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Property Definition
the slot stops functioning as a hot spare. You need to manually assign
the drive as a hot spare again.
Controller Tasks Enables you to configure and manage the controller. For more information about
controller tasks, see Controller Tasks.
Available Reports Enables you to view patrol read report, check consistency report, slot occupancy
report, and physical disk firmware version report. For more information on
available reports, see Available Reports.
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Controller Tasks
Available Reports
Controller Tasks
To execute a controller task:
1. In the Server Administrator window, under the system tree, expand Storage to display the controller objects.
2. Select a controller object.
3. Click Information/Configuration on the controller Properties page.
4. Select a task from the Available Tasks drop-down menu.
5. Click Execute.
NOTE: Different controllers support different features. The tasks displayed on the Available Tasks drop-down menu
vary depending on the controller selected. The No Task Available option is displayed when no tasks can be
performed due to controller or system configuration limitations.
Controller Tasks
The following are the list of available tasks on a controller:
• Rescanning The Controller
• Creating A Virtual Disk
• Enabling The Controller Alarm
• Disabling The Controller Alarm
• Turning Off The Controller Alarm
• Testing The Controller Alarm
• Setting The Rebuild Rate
• Resetting Configuration
• Exporting The Controller Log File
• Foreign Configuration Operations
• Importing Foreign Configurations
• Importing Or Recovering Foreign Configurations
• Clearing Foreign Configuration
• Setting Background Initialization Rate
• Setting Check Consistency Rate
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