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
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Managing Logical Drives
Logical drives are made from disk arrays. In the Tree, you can see a graphic
representation of the logical drives that belong to each array.
You can also see all logical drives in the subsystem under Logical Drive
Summary. See page 182.
Logical drive management includes the following functions:
• Viewing Information for All Logical Drives (page 172)
• Locating a Logical Drive (page 173)
• Viewing Logical Drive Information (page 173)
• Viewing Logical Drive Statistics (page 174)
• Changing Logical Drive Settings (page 174)
• Initializing a Logical Drive (page 175)
• Running Redundancy Check (page 176)
• Viewing the Logical Drive Check Table (page 176)
Viewing Information for All Logical Drives
To view information about all logical drives in a disk array:
1. Click the Subsystem icon in Tree View.
2. Click the Disk Arrays icon.
3. Click the Disk Array icon.
4. Click the Logical Drives icon
Logical Drive Status
• OK – This is the normal state of a logical drive. When a logical drive is OK, it
is ready for immediate use. For RAID Levels other than RAID 0 (Striping),
the logical drive has fault tolerance.
• Synchronizing – This condition is temporary. Synchronizing is a
maintenance function that verifies the integrity of data and redundancy in the
logical drive. When a logical drive is Synchronizing, it will function and your
data is available. However, access will be slower due to the synchronizing
operation.
• Critical/Degraded – This condition arises as the result of a physical drive
failure. Or, one of the physical drives was accidently or intentionally
disconnected or pulled from its enclosure. A critical or degraded logical drive
will still function and your data is still available. However, the logical drive
has lost its fault tolerance.