Users Guide
3. Click Continue to exit.
Creating A Channel-Redundant Virtual Disk Using RAID 50
To create a channel-redundant virtual disk using RAID 50:
1. Select one physical disk on each of the three channels.
2. Select an additional disk on each of the three channels. You have now selected the minimum number of disks for a RAID 50.
Repeat step 2 until you have selected the desired number of disks.
3. Click Continue to exit.
Connector Health
The connector health page displays the status of the connector and the components attached to the connector.
Controller Information
For information on the controller, see Controllers
Connector Components
For information on attached components, see Enclosures And Backplanes.
Connector Properties And Tasks
To view information about the connector and execute connector tasks, use the connector properties and tasks page.
Table 27. Connector Properties
Property Denition
These icons represent the severity or health of the storage component.
— Normal/OK
— Warning/Non-critical
— Critical/Failure/Error
For more information, see Storage Component Severity. A Warning or
Critical severity may indicate that the connector is unable to
communicate with attached devices such as an enclosure. Check the
status of attached devices. For more information, see Cables Attached
Correctly and Isolate Hardware Problems.
Name Displays the connector number.
State Displays the status of the connector. Possible values are:
• Ready — The connector is functioning normally.
• Degraded — The connector has encountered a failure and is
operating in a degraded state.
• Failed — The connector has encountered a failure and is no longer
functioning.
Connector Type Displays whether the connector is operating in RAID or SCSI mode.
Depending on the controller type, the connector can be either a SCSI
connector or a SAS port.
Termination Indicates the termination type of the connector. Possible values are:
• Narrow — Indicates an 8–bit data bus.
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