Specifications

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forcInG a PhySIcal DrIve offlIne
This feature applies only to physical drives assigned to disk arrays.
Caution
Forcing a physical drive ofine is likely to cause data loss. Back up your data be-
fore you proceed. Use this function only when required.
Important
Forcingaphysicaldriveofinecausesyourlogicaldrivestobecomedegraded.IfAuto
Rebuildisenabledandasparedriveisavailable,thediskarraybeginsrebuildingitself
automatically.
Toforceaphysicaldriveofine:
1. Click the Device tab.
2. Click the Physical Drive icon.
3. Click the down arrow button to list the physical drives in the enclosure.
4. Mouseoverthephysicaldriveyouwanttoforceofine.
5. Click the Force Ofine button.
6. In the Conrmationbox,typetheword“conrm”intheeldprovidedandclicktheConrm button.
clearInG a Stale or a Pfa conDItIon
Thisprocedureisusedtoclearcongurationdataonaphysicaldrive;orifthephysicaldriveisstaleorthehas
errors putting it in PFA status.
Stale – The physical drive contains obsolete disk array information.
PFA – The physical drive has errors resulting in a prediction of failure.
Besureyouhavecorrectedtheconditionbyaphysicaldrivereplacement,rebuildoperation,etc.,rst.Then
clear the condition.
To clear a Stale or a PFA condition:
1. Click the Device tab.
2. Click the Physical Drive icon.
3. Clickthephysicaldriveyouwant,thenclicktheClear button.
IfthephysicaldrivehasbothaStaleconditionandaPFAcondition,therstclickremovestheStale
condition. Click the Clear button a second time to remove the PFA condition.
uPDatInG fIrmware on a PhySIcal DrIve
This feature applies only to ASUS Storage-supported physical drives. For a list of supported drives, go to
http://www.ASUS Storage.com/support/.
Then see "Updating Physical Drive Firmware" on page <?>.
IfyouhavephysicaldrivesinyourRAIDsystem thatarenotASUSStorage-supported,followthermware
update procedure from the drive manufacturer.