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Storage Information And Global Tasks
Use the Storage information and Global Tasks window to view high-level information about the storage components or
devices on your system. These windows also allow you to launch global tasks that affect all controllers attached to the
system.
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Storage Properties
Global Tasks
Storage Controller Properties
Storage Properties
The Storage tree-view object has the following properties.
Table 12. Storage Properties
Property Definition
Status These icons represent the severity or health of the
storage component. For more information, see Storage
Component Severity.
— Normal/OK
— Warning/Non-critical
— Critical/Failure/Error
Smart Thermal Shutdown Displays whether thermal shutdown is enabled or
disabled. For more information, see Enabling Or Disabling
A Smart Thermal Shutdown.
Global Tasks
To execute a global task, select a task from the Global Tasks drop-down menu and click Execute.
The available tasks in the Global Tasks drop-down box are:
• Performing A Global Rescan
• Enabling Or Disabling A Smart Thermal Shutdown
• Setting Hot Spare Protection Policy
Performing A Global Rescan
A global rescan updates configuration changes (such as new or removed devices) for all SCSI controllers and their
attached components. For information on global rescan, see Rescanning To Update Storage Configuration Changes.
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