Users Guide

Information Description
• Read-Ahead
• No-Read-Ahead
• Adaptive Read-Ahead
• Read Cache Enabled
• Read Cache Disabled
• Default Write Policy—displays the default write policy supported by the
controller. The options include:
• Write-Back
• Force Write Back
• Write Back Enabled
• Write-Through
• Write Cache Enabled Protected
• Write Cache Disabled
• Cache Policy—displays if cache policy is enabled
Physical Disks — When you select this option,
the Filter drop-down list is displayed.
You can filter physical disks based on the
following options:
• All Physical Disks
• Global Hot Spares
• Dedicated Hot Spares
• The last option displays custom named
virtual disks
• Name—displays the name of the physical disk
• Device FQDD—displays the device FQDD
• Capacity—displays the physical disk capacity
• Disk Status—displays physical disk status. The options include:
• ONLINE
• READY
• DEGRADED
• FAILED
• OFFLINE
• REBUILDING
• INCOMPATIBLE
• REMOVED
• CLEARED
• SMART ALERT DETECTED
• UNKNOWN
• FOREIGN
• UNSUPPORTED
• Configured—displays whether the disk is configured
• Hot Spare Type—shows the hot spare type. The options include:
• No—there is no hot spare
• Global—an unused backup disk that is part of the disk group
• Dedicated—an unused backup disk that is assigned to a single virtual disk.
When a physical disk in the virtual disk fails, the hot spare is enabled to replace
the failed physical disk without interrupting the system or requiring your
intervention.
• Virtual Disk—displays the name of the virtual disk
• Bus Protocol—displays the bus protocol
• Controller ID—displays the controller ID
• Connector ID—displays the connector ID
• Enclosure ID—displays the enclosure ID
• Device ID—displays the device ID
• Model—displays the model number of the physical storage disk
• Part Number—displays the storage part number
• Serial Number—displays the storage serial number
• Vendor—displays the storage vendor name
Controllers
• Controller ID—displays the controller ID
• Name—displays the name of the controller
• Device FQDD—displays the FQDD of the device
60 Inventory and warranty management