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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Managing the Event Log
The event log tracks events related to the SuperTrak controller and includes the
following functions:
• Viewing RAM Events (page 103)
• Viewing NVRAM Events (page 103)
• Clearing the Event Logs (page 104)
Viewing RAM Events
RAM events are also called Runtime events. All recorded events happened since
the last time you booted the Host PC. Displays the 1023 most recent events.
To view NVRAM events:
1. In the Main Menu, highlight Event Log and press Enter.
The Event Log screen displays.
2. Optional. If NVRAM is displayed beside Select Location, highlight Select
Location and press Enter. Then highlight NVRAM and press Enter.
3. Do the following actions to navigate the Event Log screen:
• To move to the next page or screen of events, highlight Next Page and
press Enter.
• To move to the previous page or screen of events, highlight Previous
Page and press Enter.
• To see all the information about an event, highlight the event and press
Enter.
Viewing NVRAM Events
NVRAM events are the most important events. These events are stored in non-
volatile RAM. Displays the 63 most recent events.
To view NVRAM events:
1. In the Main Menu, highlight Event Log and press Enter.
The Event Log screen displays.
2. Optional. If RAM is displayed beside Select Location, highlight Select
Location and press Enter. Then highlight NVRAM and press Enter.
3. Do the following actions to navigate the Event Log screen:
• To move to the next page or screen of events, highlight Next Page and
press Enter.
• To move to the previous page or screen of events, highlight Previous
Page and press Enter.