Users Guide

Viewing Physical Disk Firmware Version Report.......................................................................................................... 81
8 Support For PERC 9 Hardware Controllers................................................................... 84
Support For RAID Level 10 Virtual Disk Creation On PERC 9 Hardware Controller........................................................... 84
RAID Level 10 Virtual Disk Creation With Uneven Span.............................................................................................. 84
Support For Advanced Format 4KB Sector Hard-Disk Drives...........................................................................................85
Hot Spare Considerations — 4KBSector Hard-Disk Drives........................................................................................ 86
Reconguration Considerations — 4KB Sector Hard-Disk Drives.............................................................................. 86
9 Enclosures And Backplanes........................................................................................... 87
Backplanes....................................................................................................................................................................... 87
Flexible Backplane Zoning...........................................................................................................................................87
Enclosures........................................................................................................................................................................ 87
Enclosure Physical Disks.............................................................................................................................................88
Enclosure Fans........................................................................................................................................................... 88
Enclosure Power Supplies.......................................................................................................................................... 89
Enclosure Temperature Probes...................................................................................................................................90
Enclosure Management Modules (EMMs)..................................................................................................................91
Enclosure And Backplane Health................................................................................................................................ 93
Enclosure And Backplane Properties And Tasks......................................................................................................... 93
Changing The Mode On 220S And 221S Enclosures........................................................................................................ 98
Enclosure Management....................................................................................................................................................98
Identifying An Open Connector On The Enclosure........................................................................................................... 98
Enclosure Components.................................................................................................................................................... 99
10 Connectors................................................................................................................ 100
Channel Redundancy......................................................................................................................................................100
Creating A Channel-Redundant Virtual Disk....................................................................................................................100
Creating A Physical Disk For Channel Redundant Virtual Disks On PERC Controllers............................................... 100
Connector Health............................................................................................................................................................ 101
Controller Information................................................................................................................................................101
Connector Components............................................................................................................................................ 101
Connector Properties And Tasks......................................................................................................................................101
Logical Connector Properties And Tasks......................................................................................................................... 102
Path Health...............................................................................................................................................................103
Clearing The Connectors Redundant Path View....................................................................................................... 103
Connector Components............................................................................................................................................103
11 Tape Drive...................................................................................................................104
Tape Drive Properties......................................................................................................................................................104
12 RAID Controller Batteries........................................................................................... 105
Battery Properties And Tasks..........................................................................................................................................105
Battery Tasks.................................................................................................................................................................. 106
Battery — Available Tasks.............................................................................................................................................. 106
Starting A Learn Cycle..............................................................................................................................................106
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