Software Support

Disabling Fluid Cache On Virtual Disk Partitions.................................................................................................. 162
15 Moving Physical And Virtual Disks From One System To Another...............................163
Required Conditions..............................................................................................................................................163
SCSI And SAS Controllers..............................................................................................................................163
SAS Controller ...............................................................................................................................................163
Migrating SAS Virtual Disks To Another System..................................................................................................163
16 Protecting Your Virtual Disk With A Hot Spare................................................................ 165
Understanding Hot Spares................................................................................................................................... 165
Setting Hot Spare Protection Policy..................................................................................................................... 165
Dedicated Hot Spare Protection Policy......................................................................................................... 166
Global Hot Spare Protection Policy................................................................................................................166
Considerations For Hot Spare Protection Policy............................................................................................166
Considerations For Enclosure Affinity............................................................................................................167
Considerations For Hot Spares On PERC 5/E, PERC 5/i, PERC 6/E, PERC 6/I, And CERC 6/I Controllers...............167
Dedicated Hot Spare Considerations.............................................................................................................168
Considerations For Hot Spares On PERC S100 And PERC S300 Controllers.........................................................168
Size Requirements For Global Hot Spares On S100 And S300 Controllers.....................................................168
Global Hot Spare Considerations On A SAS 6/iR..................................................................................................168
17 CacheCade Using Solid-State Drives................................................................................ 171
Managing The CacheCade................................................................................................................................... 171
CacheCade Properties................................................................................................................................... 172
Creating A CacheCade................................................................................................................................... 172
Resizing The CacheCade................................................................................................................................173
Renaming The CacheCade.............................................................................................................................173
Blinking And Unblinking The CacheCade.......................................................................................................173
Deleting The CacheCade................................................................................................................................173
18 Troubleshooting.....................................................................................................................175
Common Troubleshooting Procedures.................................................................................................................175
Cables Attached Correctly............................................................................................................................. 175
System Requirements.................................................................................................................................... 175
Drivers And Firmware.................................................................................................................................... 176
Isolate Hardware Problems........................................................................................................................... 176
Rescan To Update Information On SCSI Controllers......................................................................................176
Replacing A Failed Disk..................................................................................................................................176
Using The Physical Disk Online Command On Select Controllers................................................................. 177
Recovering From Removing The Wrong Physical Disk..................................................................................178
Resolving Microsoft Windows Upgrade Problems........................................................................................ 178
Virtual Disk Troubleshooting.................................................................................................................................178