Users Guide

Property Definition

• 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.

• Wide — Indicates a 16–bit data bus.

• Unknown — Indicates that the termination type is unknown.

• Not Terminated — On a SCSI controller, this property indicates that

the data bus is not terminated. This property is also displayed when the

termination type is

Unknown.

SCSI Rate Displays the SCSI speed for a SCSI device.

Logical Connector Properties And Tasks

To display the information about the logical connector (connector in redundant path mode) and to execute connector tasks, use the

logical connector properties and tasks page.

Table 27. Logical Connector Properties

Property Definition

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. The default value is 0.

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 mode. The connector

is always a SAS connector.

Path Health

The path health of the connectors is represented as normal, warning, or critical. The possible values are displayed as Available,

Degraded, or Failed.

Connectors