Glossary

Property Definition
• Enabled — The slot corresponding to the hot spare drive is
persistent. Any drive in the slot functions as a hot spare if the drive
is qualified to be a hot spare. If the drive contains foreign data, it is
overwritten.
• Disabled — The slot corresponding to the hot spare drive is not
persistent. If the drive is removed from the slot and any drive is
inserted, 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.
Current Controller Mode Displays the mode of the hardware controller that is selected. The
possible values are RAID or HBA.
Related Links
How Do I Identify The Firmware Version That Is Installed
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
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