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Group Administration Group monitoring
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NVRAM battery status
Table 15-21 describes the control module NVRAM coin cell battery status, descriptions, and how to solve any
issues. Not every array has an NVRAM battery.
Table 15-21: NVRAM Battery Status
Status Description Solution
good Battery installed and fully charged. None needed; informational.
bad Battery failure. Contact your PS Series service
provider
for information ab
out replacing batteries.
not-present Battery is not installed. Contact your PS Series service provider
for information ab
out replacing batteries.
unknown Battery status is not known. Contact your PS Series service provider
for information ab
out replacing batteries.
Monitoring disk drives
Make sure you detect and replace failed disk drives as soon as possible. Although spare disks and RAID protect
data against disk failures, multiple disk failures might put data in jeopardy.
To display the disk drive information, click
Group, expand Members, then select the member name, and then click
the
Disks tab.
The Disk Array Summary panel shows the disk drives in the memb
er. The number and type of drives shown
depends on your array model.
The Installed Disks panel shows more information about each disk
, including the slot, type, model and revision,
size, status, and errors. Closely monitor drives with errors.
Disk drive status
Table 15-22 shows disk drive status, descriptions, and how to solve any issues.
Table 15-22: Disk Drive Status
Status Description Solution
too-small Disk drive is smaller than other drives in
the member. The drive cannot be us
ed in
the member.
Replace the drive with a drive that has
the s
ame size or a greater size than the
installed drives.
failed Disk drive failure. See your PS Series support provider for
inform
ation about replacing failed disk
drives.
foreign Disk drive has a foreign label. The drive
was probab
ly removed from a different
array and then installed in this array.
To use the drive, click
foreign disk
and clear the label.
history-of-failures Previously failed disk drive. See your support provider. To use the
drive, click
history-of-failure and
agree to use the disk.
offline Indicates that the disk drive does not fal
l
into the other status categories.
See your PS Series support provider.
online Disk drive is functioning. None needed; informational.