as an animated icon(as shown at right) to indicate that the task is in progress.When the verification is complete, an event notice is generated in the local system’s eventlog (and broadcast to other systems, if you have event notification set up—see NotifyingUsers by Event Log Message About Status and Activity on page 98).You can now continue working on the controller.Enabling/Disabling Background Consistency CheckIf your controller supports background consistency check, ICP Storage Manager continuallyand automatically checks your logical drives once they’re in use. (To see if your controllersupports background consistency check, right-click the controller in the Enterprise View, thenclick Properties.)To enable or disable background consistency check:1 In the Enterprise View, click the controller.2 In the menu bar, select Actions, then click Enable (Disable) background consistency check.The controller is updated with the new setting.Setting the Background Consistency Check PeriodYou can choose how often ICP Storage Manager checks for inconsistent or bad data on yourlogical drives and hot-spares.To change the background consistency check period:1 In the Enterprise view, select a controller.2 Right-click Background Consistency Check, then select Change period.The Change background consistency check period window opens.3 Adjust the slider control from Very Slow (365 days) to Fast (10 days). Alternatively, in theNew Period field, use the arrow keys to increase or decrease the setting.4 Click OK.Increasing the Capacity of a Logical DriveYou can add more disk drive space to a logical drive to increase its capacity (or expand it).Note: The maximum size of a logical drive varies by controller. Refer to your controller’sdocumentation for more information.
