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3. View the "Information/Configuration" tab and verify that none of
the physical disks display a "Foreign" state.
* Slot ID for a PERC 5/E Adapter may display as "Slot Not Available"
on the Storage object "Information/Configuration" tab. (156528)
Problem: When using a PERC 5/E Adapter on a Windows 2000 Server
system, the Slot ID property on the Storage object
"Information/Configuration" tab may display as "Slot Not Available."
Solution: If "Slot Not Available" is displayed, you may be able to
identify the slot ID by selecting the "System"-> "Main System
Chassis"-> "Slots" object in the tree view and displaying the
"Information" tab. The "Slot ID" property on this tab may
display the correct information.
* Incompatible physical disks attached to a SAS 5/iR controller may
not display correct physical disk IDs in the Storage Management
user interface. (75371)
Problem: You may notice that Storage Management reports incorrect
physical disk IDs after attaching an incompatible physical disk
to a SAS 5/iR controller. A physical disk is incompatible if it is
too small for the existing virtual disk configuration or if it is
using an incompatible technology. For example, if a virtual disk
is using SAS physical disks, then a SATA physical disk is
incompatible.
If the Storage Management service is running and you insert an
incompatible physical disk, Storage Management assumes the disk
is using SCSI technology and reports the disk ID in a 0:0 format.
The physical disk ID for SAS and SATA disks is normally in a 0:0:0
format when the physical disks are connected to the SAS 5/iR
controller through a backplane.
If Storage Management is restarted after you insert an incompatible
physical disk, then Storage Management does not display the physical
disk at all.
This behavior applies to the Storage Management graphical and
command line interfaces.
Solution: Inserting a physical disk that is incompatible is an
unsupported configuration. When inserting or replacing a
physical disk, ensure the new disk meets the size and technology
requirements.
* Storage Management responds slowly when using Internet
Explorer 6.x on a system with mixed SAS and SATA physical disks.
(60696)
Problem: When using the "Create Virtual Disk" wizard from the
Storage Management graphical user interface (GUI), you may notice
decreased performance when using Internet Explorer 6.x on a system
with multiple Dell PowerVault(TM) MD1000 storage enclosures
that are heavily populated with mixed SAS and SATA physical disks.