Adaptec xw4100 Software User's Manual

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3-8Adaptec SCSI RAID 2120S/2200S Software User’s GuideFor detailed instructions on using these buttons, see the sectionsViewing Events on page 3-20, User Interface Options on page 3-19,Help on page 3-20, Displaying and Modifying Properties on page 3-21,and Viewing and Creating Tasks on page 3-27.Immediately following the header frame is a controller informationline including the model number of the first Adaptec storagecontroller found in the system and the amount of cache memoryinstalled on that controller.Beneath the controller information are Physical Devices andLogical Devices views that show connected devices and existingarrays on this controller. Click the button to compress theinformation displayed for this controller. Controller informationand device views are repeated for each additional Adaptec storagecontroller in the system.Select the controller by clicking anywhere on the controllerinformation. When the controller is selected, the Events, Propertiesand Tasks buttons change from blue to amber, indicating thatclicking any of them will bring up an additional window withinformation and options specific to this controller.Pop Up Tool TipsIf you position the cursor over a device or button a pop-up tool tipappears. For buttons, the tips contain helpful information about thefunction of the button, while for devices they display additionalinformation.Physical DevicesThe Physical Devices view displays information about the drivesand enclosures attached to the Adaptec storage controller. Thedevices are shown organized by the channel that they areconnected to and shown in numerical order.The display for each channel includes information on maximumspeed capability, the number of the channel on the controller, andthe number of devices found (excluding the SCSI controller).Selecting a channel or device will turn the Events, Properties, andTasks buttons amber. This indicates that clicking any of thesebuttons will bring up an additional window with information andoptions specific to that device or channel.