User manual
Table Of Contents
- SuperTrak User Manual
- Contents
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: Installation
- Unpacking the SuperTrak Card
- Installing the SuperTrak Card
- Choosing the Physical Drives
- Creating a Logical Drive
- Installing the CLI
- Installing WebPAM PRO
- Logging into WebPAM PRO
- Setting up WebPAM PRO
- Chapter 3: Installing Drivers
- Chapter 4: SuperBuild™ Utility
- Chapter 5: Management with WebPAM PRO
- Logging into WebPAM PRO
- Accessing the Interface
- Managing Users
- Working with Subsystem/Host Management
- Managing Software Services
- Managing the Host
- Managing the Subsystem
- Viewing Subsystem Information
- Clearing Statistical Data
- Setting an Alias for the Subsystem
- Updating the Firmware
- Checking Subsystem Health
- Viewing the Runtime Event Log
- Saving the Runtime Event Log
- Clearing the Runtime Event Log
- Viewing the NVRAM Event Log
- Saving the NVRAM Event Log
- Clearing the NVRAM Event Log
- Viewing Current Background Activities
- Making Background Activity Settings
- Running Background Activities
- Running Media Patrol
- Running PDM
- Viewing Scheduled Activities
- Scheduling an Activity
- Deleting a Scheduled Activity
- Viewing System Configuration
- Managing the Controller
- Managing Enclosures
- Managing Physical Drives
- Viewing a List of Physical Drives
- Locating a Physical Drive
- Making Global Physical Drive Settings
- Viewing Physical Drive Information
- Viewing Physical Drive Statistics
- Making Physical Drive Settings
- Clearing Stale and PFA Conditions
- Viewing the SMART Log
- Viewing Advanced SMART Log Information
- Saving Advanced SMART Log Information
- Making SMART Log Settings
- Managing Disk Arrays
- Viewing Disk Arrays
- Locating a Disk Array
- Creating a Disk Array
- Creating a Disk Array - Automatic Configuration
- Creating a Disk Array - Express Configuration
- Creating a Disk Array - Advanced Configuration
- Deleting a Disk Array
- Viewing Disk Array Information
- Making Disk Array Settings
- Creating a Logical Drive
- Deleting a Logical Drive
- Migrating a Disk Array
- Rebuilding a Disk Array
- Running Media Patrol on a Disk Array
- Running PDM on a Disk Array
- Transitioning a Disk Array
- Preparing a Disk Array for Transport
- Managing Logical Drives
- Managing Spare Drives
- Working with the Logical Drive Summary
- Chapter 6: Management with the CLI
- Opening the CLI on Windows
- Opening the CLI on Linux, FreeBSD, and VMware
- Table of Supported Commands
- Notes and Conventions
- List of Supported Commands
- Chapter 7: Technology Background
- Chapter 8: Troubleshooting
- Chapter 9: Support
- Appendix A: Partition and Format
- Appendix B: Upgrades
- Appendix C: Battery Backup Unit
- Appendix D: LED Backplane Connections
- Index

Chapter 4: SuperBuild™ Utility
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Status – OK is normal. Can also show Rebuilding, Degraded, Critical, or
Offline.
3. Highlight Physical Drives in the Disk Array and press Enter.
The following information displays:
ID – The channel number of the SuperTrak controller to which the physical
drive is attached
Model Name – The physical drive manufacturer’s model name for the drive
Capacity – Data capacity of the physical drive in GB
Status – OK is normal. Can also show Rebuilding or Dead.
4. Highlight Logical Drives in the Disk Array and press Enter.
The following information displays:
ID – The consecutive number of the logical drive in the order it was created,
beginning with 0
Logical Drive Name – The user-assigned name for the logical drive
Capacity – Data capacity of the logical drive in GB
Status – Shows one of seven logical drive conditions: OK, Critical, Offline,
Init, Migration, Synchron, and Rebuild.
5. Highlight Return to Previous Menu and press Enter.
Creating a Disk Array
1. In the Main Menu, highlight Disk Array Management and press Enter.
The Disk Array Management screen displays.
2. Highlight Create Disk Array and press Enter.
The Create Disk Array screen displays.
3. Optional. Press the arrow keys to highlight Disk Array Name and press
Enter. Then type a name for this disk array.
4. Press the arrow keys to highlight the physical drives you want to add to this
disk array. Then press the spacebar to select the physical drives.
An asterisk (*) appears at the left of each selected physical drive.
Note that you cannot mix Hard Disk Drives (HDD) and Solid State Drives
(SSD) in the same disk array.
5. Highlight Save Configuration and press Enter.
The new disk array appears under Disk Array Management. If you have
more physical drives available, you can create additional disk arrays
following the same procedure.
After you have created your disk arrays, Your next action is to create one or
more logical drives. See “Creating a Logical Drive” on page 96.