Storage Manager 60-NT Introduction Guide

Monitoring Storage Arrays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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ONITORING STORAGE ARRAYS

Storage Array Status Quick Reference

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Status Icon Description

Optimal An Optimal status indicates every component in the Storage Array is in

the desired working condition.

Needs Attention A Needs Attention status indicates a problem on a Storage Array that

requires intervention to correct. To correct the problem, you should start

the Array Management Window for the particular Storage Array and then

use Recovery Guru to pinpoint the cause of the problem and obtain

appropriate instructions.

Fixing A Fixing status indicates a Needs Attention condition has been corrected

and the Storage Array is currently transitioning to an Optimal state (for

example, a reconstruction operation is in progress). A Fixing status

requires no action unless you want to check on the progress of the

operation in the Array Management Window.

OTE: Some recovery actions cause the Storage Array state to change

directly from Needs Attention to Optimal, without an interim state of

Fixing. The Fixing status icon is not displayed in the Overall Health

Status area (Optimal is displayed instead).

Unresponsive An Unresponsive status indicates the storage management station

cannot communicate with the only controller or both controllers over its

network management connection to the Storage Array.

The Unresponsive icon is not displayed in the Logical View of the Array

Management Window. If the Array Management Window is open and the

Storage Array becomes Unresponsive, the last known state (Optimal,

Needs Attention, or Fixing) is shown.

Contacting Device A Contacting Device status indicates you have started the Enterprise

Management Window and the storage management software is

establishing contact with the Storage Array.

The Contacting Device status is not displayed in the Logical View of the

Array Management Window.