User guide

18 StorView Quick Tour
Mixed Drive Types
You will receive the following warning message displayed in the Enclosure section if you have installed
a mixture of drive types within a column of drive slots in the enclosure.
Figure 5. Mixed Drive Warning Message
You must install drives in each of the four vertical columns of slots using the same drive types; that
is all SAS or all SATA types. If the warning message is ignored and an attempt to create an array
without rearranging the drives will be stopped with the following subsequent warning message. You
will be prevented from proceeding further.
Figure 6. Secondary Mixed Drive Type Warning
Passing the mouse pointer over the drives in the enclosure view will display information about the
drive including its type. This will make it easier to locate the group of drives in a column where the
mismatch of types exists. Swap the drives with like types to remove the warning message. You may
wish to click Rescan to help StorView detect the correct drives and allow you to proceed.