User's Manual

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Physical Disk Tasks
To execute a physical disk task:
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1. Expand the Storage tree object to display the controller objects.
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2. Expand a controller object.
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3. Expand a Connector object.
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4. Expand the enclosure or Backplane object.
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5. Select the Physical Disks object.
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6. Select the Information/Configuration subtab.
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7. Select a task from the Available Tasks drop-down menu.
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8. Click Execute.
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Physical Disk Drop-down Menu Tasks:
l Blink and Unblink (Physical Disk)
l Remove Dead Segments
l Assign and Unassign Global Hot Spare
l Prepare to Remove
l Online and Offline
l Initialize
l Rebuild
l Cancel Rebuild
l Clear Physical Disk and Cancel Clear
l Revertible Hot Spare
l Instant Encrypt Erase
Blink and Unblink (Physical Disk)
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Does my controller support this feature? See Supported Features.
The Blink task allows you to find a disk within an enclosure by blinking one of the light-emitting diodes (LEDs) on the disk. You may want to use this task to
locate a failed disk.
On most controllers, the Blink task automatically cancels after a short duration such as 30 or 60 seconds. If you need to cancel the Blink task or if the physical
disk continues to blink indefinitely, use the Unblink task.
Manufacture
Day
This property displays the day of the month during which the physical disk was manufactured.
Manufacture
Week
This property displays the week of the year during which the physical disk was manufactured.
Manufacture
Year
This property displays the year that the physical disk was manufactured.
SAS Address
This property displays the SAS address of the physical disk. The SAS address is unique to each SAS disk.
NOTE: Different controllers support different features. For this reason, the tasks displayed on the Tasks drop-down menu can vary depending on which
controller is selected in the tree view. If no tasks can be performed because of controller or system configuration limitations, then the Tasks drop-down
menu displays No Task Available.
NOTE: The Blink and Unblink tasks are only supported for hotswap physical disks (disks that reside in a carrier). When using an LSI PCI-e U320
controller, the Blink and Unblink tasks apply to physical disks contained in carriers that can be inserted into a server or an enclosure. If the physical disk
is not contained in a carrier but is instead designed to be connected with a SCSI cable (typically a ribbon cable), then the Blink and Unblink tasks are
disabled.