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Group Administration Group monitoring
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Monitoring a specific member
Click Group, expand Members, then select the member name, and then click the Status tab.
Displaying general member information
In the General Member Information panel, check the RAID status. Table 15-12 describes the RAID status values
and provides possible solutions where appropriate.
Table 15-12 shows RAID status for a member. The first column lists the status values
, the second column provides
descriptions, and the third column provides solutions.
Table 15-12: RAID Status
Status Description Solution
catastrophicLoss Disk array lost group metadata or user data. The array does not
initiali
ze.
Contact your support
provider.
degraded A RAID set is in a degraded state. If
the member RAID level is
RAID 5, RAID 50, or RAID 6, performance might be impaired.
Identify and replace any
failed drives.
expanding Disk array is expanding (for example, because you installed
addi
tional disk drives or changed the member RAID policy).
None needed;
informational.
failed Multiple disk drive failures occurred in th
e same RAID set. The
member is set offline.
Contact your support
provider.
ok Disk array initialization is complete. Performance is normal. None needed;
informatio
nal.
reconstructing Disk array is reconstructing data on a drive (for example, because a
drive
failed, and a spare is replacing it). During reconstruction,
performance might decrease. After reconstruction, performance
returns to normal, unless a RAID set is degraded.
Identify and replace any
fail
ed drives.
verifying Disk array is initializing (for example, beca
use you se
t the member
RAID policy).
None needed;
informational.
Displaying member health status
1. Click Group, then expand Members, then select the member name, and then click the Status tab.
2. In the Member Health Status panel:
• Click
Front view to display the front panel of the array.
• Click
Rear view to display the back panel of the array, including the control modules and the power
supply and cooling modules. The front and rear views shown in your GUI depend on the array model of the
group member.
• Click
Inside view (not available on all array models) to display the interior disk drive slots.
• Click
View alarms to display all the alarms for the member.
A red X over a hardware component indicates uninstalled or unconfigured hardware. A warning or error status
symbol in the array graphic indic
ates a failed or failing component. Move the pointer over a component to show
status details.