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Performing Array, Spare, and Disk Operations Downing the Drive Use this option to stop all data I/O to a member of an array and remove it from the array. You might need this option if the disk generates a S.M.A.R.T.1 alert indicating that it is about to fail. When you down an array member, a spare is activated immediately (if available) to replace it, and a reconstruct is triggered. Note: The Down a Drive command can be used only for array members, not for spare disks or single disks. Follow these steps to down a disk: 1 Click to open the Storage Configuration window. 2 Right-click the icon of the disk you want to down and select Down a Drive from the drop-down menu. If a spare is available, it replaces the downed disk immediately and a reconstruct of the array is triggered. 3 Wait until the Reconstruct operation is completed, and then continue with your work in the program. Pausing I/O to an Array Disk Drive Use this option to pause data I/O on a disk drive that is connected to an array controller. You can use this option to replace the disk if the array enclosure does not support hot swapping2. See the array enclosure documentation for more information. When you pause I/O to a disk drive, all other devices connected to the array controller are paused as well. I/O resumes automatically at the end of the pause period. 1 S.M.A.R.T. stands for Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology. Hard drives that support this technology continually analyze their performance and generate an alert if they determine that the disk is likely to fail in the next few hours. Adaptec CI/O Management Software generates an event notification if it receives this alert, allowing you to replace the disk before it actually fails. 2 Hot swapping support means that the array enclosure electrically isolates the bad disk's SCSI connector from the SCSI bus while the disk is being swapped to prevent data corruption. Data can still be transferred to and from the remaining good disks while the bad drive is replaced. 7-13

Section	Page
User’s Guide	1
Adaptec CI/O Management Software	1
Adaptec CI/O Management Software	3
User’s Guide	3
Contents	5
1 Getting Started	5
2 Installing CI/O Software	5
3 Entering and Viewing System Information	5
4 Viewing SCSI Device Information	6
5 Configuring Arrays and Spares	6
6 Viewing Array and Device Information	6
7 Performing Array, Spare, and Disk Operations	7
8 Scheduling and Monitoring Array Operations	7
9 Setting Security Options	7
10 Managing Arrays and Spares	7
A Configuration Settings	8
B SAF-TE Enclosure Management	8
Glossary	8
Index	8
1	9
Getting Started	9
Overview of Adaptec CI/O Management Software	10
Conventions	11
2	13
Installing CI/O Software	13
Installing Adaptec CI/O Management Software on Windows NT Server or Workstation	15
1 Start Windows NT.	15
2 Insert the Adaptec CI/O Management Software CDROM in your CDROM drive.	15
3 Locate the Adaptec CI/O Management Software Setup Application:	15
4 Double-click the Setup Application icon. The Welcome screen appears as shown in Figure Figure21.	15
Figure 21. Welcome Screen	15
5 Click on Next. The Setup Type Selection screen appears.	16
Figure 22. Setup Type Selection Screen	16
6 If you are setting up a Windows NT server, select Networked System and click on Next. If you ar...	16
Figure 23. Information Screen	16
7 Click on Next. The Choose Destination Location screen appears.	17
Figure 24. Choose Destination Location Screen	17
8 Use the Browse button to select the pathname for your installation folder or select the default...	17
Figure 25. Select Components Screen	18
9 Select the components you want to install and clear the components you do not want to install. ...	18
Figure 26. Select Program Folder Screen	18
10 Select the program folder from the existing folders list or type a new folder name. Click on N...	19
Figure 27. Start Copying Files Screen	19
11 Click on Next to begin copying files. When the files are copied, the CI/O ReadMe file appears ...	19
Figure 28. CI/O ReadMe file	19
12 Click Yes to view the ReadMe file or click No to view the Setup Complete screen as shown in Fi...	20
Figure 29. Setup Complete Screen	20
13 The setup is now complete. Select Yes, I want to restart my computer now. Click on Finish.	20
14 Wait while the system reboots.	20
15 To start the user interface for Adaptec CI/O Management Software, go to Start > Programs > Ada...	21
Stopping CI/O Array Management Service 4.00	21
1 Double-click the My Computer icon.	21
2 Double-click the Control Panel icon.	21
3 Double-click the Services icon as shown in Figure 210.	21
Figure 210. Control Panel	21
4 Highlight the CIO Array Management Service 4.00 and click Stop, as shown in Figure 211.	21
Figure 211. Services	22
5 Repeat step 4 to stop NobleNet Portmapper.	22
Modifying Automatic Start of the Services	22
1 Double-click the My Computer icon.	22
2 Double-click the Control Panel icon.	22
3 Double-click the Services icon.	22
4 Highlight CIO Array Management Service 4.00 (see Figure211) and double-click. The Service win...	23
Figure 212. Service Window	23
5 Select Manual and click OK.	23
6 Follow steps 4 and 5 to stop the Automatic Start for CIOArrayManagerRPC Command, CIOArrayManage...	23
Uninstalling the Adaptec CI/O Management Software in Windows	23
1 Double-click the My Computer icon.	23
2 Double-click the Control Panel icon.	23
3 Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon.	23
4 Select Adaptec CI/O Management Software 4.00 and click Add/Remove.	23
Installing Adaptec CI/O Management Software on a Networked Windows 95/98 or NT Client	24
1 Start Windows 95/98 or Windows NT.	24
2 Insert the Adaptec CI/O Management Software CDROM in your CDROM drive.	24
3 Double-click on the My Computer icon and then double-click on the CD-ROM drive icon.	25
4 Double-click on the Setup icon. The Welcome screen appears.	25
Figure 213. Welcome Screen	25
5 Click on Next. If you are running under Windows NT, the Setup Type Selection screen appears. Th...	26
Figure 214. Setup Type Selection Screen	26
6 Select Networked client (user interface) only and click on Next. The Information screen appears.	26
Figure 215. Information Screen	26
7 Click on Next. The Choose Destination Location screen appears.	27
Figure 216. Choose Destination Location Screen	27
8 Use the Browse button to select the pathname for your installation folder or select the default...	27
Figure 217. Select Program Folder Screen	27
9 Select the program folder from the existing folders list or type a new folder name. Click on Ne...	28
Figure 218. Start Copying Files Screen	28
10 Click on Next to begin copying files. Once the folders are copied, the CI/O ReadMe file appear...	28
Figure 219. CI/O ReadMe file	28
11 Click Yes to view the ReadMe file or click No to view the Setup Complete screen as shown in Fi...	29
Figure 220. Setup Complete Screen	29
12 The setup is now complete. Select Yes, I want to restart my computer now. Click on Finish.	29
13 To start the user interface for Adaptec CI/O Management Software, go to Start > Programs > Ada...	29
Installing the TIRPC Communications Module on NetWare Servers v4.11 and v.5.0	30
1 Insert the Adaptec CI/O Management Software CDROM in your DOS-mounted CDROM drive.	30
2 Bring up the server using the following pathname:	30
3 From the NetWare System Console prompt (:), type one of the following commands and press Enter:	30
4 Select Product Options (for NW 5.0) or Installation Options (for NW4.11) from the Configuration...	30
5 Select Install a Product Not Listed from the Other Installation Actions menu.	30
6 Press <F3> key to specify your path.	30
7 Enter the path to the CD-ROM (for example, d:\\). The CD-ROM drive must be a DOS CD-ROM drive. F...	30
8 Select Continue and access the CD-ROM from the Select An Action menu.	30
9 Select NetWare 4.0 TIRPC Runtime and Configuration Files and press Enter. (TIRPC must be instal...	30
10 Press Enter to accept the default choice of sys:\\system\\.	30
11 At the Start Installation menu, select Yes.	30
12 At the Overwrite Existing Files menu, select Yes if you are prompted to overwrite the RPCNET.C...	31
13 At the Installation for Select Files group done message, press Esc twice.	31
14 At the Exit Installation screen, select Yes.	31
15 At the next two screens, press Esc.	31
16 At the Exit Install (for NW 4.11) or nwconfig (for NW 5.0) screen, select Yes.	31
Installing the Adaptec CI/O Management Software on Novell NetWare Servers	31
1 Insert the Adaptec CI/O Management Software in your CDROM drive. Adaptec CI/O NWSETUP NLM supp...	32
2 From the NetWare System Console prompt (:), type the following command (X is the CD-ROM drive o...	32
3 Type the following command and press Enter:	32
4 From the NWSETUP Select Operation menu, select Default Installation or Custom Installation (p...	32
5 At the Install menu, press Enter.	32
6 If the message “File: SYS:SYSTEM\ waspi.cdm already exists!” displays, select overwrite.	32
7 At the end of the installation process, press Enter when you are prompted to update the autoexe...	32
8 Press Escape to exit Install.	32
9 Reboot the system.	32
Installing Adaptec CI/O Management Software on UnixWare 7.0.x Servers	33
Mount the CD-ROM for UnixWare v7.0.x	33
1 Log onto UnixWare as a desktop user and open the SCO Administration Utility.	33
2 Double-click on the File system Manager to open it.	33
3 At the Filesystem Manager, select Mount -> Add Mount Configuration -> Local.	33
4 At the Local Mount Configuration window	33
5 At the Advanced Options window, locate the File Name Conversion drop-down menu and select Do No...	33
6 When the Local Mount Configuration window appears again, select OK.	33
7 Select OK at the next window to start mounting the file system.	33
Install the Adaptec CI/O Management Software on UnixWare v7.0.x	34
1 At the System Administration window, double-click on Software Management.	34
2 Double-click on Application Installer.	34
3 At the Install From menu, select Other from the drop-down menu.	34
4 Click on Find Folder to open the View Folder window. Click on the correct mount-point for the C...	34
5 Click on the CIO400 directory and then click on UnixWare. Use the arrow keys to highlight the c...	34
6 At the Application Installer Window the cio40 icon appears. Click on Install to begin the insta...	34
7 Next, you need to remove the mount configuration. Locate the Filesystem Manager screen and sele...	34
8 Go to the Mount drop-down menu, select Remove Mount Configuration and then click on Yes.	34
9 You can now close the Filesystem Manger window and the Application Installer window.	34
Uninstalling the Adaptec CI/O Management Software on UnixWare v7.0.x	35
1 In the System Administration window, double-click on Software Management.	35
2 Double-click on Application Installer.	35
3 In the Application Installer window, click on the cio40 directory.	35
4 Click on the Remove button to start the uninstall process.	35
5 You must manually remove the ciodata directory from your system.	35
3	37
Entering and Viewing System Information	37
Entering and Viewing System Information	38
Starting the Program	38
1 Start Windows.	38
2 Double-click the icon in the Adaptec CI/O Management Software group to start the program.	38
Adding a New Server Address	38
1 Click the button. The Add Server dialog box appears, as shown in Figure31.	39
Figure 31. Add Server Dialog Box	39
2 Enter the server’s IP address or name, which can be up to 32 characters. This name will appear ...	39
3 Enter a description of the server—for example, Application Server or Video Server. This descrip...	39
4 Click OK to add the new server information. If the server name/address is not correct, you will...	40
Viewing System Information	41
1 Click to open the System Monitor window. Each system is represented by an icon in the top part ...	41
2 Click the Detail View icon to display detailed information about the system in the top part of ...	42
3 Click the Icon View icon to display only the system icon.	42
Reconnecting to a Server	42
1 Click to open the System Monitor window.	42
2 Highlight the server you need to reconnect.	42
3 Click on the System Monitor window toolbar.	42
Deleting a Server Address	43
1 Click to open the System Monitor window.	43
2 Right-click the icon of the server you want to delete and select Delete from the drop-down menu...	43
3 At the prompt, click Yes to confirm the deletion of the currently selected server.	43
Viewing a List of Current System Events	43
1 Click to open the System Monitor window. Event notifications appear in the bottom part of this ...	44
Figure 32. Ssytem Monitor Window	44
2 View the event information for one or all systems. New entries appear on the list as the system...	44
3 To view detailed information about an event, Doubleclick the list entry. The Event Detail dialo...	45
Figure 33. Event Detail Dialog Box	45
4 Click Close when you are finished viewing the Event Detail dialog box. When you do this, you au...	45
5 Click the Filter button on the System Monitor window toolbar to filter the event notifications ...	46
6 Click the Save As button to save the event list to a file.	46
7 Close the System Monitor window when you are finished viewing the events, or leave it open so y...	46
Entering and Viewing Preference Information	46
Changing Filter Options	46
1 Click to open the Preferences dialog box.	46
2 Click the Filter tab. The Filter dialog box appears, as shown in Figure34.	47
Figure 34. Filter Dialog Box	47
3 Select or deselect the check boxes to control which kinds of messages appear in the System Moni...	47
4 Click OK to record the Filter option changes.	47
Selecting Notification Settings	48
1 Click to open the Preferences dialog box.	48
2 Click the Notification tab; the Notification dialog box appears, as shown in Figure35.	48
Figure 35. Event Notification Dialog Box	48
3 Select or deselect the check boxes to control how you will be notified of event notifications r...	48
4 Select the defaults or click OK to save these settings.	49
Configuring Email	49
Figure 36. Connection Setting Dialog Box	49
1 In the Internet Connection Settings you can select a Direct connection (non-modem) or a Dial-up...	49
2 Complete the Identity section with the correct email address, Outgoing mail (SMTP) server (opti...	49
3 Click on the Recipient List tab to display the Recipient dialog box as shown in Figure 37.	50
Figure 37. Recipient List Dialog Box	50
4 In this dialog box you can add, modify, or remove recipients. If you select Add, the Add Recipi...	50
Figure 38. Add Recipient Dialog Box	50
5 Enter the following information in the Add Recipient dialog box.	50
6 Click OK.	51
Viewing Historical Information	51
1 Click to open the Historic Event Log for the currently selected system, as shown in Figure39.	52
Figure 39. Historic Log Window	52
2 View the historical event information for the system. New entries are added to the top of the l...	52
3 To view detailed information about an entry on the list, double-click the entry. The Event Deta...	52
4 Click Close when you are finished viewing the Event Detail dialog box.	52
5 Click to change the Filter options.	52
6 Close the window when you are finished viewing log entries, or minimize it as an icon on the sc...	53
Interpreting and Responding to Event Messages	53
Additional Preference Information	54
1 Click to open the Preferences dialog box, as shown in Figure310.	54
Figure 310. Preferences Dialog Box - Ping Tab	54
2 Specify a Ping interval. This is the interval at which the management client will verify contin...	54
3 Click the Notification tab to change the way in which you are alerted of event notifications re...	54
4 Click the Filter tab to view the Filter dialog box. Select or deselect the check boxes, to filt...	55
5 Click the Password tab to display the Password dialog box, as shown in Figure311.	55
Figure 311. Password Dialog Box	55
6 Select a Password Time-out option to set the level of password protection for this workstation ...	55
7 Click the Launch tab to display the Launch dialog box, as shown in Figure312.	56
Figure 312. Launch Dialog Box	56
8 Select how you want to initially view your application. You can start Adaptec CI/O Management S...	56
9 Click OK to change the option information or to close the dialog box.	56
4	57
Viewing SCSI Device Information	57
Viewing SCSI Devices	58
Figure 41. Physical Resources Window - Graphical View	58
Figure 42. Physical Resources Window - Detailed View	59
1 Click to open the Storage Configuration window.	59
2 Right-click the icon of the device and select Information from the drop-down menu. The icons ar...	59
Viewing the SCSI Information Dialog Box	60
Figure 43. SCSI Information Dialog Box - Description	60
Figure 44. SCSI Information Dialog Box - Status	61
Viewing SCSI Adapter and Array Controller Information	62
Figure 45. Controller Information Dialog box - Description Tab	62
Figure 46. Controller Information Dialog Box - Capabilities Tab	63
Viewing SCSI Channel Information	64
Figure 47. Channel Information Dialog Box	64
Rescanning the SCSI Adapters and Array Controllers	65
Differences in Rescan Between SCSI Adapters and Array Controllers	65
Rescan Details	65
Managing SCSI Adapters	66
5	69
Configuring Arrays and Spares	69
Creating an Array	70
1 Click to open the Storage Configuration window. All array and spare configuration tasks are don...	70
Figure 51. Configuration - Graphical View	71
Figure 52. Configuration - Detailed View	71
2 Before you start defining the new array, decide what RAID level you want to use, how many disks...	71
3 Click the Create New Array button on the Storage Configuration window toolbar. The Create Array...	72
Figure 53. Create Array - Members Dialog Box	72
4 Highlight the controller from the Select a Controller window. All array disks must be connected...	73
5 Select disks for the new array by highlighting the disk in the Available drives window and clic...	73
6 When all disks for the new array have been selected click Next. The Create Array - Name and Typ...	74
Figure 54. Create Array - Name and Type Dialog Box	74
7 Type a name for the new array. The name can be up to 15 characters, including spaces and any ot...	74
8 Highlight the desired RAID type for the array in the Select array type window. The bar graphs o...	74
9 Click Next. The Create Array - Advanced dialog box appears, as shown in Figure55.	75
Figure 55. Create Array - Advanced Dialog Box	75
10 Select dedicated spares if desired. The disks in the list are the available disks you did not ...	75
11 Select Cache Enabled to enable cache for the array. If the cache-enabled checkbox is greyed ou...	75
12 The assigned checkbox indicates the total number of blocks available for caching.	75
13 Select the desired optimization option from the Optimize Performance drop-down list. Refer to ...	76
14 Deselect auto-initialize to create the array now but initialize it at a later time. You can do...	76
15 Select the desired stripe size from the Stripe size drop-down list.	76
16 Click Finish. The array will be initialized at this point, unless you deselected autoinitiali...	76
17 An event notification is generated when the initialization process starts. An icon for the new...	76
18 When initialization is complete, exit from Adaptec CI/O Management Software and reboot the sys...	77
Making an Array the First Virtual Device	77
1 Click to open the Storage Configuration window.	77
2 Click the icon in the Logical Resources window for the array that you want to make bootable.	78
3 Right-click and select Make first virtual device from the drop- down menu.	78
4 At the prompt, confirm that you want to make this array the boot device.	78
5 Close all applications on the system containing the array. If the selected array does not alrea...	78
6 Install the operating system on the array. See your array controller’s Hardware and Installatio...	78
7 Make sure that you restart CI/O after you reboot the server.	78
Deleting an Array	78
1 Click to open the Storage Configuration window.	78
2 Click the icon in the Logical Resources window for the array you want to delete.	78
3 Right-click and select Delete from the drop-down menu or press the Delete key. A warning appear...	78
4 When the confirmation message appears, confirm that you want to delete the array.	79
Initializing an Array	79
1 Click to open the Storage Configuration window.	80
2 Click the icon of the array you want to initialize.	80
3 Right-click and select Initialize from the drop-down menu. (This option is greyed out if the ar...	80
4 When the confirmation message appears, click Yes to confirm that you want to initialize the array.	80
Creating Dedicated Spares or a Spare Pool	82
1 Click to open the Storage Configuration window.	82
2 Click to display the Create Spare dialog box, as shown in Figure56.	83
Figure 56. Create Spare Dialog Box	83
3 Select the Adapter from the Adapter list box.	83
4 If you want to dedicate the spare to a specific array, select Dedicated in the Spare type field...	83
5 Click OK to save your changes.	84
6 Click Yes at the prompt to confirm creation of the spare.	84
7 Select the disk you wish to use as a spare from the Select drive window.	84
Deleting a Spare	85
1 Click to open the Storage Configuration window.	85
2 Right-click the icon of the spare you want to delete and select Delete from the drop-down menu....	85
3 At the prompt, click Yes to confirm that you want to delete the spare.	85
6	87
Viewing Array and Device Information	87
1 Click to begin the Adaptec CI/O Management software.	88
2 Click to open the Storage Configuration window.	88
3 Right-click the icon that represents the device for which you want to view information and sele...	88
Figure 61. Storage Configuration Window Icons	88
Viewing Array Information	89
Figure 62. Array Information Dialog Box - Description Tab	89
Figure 63. Array Information Dialog Box - Status Tab	90
Viewing Spare Information	91
Figure 64. Spare Information Dialog Box	91
Viewing SCSI Device Information from an Array Controller	92
Rescanning the Server	92
1 Click to open the Storage Configuration window.	93
2 Click on the Storage Configuration window toolbar.	93
3 At the prompt, confirm that you want to rescan the server. When the rescan is complete, any har...	93
Viewing Array Controller Information	94
Figure 65. Controller Information Dialog Box - Description Tab	94
Figure 66. Controller Information Dialog Box - Capabilities Tab	95
Viewing Channel Information	96
Figure 67. Channel Information Dialog Box	96
7	99
Performing Array, Spare, and Disk Operations	99
Performing Array Operations	100
1 Click to open the Storage Configuration window.	100
2 Right-click the icon that represents the array , spare , or SCSI disk you want to work on.	100
3 Select the operation you want to perform. See the appropriate section of this chapter for a des...	100
Reconstructing an Array	100
1 Determine which array is in Critical status and which disk in the array has failed.	101
2 If the array enclosure does not support hot swapping, pause I/O to the array before you continu...	101
3 Remove the failed disk and allow I/O to resume.	101
4 Insert a good disk of at least the same storage capacity. Be sure that the SCSI ID of the new d...	101
5 Issue a Rescan command to detect the new disk.	101
6 If you installed a new disk (or disks), make the disk into a spare by following the directions ...	101
7 Click to open the Storage Configuration window. Right- click on the Array icon that looks like ...	102
8 Enter the required information for the Reconstruct operation in the Scheduler dialog box. You c...	102
9 Select an Execution Priority - high, medium, or low.	102
10 Click OK.	102
11 At the prompt, confirm that you want to reconstruct the array member.	102
12 Read the event notifications that appear in the System Monitor window (they may also appear as...	102
Pausing I/O on an Array	103
1 Click to open the Storage Configuration window.	103
2 Right-click the icon of the array you want to pause and select Pause I/O on the drop-down menu.	103
3 When the Pause I/O dialog box appears, enter a pause interval that does not exceed the maximum ...	103
4 Complete your work with the array disks. Data I/O resumes automatically at the end of the pause...	104
Verifying Array Integrity	104
1 Click to open the Storage Configuration window.	104
2 Right-click on the Array icon.	104
3 Select Verify from the drop-down menu.	104
4 Leave the autocorrect box checked so that any data parity or mirroring mismatches will be corre...	104
5 Select OK if you want to verify parity immediately, or select Scheduled if you want to schedule...	105
6 If you select Scheduled, enter a start time, start day of the week, and other information. (See...	105
7 Select an Execution Priority - high, medium, or low. This sets the system resources devoted to ...	105
8 Click OK to start the operation (if you selected Immediate) or to enter it on the list of sched...	105
9 At the prompt, click Yes to confirm that you want to verify parity information.	105
Blinking Array Drive Lights	105
1 Click to open the Storage Configuration window.	105
2 Right-click on an Array icon in the Logical Resources area.	105
3 Select Blink from the drop-down menu.	105
4 Look at the array enclosure to see which disks are members of the array.	105
5 Click OK to the drive lights from blinking.	106
6 You can also click on the Stop blinking lights icon to stop all of the drive lights from blinking.	106
Reactivating an Off-line Array	106
1 Click to open the Storage Configuration window.	106
2 Right-click on the dimmed icon of the off-line array and select Reactivate from the drop-down l...	106
3 At the prompt, confirm that you want to reactivate the array. Be sure that any hardware problem...	106
Changing an Array Name	106
1 Click to open the Storage Configuration window.	106
2 Right-click the icon of the array whose name you want to change.	106
3 Select Rename from the drop-down menu.The Change Name dialog box appears.	107
4 Type the new array name and click OK.	107
5 At the prompt, confirm that you want to change the array name. This change appears immediately ...	107
Forcing a Spare	107
1 Be sure that one or more spares are available for the array. These can either be dedicated spar...	107
2 Click to open the Storage Configuration window.	107
3 Right-click on the icon of the array with the suspect disk and select Force a spare from the dr...	107
4 Select the disk that you want to replace.	107
5 Click OK to replace this disk with a spare.	107
6 At the prompt, confirm that you want to replace the disk with the spare.	107
Performing Spare Operations	108
Testing All Spares	108
1 Click to open the Storage Configuration window.	108
2 Right-click the icon of any spare in the Logical Resources window and select Test All Spares fr...	108
3 Select OK if you want to test all spares immediately, or select Scheduled if you want to schedu...	109
4 If you select Scheduled, enter a starting time, starting day, and other information.	109
5 Click OK to start the operation (if you selected Immediate) or to enter it on the list of sched...	109
6 At the prompt, confirm that you want to test the spares.	109
7 When the test is complete the results will be viewable as an event. (The message is also record...	109
8 Replace the failed disk immediately with a good disk of at least the same capacity.	109
Blinking the Spare Drive Light	109
1 Click to open the Storage Configuration window.	109
2 Right-click the spare icon in Logical Resources window and select Blink in the drop-down menu.	109
3 Look at the array enclosure to see which disk light is blinking.	109
4 Click OK to stop all the drive light from blinking.	109
5 You can also click to stop the drive lights from blinking.	109
Performing Disk Operations	110
Blinking the Drive Light	110
1 Click to open the Storage Configuration window.	110
2 Right-click a drive icon in the left side of the window and select Blink from the drop-down menu.	110
3 Look at the array enclosure to see which drive light is blinking.	110
4 Click OK to stop the drive light from blinking.	110
5 You can also click on to stop all of the drive lights from blinking.	110
Downing the Drive	111
1 Click to open the Storage Configuration window.	111
2 Right-click the icon of the disk you want to down and select Down a Drive from the drop-down me...	111
3 Wait until the Reconstruct operation is completed, and then continue with your work in the prog...	111
Pausing I/O to an Array Disk Drive	111
1 Click to open the Storage Configuration window.	112
2 Right-click the icon of the disk you want to pause and select Pause I/O from the drop-down menu.	112
3 When the Pause I/O dialog box appears, enter a pause interval that does not exceed the maximum ...	112
4 Complete your work before the pause period expires. I/O resumes automatically at the end of thi...	112
8	113
Scheduling and Monitoring Array Operations	113
Setting Scheduling Options	114
1 Define a new scheduled operation: Reconstruct an Array, Verify Integrity of Array, or Test All ...	114
Figure 81. Scheduler Dialog Box	114
2 Select Immediate to perform the action immediately or Scheduled to schedule it for later.	114
3 If you select Scheduled, select Once, Periodically, Daily, or Weekly. Enter other information s...	115
4 Click OK to record the scheduling options. You may be prompted to confirm the activity.	115
Viewing and Managing Scheduled Activities	116
1 Click on the main toolbar to open the Activity View window, as shown in Figure82.	116
Figure 82. Activity View Window	116
2 Information about each activity is shown in the window. Each kind of activity has a unique icon...	116
3 To change the priority of a Verify or Reconstruct operation that is currently running (as indic...	117
4 To delete an activity that is not currently running, right-click its icon and select Delete fro...	117
5 To abort a currently-running activity, select its icon and click the Abort button . After you c...	117
9	119
Setting Security Options	119
Changing the Password	120
1 Click to open the System Monitor window. Then select the icon of the server whose password you ...	120
2 Right-click on the system you wish to change the password for and select Change Password. The S...	120
Figure 91. Set Access Password Dialog Box	120
3 Type the new password in the New Password field.	120
4 Type the new password again in the Confirm Password field.	121
5 Click OK to accept the new password.	121
Setting Password Time-out Options	121
1 Click to open the Preferences dialog box and click the Password tab to display the Password dia...	121
Figure 92. Password Dialog Box	121
2 Select one of the three Password time-out options. Here is a description of the options:	121
3 Click Defaults to accept the default settings or click OK to accept the password time-out change.	122
Controlling Guest Access	123
1 Click the Reconnect icon in the System Monitor widow.	123
2 Enter the password when prompted.	123
1 Click to open the System Monitor window.	123
2 Right-click the server icon whose guest access setting you want to change and select Guest Access.	124
3 When the Enable/Disable Guest Access dialog box appears, select or deselect the Enable Guest Ac...	124
4 Click OK to enter the change. Enter the password when you are prompted to do so. The Guest Acce...	124
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Managing Arrays and Spares	125
Responding to a Critical Array	126
1 Click the Array icon and observe the Disk icons of the array members on the left side of the sc...	127
2 Right-click the icon and then select Blink from the drop-down menu to blink the drive light on ...	127
3 Observe which drive light is blinking. This is the disk that you need to replace. If no lights ...	127
a The disk is still connected but has failed so badly that it cannot respond to the Blink command...	127
b The disk has been removed or its power cord or SCSI cable has been disconnected.	127
c The disk does not have an LED that indicates I/O activity.	127
4 If the array enclosure supports hot swapping, remove the failed drive.	127
5 Insert the replacement drive and issue the Rescan command.	128
6 If the array enclosure does not support hot swapping, pause I/O to the array before you continu...	128
7 Remove the failed disk drive and allow I/O to resume.	128
8 Pause I/O again.	128
9 Insert the replacement drive and allow I/O to resume.	128
10 Select the icon of the new disk, and issue a Create Spare command.	128
11 When a Pool spare with a capacity as large as the smallest member of the critical array or a s...	128
Replacing a Spare	128
1 Delete the spare. (See Deleting a Spare on page517.)	128
2 If the spare is in an enclosure that supports hot swapping, remove the spare disk drive and rep...	129
3 If the spare is not in an enclosure that supports hot swapping, pause I/O (see Pausing I/O to a...	129
4 Remove the spare and allow I/O to resume.	129
5 Pause I/O again, insert the replacement drive, and allow I/O to resume.	129
6 Use Adaptec CI/O Management Software to mark the new disk drive as a dedicated spare or a pool ...	129
1 If the array enclosure supports hot swapping, remove the spare that is marked as down.	129
2 Insert the replacement drive and issue the Rescan command.	129
3 If the spare is in an enclosure that does not support hot swapping, pause I/O. (Skip this step ...	129
4 Remove the spare and allow I/O to resume.	129
5 Pause I/O again.	129
6 Insert the replacement drive and allow I/O to resume.	129
7 Use Adaptec CI/O Management Software to mark the new disk drive as a dedicated spare or a pool ...	129
Replacing an Active Array Member	130
1 Perform a Down operation on the array member you want to replace (see Downing the Drive on page...	130
2 If the array enclosure supports hot swapping, remove the member marked as down.	130
3 Insert the replacement drive and issue the rescan command.	130
4 If the array member is an enclosure that does not support hot swapping, pause I/O. (Skip steps ...	130
5 Remove the disk drive and allow I/O to resume.	130
6 Pause I/O again.	130
7 Insert the replacement drive and allow I/O to resume.	130
8 When a pool spare with a capacity as large as the smallest member of the critical array or a sp...	130
Responding to an Off-line Array	130
Notes on Replacing Disk Drives	132
Optimizing Array Performance	133
1 Click to open the Storage Configuration window.	133
2 Right-click on the Array icon and select Optimize Performance from the drop-down menu. The Opti...	133
Figure 101. Optimize Performance Dialog Box	133
3 A list of Optimized Applications will appear. Each entry is prefaced by the word workstation or...	133
4 Select the desired entry from the list. All applications optimized by this setting will appear ...	134
5 Select Caching enabled to enable caching on this array. When you enable caching, Adaptec CI/O M...	134
6 Click the Edit button. The Performance Setting dialog box appears, as shown in Figure102.	134
Figure 102. Performance Setting Dialog Box	134
7 To create a new setting, enter a new name for the performance setting in the Optimize Performan...	134
8 Click the Use as default checkbox if you want to use this setting as the default when creating ...	134

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Performing Array, Spare, and Disk Operations

Downing the Drive

Use this option to stop all data I/O to a member of an array and

remove it from the array. You might need this option if the disk

generates a S.M.A.R.T.

alert indicating that it is about to fail. When

you down an array member, a spare is activated immediately (if

available) to replace it, and a reconstruct is triggered.

Note:

The Down a Drive command can be used only for

array members, not for spare disks or single disks.

Follow these steps to down a disk:

Click

to open the Storage Configuration window.

Right-click the icon of the disk you want to down and select

Down a Drive

from the drop-down menu. If a spare is

available, it replaces the downed disk immediately and a

reconstruct of the array is triggered.

Wait until the Reconstruct operation is completed, and then

continue with your work in the program.

Pausing I/O to an Array Disk Drive

Use this option to pause data I/O on a disk drive that is connected

to an array controller. You can use this option to replace the disk if

the array enclosure does not support hot swapping

. See the array

enclosure documentation for more information. When you pause

I/O to a disk drive,

all

other devices connected to the array

controller are paused as well. I/O resumes automatically at the end

of the pause period.

S.M.A.R.T. stands for Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology.

Hard drives that support this technology continually analyze their

performance and generate an alert if they determine that the disk is likely

to fail in the next few hours. Adaptec CI/O Management Software

generates an event notification if it receives this alert, allowing you to

replace the disk before it actually fails.

Hot swapping

support means that the array enclosure electrically isolates the

bad disk’s SCSI connector from the SCSI bus while the disk is being

swapped to prevent data corruption. Data can still be transferred to and

from the remaining good disks while the bad drive is replaced.