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Dell SAS RAID Storage Manager Windows and Menus

Event Log Panel

The lower part of the Dell SAS RAID Storage Manager window displays the

system event log entries. New event log entries appear during the session.

Each entry has an Error Level indicating the severity of the event, a

timestamp and date, and a brief description of the event. For more

information about the Event Log, see

Monitoring System Events

.

NOTE:

For some events on Dell systems with a SAS 5/iR controller or a SAS 6/iR

controller, the time stamp will be reported as #### because the reported time stamp

is not valid.

For more information about the event log entries, see

Events and Messages

.

Menu Bar

Here are brief descriptions of the main selections on the Dell SAS RAID

Storage Manager menu bar:

File Menu

The File menu has an Exit option for exiting from Dell SAS RAID Storage

Manager. It also has a Rescan option for updating the display in the Dell SAS

RAID Storage Manager window. (Rescan is seldom required; the display

normally updates automatically.)

Operations Menu

The Operations menu is available when a controller, physical drive, or virtual

disk is selected in the Dell SAS RAID Storage Manager window. The

Operations menu options vary depending on the type of device selected in

the left panel of the Dell SAS RAID Storage Manager window. For example,

the

Scan for Foreign Config

option is available only when a controller is

selected. The options also vary depending on the current state of the selected

device. For example, if you select an offline physical drive, the

Make Drive

Online

option appears in the Operations menu.

You can also view the Operations selections on the main window on the

Operations tab in the right panel. If an operation requires user inputs before

it can be executed, it appears in the Operations tab but not in the Operations

menu. A device-specific Operations menu pops up if you right-click a device

icon in the left panel.

Section	Page
User’s Guide	1
Introduction	7
Creating Storage Configurations	7
Monitoring Storage Devices	7
Maintaining Storage Configurations	8
Comparison of Supported Features	8
Installation	11
Installing Dell SAS RAID Storage Manager on Microsoft Windows	11
Installing Dell SAS RAID Storage Manager on Linux	12
Linux Installation Error Messages	12
Dell SAS RAID Storage Manager Windows and Menus	15
Starting Dell SAS RAID Storage Manager	15
Dell SAS RAID Storage Manager Window	16
Physical/Logical View Panel	16
Properties/Operations/Graphical View Panel	17
Event Log Panel	18
Menu Bar	18
Configuration	21
Creating a New Configuration on a SAS 5/iR Controller or on a SAS 6/iR Controller	21
Creating a RAID 0 Configuration on a SAS 5/iR Controller or on a SAS 6/iR Controller	22
Creating a RAID 1 Configuration on a SAS 5/iR Controller or on a SAS 6/iR Controller	23
Creating a New Configuration on a Dell PERC 5/i Controller or on a Dell PERC 6/i Controller	24
Understanding Virtual Disk Parameters	25
Using Auto Configuration on a Dell PERC 5/i Controller or on a Dell PERC 6/i Controller	26
Using Guided Configuration on a Dell PERC 5/i Controller or on a Dell PERC 6/i Controller	28
Using Manual Configuration on a Dell PERC 5/i Controller or on a Dell PERC 6/i Controller (RAID 0, 1, 5, and 6)	30
Using Manual Configuration on a Dell PERC 5/i Controller or on a Dell PERC 6/i Controller (RAID 10)	32
Adding Hotspare Disks	34
Using the Replace Member Feature and Revertible Hot Spares	35
Changing Adjustable Task Rates	36
Changing Virtual Disk Properties	37
Changing a Virtual Disk Configuration	38
Adding a Disk Drive to a Configuration on a PERC 5/i Controller or on a PERC 6/i Controller	39
Changing the RAID Level of a Configuration on a PERC 5/i Controller or on a PERC 6/i Controller	40
Deleting a Virtual Disk	40
Saving a Storage Configuration to Disk	41
Clearing a Storage Configuration from a Controller	41
Adding a Saved Storage Configuration	42
Monitoring System Events and Storage Devices	43
Monitoring System Events	43
Monitoring Controllers	44
Monitoring Disk Drives	44
Running a Patrol Read	45
Monitoring Virtual Disks	46
Monitoring Rebuilds and Other Processes	47
Maintaining and Managing Storage Configurations	49
Initializing Virtual Disks	49
Running a Consistency Check	50
Scheduling a Consistency Check	50
Scanning for New Drives	51
Scanning for Foreign Configurations	51
Clearing a Foreign Configuration	52
Rebuilding a Drive	52
Rebuilding a Drive on a Dell SAS 5/iR System or on a Dell SAS 6/iR System	53
Rebuilding a Drive on a Dell PERC 5/i System or on a Dell PERC 6/i System	54
Making a Drive Offline or Missing	55
Preserving Pinned Cache	55
Upgrading the Firmware	57
Troubleshooting	59
Pinned Cache State	59
Windows Installation Error Messages	60
Linux Installation Error Messages	60
Other Dell SAS RAID Storage Manager Messages	61

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