Adaptec 29320A-R User Guide - Page 116

Mount Status, Lock Status

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Installing the SCSI Driver for Novell NetWare 3 Select the removable-media device. The following drive status items appear: Menu Choice Default Value 1. Volume Segments On Drive1 (select for list) 2. Read After Write Verify1 Hardware Level 3. Drive Light Status1 Not Supported 4. Driver Operating Status1 Active 5. Removable Drive Mount Status2 Mounted 6. Removable Drive Lock Status2 Not Locked 1 Valid for both removable and nonremovable types of SCSI disk drives. 2 Valid for removable media only. Mount Status Mounting causes a drive to come online as a NetWare storage device. Dismounted drives are inactive and cannot be accessed. Before you eject your current media, you should first Dismount it (menu choice 5). When the media status is Dismounted, you can eject the media. However, NetWare does not allow you to dismount it if the media is locked. To insert your new media, wait for the drive to spin-up, and then select the Drive Mount option. Lock Status If your removable-media device supports the Lock/Unlock feature, you can lock the media (menu choice 6). The media must be in the Not Locked state before you can eject it. If the media is Locked, it cannot be ejected when you press the Eject button. 10-7

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Installing the SCSI Driver for Novell NetWare
3
Select the removable-media device. The following drive status
items appear:
Mount Status
Mounting causes a drive to come online as a NetWare storage
device. Dismounted drives are inactive and cannot be accessed.
Before you eject your current media, you should first
Dismount
it
(menu choice 5). When the media status is
Dismounted
, you can
eject the media. However, NetWare does not allow you to
dismount it if the media is locked.
To insert your new media, wait for the drive to spin-up, and then
select the
Drive Mount
option.
Lock Status
If your removable-media device supports the Lock/Unlock
feature, you can lock the media (menu choice 6). The media must
be in the
Not Locked
state before you can eject it. If the media is
Locked
, it cannot be ejected when you press the
Eject
button.
Menu Choice
Default Value
1. Volume Segments On Drive
1
1
Valid for both removable and nonremovable types of SCSI disk drives.
(select for list)
2. Read After Write Verify
1
Hardware Level
3. Drive Light Status
1
Not Supported
4. Driver Operating Status
1
Active
5. Removable Drive Mount Status
2
2
Valid for removable media only.
Mounted
6. Removable Drive Lock Status
2
Not Locked