Users Guide

Property Denition
Patrol Read Iterations Displays the number of Patrol Read Iterations. For more
information about patrol read, see Setting The Patrol Read Mode.
Cluster Mode Indicates whether the controller is part of a cluster conguration.
Persistent Hot Spare Displays if the hot spare is persistent. The possible values are:
• 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 qualied 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 must
manually assign the drive as a hot spare again.
Controller Tasks Enables you to congure and manage the controller.
Available Reports Enables you to view patrol read report, check consistency report,
slot occupancy report, and physical disk rmware 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. To change the controller mode,
see Changing The Controller Mode.
Front Chassis Slot Displays the front chassis slot number. This property is applicable
only for PowerEdge FD332 storage sled.
For more information on PowerEdge FD332, see the Dell
PowerEdge FD332 Owner's Manual at dell.com/
poweredgemanuals.
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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/Conguration on the controller Properties page.
4 Select a task from the Available Tasks drop-down menu.
5 Click Execute.
NOTE
: Dierent controllers support dierent 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 conguration limitations.
Controller Tasks
The following are the list of available tasks on a controller:
• Creating A Virtual Disk
• Enabling The Controller Alarm
• Disabling The Controller Alarm
Controllers
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