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User’s Guide |
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Adaptec CI/O Management Software |
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Adaptec CI/O Management Software |
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User’s Guide |
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Contents |
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1 Getting Started |
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2 Installing CI/O Software |
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3 Entering and Viewing System Information |
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4 Viewing SCSI Device Information |
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5 Configuring Arrays and Spares |
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6 Viewing Array and Device Information |
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7 Performing Array, Spare, and Disk Operations |
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8 Scheduling and Monitoring Array Operations |
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9 Setting Security Options |
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10 Managing Arrays and Spares |
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A Configuration Settings |
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B SAF-TE Enclosure Management |
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Glossary |
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Index |
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Getting Started |
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Overview of Adaptec CI/O Management Software |
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Conventions |
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Installing CI/O Software |
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Installing Adaptec CI/O Management Software on Windows NT Server or Workstation |
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1 Start Windows NT. |
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2 Insert the Adaptec CI/O Management Software CDROM in your CDROM drive. |
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3 Locate the Adaptec CI/O Management Software Setup Application: |
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4 Double-click the Setup Application icon. The Welcome screen appears as shown in Figure Figure21. |
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Figure 21. Welcome Screen |
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5 Click on Next. The Setup Type Selection screen appears. |
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Figure 22. Setup Type Selection Screen |
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6 If you are setting up a Windows NT server, select Networked System and click on Next. If you ar... |
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Figure 23. Information Screen |
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7 Click on Next. The Choose Destination Location screen appears. |
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Figure 24. Choose Destination Location Screen |
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8 Use the Browse button to select the pathname for your installation folder or select the default... |
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Figure 25. Select Components Screen |
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9 Select the components you want to install and clear the components you do not want to install. ... |
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Figure 26. Select Program Folder Screen |
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10 Select the program folder from the existing folders list or type a new folder name. Click on N... |
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Figure 27. Start Copying Files Screen |
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11 Click on Next to begin copying files. When the files are copied, the CI/O ReadMe file appears ... |
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Figure 28. CI/O ReadMe file |
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12 Click Yes to view the ReadMe file or click No to view the Setup Complete screen as shown in Fi... |
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Figure 29. Setup Complete Screen |
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13 The setup is now complete. Select Yes, I want to restart my computer now. Click on Finish. |
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14 Wait while the system reboots. |
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15 To start the user interface for Adaptec CI/O Management Software, go to Start > Programs > Ada... |
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Stopping CI/O Array Management Service 4.00 |
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1 Double-click the My Computer icon. |
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2 Double-click the Control Panel icon. |
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3 Double-click the Services icon as shown in Figure 210. |
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Figure 210. Control Panel |
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4 Highlight the CIO Array Management Service 4.00 and click Stop, as shown in Figure 211. |
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Figure 211. Services |
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5 Repeat step 4 to stop NobleNet Portmapper. |
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Modifying Automatic Start of the Services |
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1 Double-click the My Computer icon. |
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2 Double-click the Control Panel icon. |
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3 Double-click the Services icon. |
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4 Highlight CIO Array Management Service 4.00 (see Figure211) and double-click. The Service win... |
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Figure 212. Service Window |
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5 Select Manual and click OK. |
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6 Follow steps 4 and 5 to stop the Automatic Start for CIOArrayManagerRPC Command, CIOArrayManage... |
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Uninstalling the Adaptec CI/O Management Software in Windows |
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1 Double-click the My Computer icon. |
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2 Double-click the Control Panel icon. |
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3 Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon. |
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4 Select Adaptec CI/O Management Software 4.00 and click Add/Remove. |
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Installing Adaptec CI/O Management Software on a Networked Windows 95/98 or NT Client |
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1 Start Windows 95/98 or Windows NT. |
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2 Insert the Adaptec CI/O Management Software CDROM in your CDROM drive. |
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3 Double-click on the My Computer icon and then double-click on the CD-ROM drive icon. |
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4 Double-click on the Setup icon. The Welcome screen appears. |
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Figure 213. Welcome Screen |
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5 Click on Next. If you are running under Windows NT, the Setup Type Selection screen appears. Th... |
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Figure 214. Setup Type Selection Screen |
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6 Select Networked client (user interface) only and click on Next. The Information screen appears. |
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Figure 215. Information Screen |
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7 Click on Next. The Choose Destination Location screen appears. |
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Figure 216. Choose Destination Location Screen |
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8 Use the Browse button to select the pathname for your installation folder or select the default... |
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Figure 217. Select Program Folder Screen |
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9 Select the program folder from the existing folders list or type a new folder name. Click on Ne... |
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Figure 218. Start Copying Files Screen |
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10 Click on Next to begin copying files. Once the folders are copied, the CI/O ReadMe file appear... |
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Figure 219. CI/O ReadMe file |
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11 Click Yes to view the ReadMe file or click No to view the Setup Complete screen as shown in Fi... |
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Figure 220. Setup Complete Screen |
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12 The setup is now complete. Select Yes, I want to restart my computer now. Click on Finish. |
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13 To start the user interface for Adaptec CI/O Management Software, go to Start > Programs > Ada... |
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Installing the TIRPC Communications Module on NetWare Servers v4.11 and v.5.0 |
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1 Insert the Adaptec CI/O Management Software CDROM in your DOS-mounted CDROM drive. |
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2 Bring up the server using the following pathname: |
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3 From the NetWare System Console prompt (:), type one of the following commands and press Enter: |
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4 Select Product Options (for NW 5.0) or Installation Options (for NW4.11) from the Configuration... |
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5 Select Install a Product Not Listed from the Other Installation Actions menu. |
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6 Press <F3> key to specify your path. |
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7 Enter the path to the CD-ROM (for example, d:\\). The CD-ROM drive must be a DOS CD-ROM drive. F... |
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8 Select Continue and access the CD-ROM from the Select An Action menu. |
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9 Select NetWare 4.0 TIRPC Runtime and Configuration Files and press Enter. (TIRPC must be instal... |
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10 Press Enter to accept the default choice of sys:\\system\\. |
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11 At the Start Installation menu, select Yes. |
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12 At the Overwrite Existing Files menu, select Yes if you are prompted to overwrite the RPCNET.C... |
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13 At the Installation for Select Files group done message, press Esc twice. |
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14 At the Exit Installation screen, select Yes. |
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15 At the next two screens, press Esc. |
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16 At the Exit Install (for NW 4.11) or nwconfig (for NW 5.0) screen, select Yes. |
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Installing the Adaptec CI/O Management Software on Novell NetWare Servers |
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1 Insert the Adaptec CI/O Management Software in your CDROM drive. Adaptec CI/O NWSETUP NLM supp... |
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2 From the NetWare System Console prompt (:), type the following command (X is the CD-ROM drive o... |
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3 Type the following command and press Enter: |
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4 From the NWSETUP Select Operation menu, select Default Installation or Custom Installation (p... |
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5 At the Install menu, press Enter. |
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6 If the message “File: SYS:SYSTEM\ waspi.cdm already exists!” displays, select overwrite. |
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7 At the end of the installation process, press Enter when you are prompted to update the autoexe... |
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8 Press Escape to exit Install. |
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9 Reboot the system. |
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Installing Adaptec CI/O Management Software on UnixWare 7.0.x Servers |
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Mount the CD-ROM for UnixWare v7.0.x |
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1 Log onto UnixWare as a desktop user and open the SCO Administration Utility. |
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2 Double-click on the File system Manager to open it. |
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3 At the Filesystem Manager, select Mount -> Add Mount Configuration -> Local. |
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4 At the Local Mount Configuration window |
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5 At the Advanced Options window, locate the File Name Conversion drop-down menu and select Do No... |
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6 When the Local Mount Configuration window appears again, select OK. |
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7 Select OK at the next window to start mounting the file system. |
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Install the Adaptec CI/O Management Software on UnixWare v7.0.x |
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1 At the System Administration window, double-click on Software Management. |
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2 Double-click on Application Installer. |
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3 At the Install From menu, select Other from the drop-down menu. |
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4 Click on Find Folder to open the View Folder window. Click on the correct mount-point for the C... |
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5 Click on the CIO400 directory and then click on UnixWare. Use the arrow keys to highlight the c... |
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6 At the Application Installer Window the cio40 icon appears. Click on Install to begin the insta... |
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7 Next, you need to remove the mount configuration. Locate the Filesystem Manager screen and sele... |
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8 Go to the Mount drop-down menu, select Remove Mount Configuration and then click on Yes. |
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9 You can now close the Filesystem Manger window and the Application Installer window. |
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Uninstalling the Adaptec CI/O Management Software on UnixWare v7.0.x |
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1 In the System Administration window, double-click on Software Management. |
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2 Double-click on Application Installer. |
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3 In the Application Installer window, click on the cio40 directory. |
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4 Click on the Remove button to start the uninstall process. |
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5 You must manually remove the ciodata directory from your system. |
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Entering and Viewing System Information |
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Entering and Viewing System Information |
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Starting the Program |
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1 Start Windows. |
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2 Double-click the icon in the Adaptec CI/O Management Software group to start the program. |
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Adding a New Server Address |
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1 Click the button. The Add Server dialog box appears, as shown in Figure31. |
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Figure 31. Add Server Dialog Box |
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2 Enter the server’s IP address or name, which can be up to 32 characters. This name will appear ... |
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3 Enter a description of the server—for example, Application Server or Video Server. This descrip... |
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4 Click OK to add the new server information. If the server name/address is not correct, you will... |
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Viewing System Information |
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1 Click to open the System Monitor window. Each system is represented by an icon in the top part ... |
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2 Click the Detail View icon to display detailed information about the system in the top part of ... |
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3 Click the Icon View icon to display only the system icon. |
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Reconnecting to a Server |
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1 Click to open the System Monitor window. |
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2 Highlight the server you need to reconnect. |
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3 Click on the System Monitor window toolbar. |
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Deleting a Server Address |
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1 Click to open the System Monitor window. |
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2 Right-click the icon of the server you want to delete and select Delete from the drop-down menu... |
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3 At the prompt, click Yes to confirm the deletion of the currently selected server. |
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Viewing a List of Current System Events |
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1 Click to open the System Monitor window. Event notifications appear in the bottom part of this ... |
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Figure 32. Ssytem Monitor Window |
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2 View the event information for one or all systems. New entries appear on the list as the system... |
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3 To view detailed information about an event, Doubleclick the list entry. The Event Detail dialo... |
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Figure 33. Event Detail Dialog Box |
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4 Click Close when you are finished viewing the Event Detail dialog box. When you do this, you au... |
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5 Click the Filter button on the System Monitor window toolbar to filter the event notifications ... |
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6 Click the Save As button to save the event list to a file. |
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7 Close the System Monitor window when you are finished viewing the events, or leave it open so y... |
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Entering and Viewing Preference Information |
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Changing Filter Options |
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1 Click to open the Preferences dialog box. |
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2 Click the Filter tab. The Filter dialog box appears, as shown in Figure34. |
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Figure 34. Filter Dialog Box |
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3 Select or deselect the check boxes to control which kinds of messages appear in the System Moni... |
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4 Click OK to record the Filter option changes. |
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Selecting Notification Settings |
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1 Click to open the Preferences dialog box. |
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2 Click the Notification tab; the Notification dialog box appears, as shown in Figure35. |
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Figure 35. Event Notification Dialog Box |
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3 Select or deselect the check boxes to control how you will be notified of event notifications r... |
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4 Select the defaults or click OK to save these settings. |
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Configuring Email |
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Figure 36. Connection Setting Dialog Box |
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1 In the Internet Connection Settings you can select a Direct connection (non-modem) or a Dial-up... |
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2 Complete the Identity section with the correct email address, Outgoing mail (SMTP) server (opti... |
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3 Click on the Recipient List tab to display the Recipient dialog box as shown in Figure 37. |
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Figure 37. Recipient List Dialog Box |
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4 In this dialog box you can add, modify, or remove recipients. If you select Add, the Add Recipi... |
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Figure 38. Add Recipient Dialog Box |
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5 Enter the following information in the Add Recipient dialog box. |
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6 Click OK. |
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Viewing Historical Information |
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1 Click to open the Historic Event Log for the currently selected system, as shown in Figure39. |
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Figure 39. Historic Log Window |
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2 View the historical event information for the system. New entries are added to the top of the l... |
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3 To view detailed information about an entry on the list, double-click the entry. The Event Deta... |
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4 Click Close when you are finished viewing the Event Detail dialog box. |
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5 Click to change the Filter options. |
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6 Close the window when you are finished viewing log entries, or minimize it as an icon on the sc... |
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Interpreting and Responding to Event Messages |
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Additional Preference Information |
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1 Click to open the Preferences dialog box, as shown in Figure310. |
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Figure 310. Preferences Dialog Box - Ping Tab |
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2 Specify a Ping interval. This is the interval at which the management client will verify contin... |
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3 Click the Notification tab to change the way in which you are alerted of event notifications re... |
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4 Click the Filter tab to view the Filter dialog box. Select or deselect the check boxes, to filt... |
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5 Click the Password tab to display the Password dialog box, as shown in Figure311. |
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Figure 311. Password Dialog Box |
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6 Select a Password Time-out option to set the level of password protection for this workstation ... |
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7 Click the Launch tab to display the Launch dialog box, as shown in Figure312. |
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Figure 312. Launch Dialog Box |
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8 Select how you want to initially view your application. You can start Adaptec CI/O Management S... |
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9 Click OK to change the option information or to close the dialog box. |
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Viewing SCSI Device Information |
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Viewing SCSI Devices |
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Figure 41. Physical Resources Window - Graphical View |
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Figure 42. Physical Resources Window - Detailed View |
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1 Click to open the Storage Configuration window. |
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2 Right-click the icon of the device and select Information from the drop-down menu. The icons ar... |
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Viewing the SCSI Information Dialog Box |
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Figure 43. SCSI Information Dialog Box - Description |
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Figure 44. SCSI Information Dialog Box - Status |
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Viewing SCSI Adapter and Array Controller Information |
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Figure 45. Controller Information Dialog box - Description Tab |
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Figure 46. Controller Information Dialog Box - Capabilities Tab |
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Viewing SCSI Channel Information |
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Figure 47. Channel Information Dialog Box |
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Rescanning the SCSI Adapters and Array Controllers |
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Differences in Rescan Between SCSI Adapters and Array Controllers |
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Rescan Details |
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Managing SCSI Adapters |
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Configuring Arrays and Spares |
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Creating an Array |
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1 Click to open the Storage Configuration window. All array and spare configuration tasks are don... |
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Figure 51. Configuration - Graphical View |
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Figure 52. Configuration - Detailed View |
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2 Before you start defining the new array, decide what RAID level you want to use, how many disks... |
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3 Click the Create New Array button on the Storage Configuration window toolbar. The Create Array... |
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Figure 53. Create Array - Members Dialog Box |
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4 Highlight the controller from the Select a Controller window. All array disks must be connected... |
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5 Select disks for the new array by highlighting the disk in the Available drives window and clic... |
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6 When all disks for the new array have been selected click Next. The Create Array - Name and Typ... |
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Figure 54. Create Array - Name and Type Dialog Box |
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7 Type a name for the new array. The name can be up to 15 characters, including spaces and any ot... |
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8 Highlight the desired RAID type for the array in the Select array type window. The bar graphs o... |
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9 Click Next. The Create Array - Advanced dialog box appears, as shown in Figure55. |
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Figure 55. Create Array - Advanced Dialog Box |
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10 Select dedicated spares if desired. The disks in the list are the available disks you did not ... |
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11 Select Cache Enabled to enable cache for the array. If the cache-enabled checkbox is greyed ou... |
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12 The assigned checkbox indicates the total number of blocks available for caching. |
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13 Select the desired optimization option from the Optimize Performance drop-down list. Refer to ... |
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14 Deselect auto-initialize to create the array now but initialize it at a later time. You can do... |
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15 Select the desired stripe size from the Stripe size drop-down list. |
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16 Click Finish. The array will be initialized at this point, unless you deselected autoinitiali... |
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17 An event notification is generated when the initialization process starts. An icon for the new... |
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18 When initialization is complete, exit from Adaptec CI/O Management Software and reboot the sys... |
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Making an Array the First Virtual Device |
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1 Click to open the Storage Configuration window. |
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2 Click the icon in the Logical Resources window for the array that you want to make bootable. |
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3 Right-click and select Make first virtual device from the drop- down menu. |
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4 At the prompt, confirm that you want to make this array the boot device. |
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5 Close all applications on the system containing the array. If the selected array does not alrea... |
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6 Install the operating system on the array. See your array controller’s Hardware and Installatio... |
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7 Make sure that you restart CI/O after you reboot the server. |
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Deleting an Array |
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1 Click to open the Storage Configuration window. |
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2 Click the icon in the Logical Resources window for the array you want to delete. |
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3 Right-click and select Delete from the drop-down menu or press the Delete key. A warning appear... |
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4 When the confirmation message appears, confirm that you want to delete the array. |
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Initializing an Array |
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1 Click to open the Storage Configuration window. |
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2 Click the icon of the array you want to initialize. |
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3 Right-click and select Initialize from the drop-down menu. (This option is greyed out if the ar... |
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4 When the confirmation message appears, click Yes to confirm that you want to initialize the array. |
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Creating Dedicated Spares or a Spare Pool |
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1 Click to open the Storage Configuration window. |
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2 Click to display the Create Spare dialog box, as shown in Figure56. |
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Figure 56. Create Spare Dialog Box |
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3 Select the Adapter from the Adapter list box. |
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4 If you want to dedicate the spare to a specific array, select Dedicated in the Spare type field... |
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5 Click OK to save your changes. |
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6 Click Yes at the prompt to confirm creation of the spare. |
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7 Select the disk you wish to use as a spare from the Select drive window. |
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Deleting a Spare |
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1 Click to open the Storage Configuration window. |
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2 Right-click the icon of the spare you want to delete and select Delete from the drop-down menu.... |
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3 At the prompt, click Yes to confirm that you want to delete the spare. |
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Viewing Array and Device Information |
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1 Click to begin the Adaptec CI/O Management software. |
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2 Click to open the Storage Configuration window. |
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3 Right-click the icon that represents the device for which you want to view information and sele... |
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Figure 61. Storage Configuration Window Icons |
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Viewing Array Information |
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Figure 62. Array Information Dialog Box - Description Tab |
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Figure 63. Array Information Dialog Box - Status Tab |
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Viewing Spare Information |
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Figure 64. Spare Information Dialog Box |
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Viewing SCSI Device Information from an Array Controller |
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Rescanning the Server |
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1 Click to open the Storage Configuration window. |
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2 Click on the Storage Configuration window toolbar. |
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3 At the prompt, confirm that you want to rescan the server. When the rescan is complete, any har... |
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Viewing Array Controller Information |
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Figure 65. Controller Information Dialog Box - Description Tab |
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Figure 66. Controller Information Dialog Box - Capabilities Tab |
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Viewing Channel Information |
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Figure 67. Channel Information Dialog Box |
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Performing Array, Spare, and Disk Operations |
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Performing Array Operations |
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1 Click to open the Storage Configuration window. |
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2 Right-click the icon that represents the array , spare , or SCSI disk you want to work on. |
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3 Select the operation you want to perform. See the appropriate section of this chapter for a des... |
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Reconstructing an Array |
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1 Determine which array is in Critical status and which disk in the array has failed. |
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2 If the array enclosure does not support hot swapping, pause I/O to the array before you continu... |
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3 Remove the failed disk and allow I/O to resume. |
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4 Insert a good disk of at least the same storage capacity. Be sure that the SCSI ID of the new d... |
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5 Issue a Rescan command to detect the new disk. |
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6 If you installed a new disk (or disks), make the disk into a spare by following the directions ... |
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7 Click to open the Storage Configuration window. Right- click on the Array icon that looks like ... |
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8 Enter the required information for the Reconstruct operation in the Scheduler dialog box. You c... |
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9 Select an Execution Priority - high, medium, or low. |
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10 Click OK. |
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11 At the prompt, confirm that you want to reconstruct the array member. |
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12 Read the event notifications that appear in the System Monitor window (they may also appear as... |
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Pausing I/O on an Array |
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1 Click to open the Storage Configuration window. |
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2 Right-click the icon of the array you want to pause and select Pause I/O on the drop-down menu. |
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3 When the Pause I/O dialog box appears, enter a pause interval that does not exceed the maximum ... |
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4 Complete your work with the array disks. Data I/O resumes automatically at the end of the pause... |
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Verifying Array Integrity |
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1 Click to open the Storage Configuration window. |
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2 Right-click on the Array icon. |
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3 Select Verify from the drop-down menu. |
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4 Leave the autocorrect box checked so that any data parity or mirroring mismatches will be corre... |
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5 Select OK if you want to verify parity immediately, or select Scheduled if you want to schedule... |
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6 If you select Scheduled, enter a start time, start day of the week, and other information. (See... |
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7 Select an Execution Priority - high, medium, or low. This sets the system resources devoted to ... |
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8 Click OK to start the operation (if you selected Immediate) or to enter it on the list of sched... |
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9 At the prompt, click Yes to confirm that you want to verify parity information. |
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Blinking Array Drive Lights |
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1 Click to open the Storage Configuration window. |
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2 Right-click on an Array icon in the Logical Resources area. |
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3 Select Blink from the drop-down menu. |
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4 Look at the array enclosure to see which disks are members of the array. |
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5 Click OK to the drive lights from blinking. |
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6 You can also click on the Stop blinking lights icon to stop all of the drive lights from blinking. |
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Reactivating an Off-line Array |
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1 Click to open the Storage Configuration window. |
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2 Right-click on the dimmed icon of the off-line array and select Reactivate from the drop-down l... |
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3 At the prompt, confirm that you want to reactivate the array. Be sure that any hardware problem... |
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Changing an Array Name |
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1 Click to open the Storage Configuration window. |
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2 Right-click the icon of the array whose name you want to change. |
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3 Select Rename from the drop-down menu.The Change Name dialog box appears. |
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4 Type the new array name and click OK. |
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5 At the prompt, confirm that you want to change the array name. This change appears immediately ... |
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Forcing a Spare |
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1 Be sure that one or more spares are available for the array. These can either be dedicated spar... |
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2 Click to open the Storage Configuration window. |
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3 Right-click on the icon of the array with the suspect disk and select Force a spare from the dr... |
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4 Select the disk that you want to replace. |
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5 Click OK to replace this disk with a spare. |
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6 At the prompt, confirm that you want to replace the disk with the spare. |
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Performing Spare Operations |
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Testing All Spares |
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1 Click to open the Storage Configuration window. |
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2 Right-click the icon of any spare in the Logical Resources window and select Test All Spares fr... |
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3 Select OK if you want to test all spares immediately, or select Scheduled if you want to schedu... |
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4 If you select Scheduled, enter a starting time, starting day, and other information. |
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5 Click OK to start the operation (if you selected Immediate) or to enter it on the list of sched... |
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6 At the prompt, confirm that you want to test the spares. |
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7 When the test is complete the results will be viewable as an event. (The message is also record... |
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8 Replace the failed disk immediately with a good disk of at least the same capacity. |
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Blinking the Spare Drive Light |
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1 Click to open the Storage Configuration window. |
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2 Right-click the spare icon in Logical Resources window and select Blink in the drop-down menu. |
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3 Look at the array enclosure to see which disk light is blinking. |
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4 Click OK to stop all the drive light from blinking. |
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5 You can also click to stop the drive lights from blinking. |
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Performing Disk Operations |
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Blinking the Drive Light |
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1 Click to open the Storage Configuration window. |
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2 Right-click a drive icon in the left side of the window and select Blink from the drop-down menu. |
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3 Look at the array enclosure to see which drive light is blinking. |
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4 Click OK to stop the drive light from blinking. |
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5 You can also click on to stop all of the drive lights from blinking. |
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Downing the Drive |
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1 Click to open the Storage Configuration window. |
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2 Right-click the icon of the disk you want to down and select Down a Drive from the drop-down me... |
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3 Wait until the Reconstruct operation is completed, and then continue with your work in the prog... |
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Pausing I/O to an Array Disk Drive |
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1 Click to open the Storage Configuration window. |
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2 Right-click the icon of the disk you want to pause and select Pause I/O from the drop-down menu. |
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3 When the Pause I/O dialog box appears, enter a pause interval that does not exceed the maximum ... |
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4 Complete your work before the pause period expires. I/O resumes automatically at the end of thi... |
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Scheduling and Monitoring Array Operations |
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Setting Scheduling Options |
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1 Define a new scheduled operation: Reconstruct an Array, Verify Integrity of Array, or Test All ... |
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Figure 81. Scheduler Dialog Box |
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2 Select Immediate to perform the action immediately or Scheduled to schedule it for later. |
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3 If you select Scheduled, select Once, Periodically, Daily, or Weekly. Enter other information s... |
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4 Click OK to record the scheduling options. You may be prompted to confirm the activity. |
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Viewing and Managing Scheduled Activities |
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1 Click on the main toolbar to open the Activity View window, as shown in Figure82. |
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Figure 82. Activity View Window |
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2 Information about each activity is shown in the window. Each kind of activity has a unique icon... |
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3 To change the priority of a Verify or Reconstruct operation that is currently running (as indic... |
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4 To delete an activity that is not currently running, right-click its icon and select Delete fro... |
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5 To abort a currently-running activity, select its icon and click the Abort button . After you c... |
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Setting Security Options |
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Changing the Password |
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1 Click to open the System Monitor window. Then select the icon of the server whose password you ... |
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2 Right-click on the system you wish to change the password for and select Change Password. The S... |
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Figure 91. Set Access Password Dialog Box |
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3 Type the new password in the New Password field. |
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4 Type the new password again in the Confirm Password field. |
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5 Click OK to accept the new password. |
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Setting Password Time-out Options |
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1 Click to open the Preferences dialog box and click the Password tab to display the Password dia... |
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Figure 92. Password Dialog Box |
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2 Select one of the three Password time-out options. Here is a description of the options: |
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3 Click Defaults to accept the default settings or click OK to accept the password time-out change. |
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Controlling Guest Access |
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1 Click the Reconnect icon in the System Monitor widow. |
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2 Enter the password when prompted. |
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1 Click to open the System Monitor window. |
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2 Right-click the server icon whose guest access setting you want to change and select Guest Access. |
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3 When the Enable/Disable Guest Access dialog box appears, select or deselect the Enable Guest Ac... |
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4 Click OK to enter the change. Enter the password when you are prompted to do so. The Guest Acce... |
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Managing Arrays and Spares |
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Responding to a Critical Array |
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1 Click the Array icon and observe the Disk icons of the array members on the left side of the sc... |
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2 Right-click the icon and then select Blink from the drop-down menu to blink the drive light on ... |
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3 Observe which drive light is blinking. This is the disk that you need to replace. If no lights ... |
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a The disk is still connected but has failed so badly that it cannot respond to the Blink command... |
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b The disk has been removed or its power cord or SCSI cable has been disconnected. |
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c The disk does not have an LED that indicates I/O activity. |
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4 If the array enclosure supports hot swapping, remove the failed drive. |
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5 Insert the replacement drive and issue the Rescan command. |
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6 If the array enclosure does not support hot swapping, pause I/O to the array before you continu... |
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7 Remove the failed disk drive and allow I/O to resume. |
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8 Pause I/O again. |
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9 Insert the replacement drive and allow I/O to resume. |
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10 Select the icon of the new disk, and issue a Create Spare command. |
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11 When a Pool spare with a capacity as large as the smallest member of the critical array or a s... |
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Replacing a Spare |
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1 Delete the spare. (See Deleting a Spare on page517.) |
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2 If the spare is in an enclosure that supports hot swapping, remove the spare disk drive and rep... |
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3 If the spare is not in an enclosure that supports hot swapping, pause I/O (see Pausing I/O to a... |
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4 Remove the spare and allow I/O to resume. |
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5 Pause I/O again, insert the replacement drive, and allow I/O to resume. |
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6 Use Adaptec CI/O Management Software to mark the new disk drive as a dedicated spare or a pool ... |
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1 If the array enclosure supports hot swapping, remove the spare that is marked as down. |
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2 Insert the replacement drive and issue the Rescan command. |
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3 If the spare is in an enclosure that does not support hot swapping, pause I/O. (Skip this step ... |
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4 Remove the spare and allow I/O to resume. |
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5 Pause I/O again. |
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6 Insert the replacement drive and allow I/O to resume. |
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7 Use Adaptec CI/O Management Software to mark the new disk drive as a dedicated spare or a pool ... |
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Replacing an Active Array Member |
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1 Perform a Down operation on the array member you want to replace (see Downing the Drive on page... |
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2 If the array enclosure supports hot swapping, remove the member marked as down. |
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3 Insert the replacement drive and issue the rescan command. |
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4 If the array member is an enclosure that does not support hot swapping, pause I/O. (Skip steps ... |
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5 Remove the disk drive and allow I/O to resume. |
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6 Pause I/O again. |
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7 Insert the replacement drive and allow I/O to resume. |
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8 When a pool spare with a capacity as large as the smallest member of the critical array or a sp... |
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Responding to an Off-line Array |
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Notes on Replacing Disk Drives |
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Optimizing Array Performance |
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1 Click to open the Storage Configuration window. |
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2 Right-click on the Array icon and select Optimize Performance from the drop-down menu. The Opti... |
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Figure 101. Optimize Performance Dialog Box |
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3 A list of Optimized Applications will appear. Each entry is prefaced by the word workstation or... |
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4 Select the desired entry from the list. All applications optimized by this setting will appear ... |
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5 Select Caching enabled to enable caching on this array. When you enable caching, Adaptec CI/O M... |
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6 Click the Edit button. The Performance Setting dialog box appears, as shown in Figure102. |
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Figure 102. Performance Setting Dialog Box |
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7 To create a new setting, enter a new name for the performance setting in the Optimize Performan... |
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8 Click the Use as default checkbox if you want to use this setting as the default when creating ... |
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9 Select the desired Read and Write Caching settings. (See Read Caching on page1011 and Write C... |
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10 Click Save to save the new performance setting. The changes are not written to disk until you ... |
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11 When the Optimize Performance dialog box displays, click OK to save your changes. |
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Read Caching |
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Write Caching |
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Other Performance Tips |
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Selecting a RAID Level for an Array |
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A |
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Configuration Settings |
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I/O Manager Settings |
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[ASPIMODEL] DisableASPI = [Yes | No] |
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[ASPIMODEL] DisableASPI = [Yes | No] |
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LoadSavedConfiguration= [Yes| No] |
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DiscoveryInterval = n |
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PollInterval = n |
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StatisticsInterval = n |
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TapeBusyTolerationTime = n |
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Lun0Required = [Yes | No] |
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Lun0Only = [Yes | No] |
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ErrorInstrumentation = [Yes | No] |
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IOInstrumentation = [Yes | No] |
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ResetInstrumentationOnPowerup = [Yes | No] |
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ResetInstrumentationOnDiscovery = [Yes | No] |
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SMARTPolling = [Yes | No] |
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SMARTTest = [Yes | No | testcount] |
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ForceHAWide16 = [Yes | No] ForceHAWide32 = [Yes | No] |
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AccessibleDrivers = [* | comma delimited list of driver names] |
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[ARRAYOPERATIONS] |
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RecreatePriority= |
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VerifyIfDirty= |
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[SYSTEM] |
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PauseEnabled= |
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ServerLogSizeInMegabytes= |
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StatisticsCollectionInterval= |
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WarnAfterFirstPFAEvent= |
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[TASKS] |
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TestAllSpares= |
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[CAPABILITIES] |
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EnableRAID5= |
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EnableRAID10= |
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[ENCLOSUREMANAGER] |
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EnabledEnclosureInterfaces=SAF-TE |
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SAF-TEPollingPeriodInSeconds=5 |
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B |
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SAF-TE Enclosure Management |
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Viewing Enclosure Information |
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1 Click to enter the Storage Configuration window. |
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2 Right-click the icon of the enclosure you wish to view and select Information from the drop-dow... |
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Figure B1. Enclosure Information Dialog Box |
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Viewing Subsystem Status Details |
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Figure B2. Component Status Dialog Box |
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Temperature Sensors |
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Fans |
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Power Supplies |
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Identification of Events |
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Events for SAF-TE Enclosures |
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1 Enclosure found [ SAF-TE : unique address]— Posted for each found and successfully initialized ... |
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2 Enclosure not responding [ SAF-TE : unique address]— Posted for each unrecoverable error that o... |
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3 Enclosure removed from bus [ SAF-TE : unique address]— Posted when an enclosure device is remov... |
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4 Device id=SCSI_ID slot#=slot_ number inserted [ SAF-TE : unique address]— When a device is inse... |
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5 Device id=SCSI_ID slot#=slot_number removed [ SAF-TE : unique address]— Posted when a device is... |
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6 For each change in the status of a cooling fan or temperature, the following events indicating ... |
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a Fan #fan_number is malfunctioning [ SAF-TE : unique address] |
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b Fan #fan_number is removed [ SAF-TE : unique address] |
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c Fan #fan_number is in an unknown state [ SAF-TE : unique address] |
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d Temperature is out of normal range, sensor #sensor_number [ SAF-TE : unique address] |
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e Overall Temperature is out of normal range [ SAF-TE : unique address] |
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f Fan #fan_number is operational [ SAF-TE : unique address] |
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g Overall temperature is in normal range [ SAF-TE : unique address] |
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7 For each change in the status of the power supplies connected to the enclosure, the following e... |
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a PowerSupply #power_supply is operational and OFF [SAF-TE unique address] |
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b PowerSupply #power_supply is operational and ON [SAF-TE unique address] |
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c PowerSupply #power_supply is malfunctioning and OFF [SAF-TE unique address] |
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d PowerSupply #power_supply is malfunctioning but ON [SAF-TE unique address] |
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e PowerSupply #power_supply is present [SAF-TE unique address] |
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f PowerSupply #power_supply is not present[SAF-TE unique address] |
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g PowerSupply #power_supply is in unknown state[SAF-TE unique address] |
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8 For each change in the status of the door lock of the enclosure, the following events indicatin... |
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a Door is locked [SAF-TE unique address] |
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b Door is unlocked [SAF-TE unique address] |
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c Speaker is present [SAF-TE unique address] |
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d Speaker is not present [SAF-TE unique address] |
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9 CI/O will set LED states of devices located inside enclosures in the following cases: |
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Events for Devices Connected to RAID Boards |
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Glossary |
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Using the Glossary |
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adapter, array |
161 |
adapter, I/O |
161 |
agent |
161 |
array |
161 |
array resources |
161 |
auto-initialize |
161 |
availability |
161 |
blink |
162 |
bootable array |
162 |
bridge controller |
162 |
bus |
162 |
CI/O |
162 |
cache |
162 |
capacity |
162 |
channel |
162 |
clustering |
162 |
compatible container |
162 |
controller, storage |
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dedicated spare |
163 |
device slot |
163 |
discovery |
163 |
disk |
163 |
disk ID |
163 |
DMI |
163 |
enclosure |
163 |
enclosure ID |
163 |
enclosure management device |
163 |
event log |
164 |
event notifications settings |
164 |
expand |
164 |
failover |
164 |
fault tolerant |
164 |
fault tolerant arrays |
164 |
file system |
164 |
first virtual device |
164 |
forcing a spare |
164 |
hot-swap |
165 |
initialized array |
165 |
legacy disk |
165 |
Logical Unit Number |
165 |
low-level format |
165 |
logical device |
165 |
LUN |
165 |
metadata |
165 |
MIB |
165 |
MIF |
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mirroring; mirrored array |
166 |
monitoring |
166 |
offline array |
166 |
offset |
166 |
online capacity expansion |
166 |
parity |
166 |
password time-out options |
166 |
pause I/O |
166 |
physical resources |
166 |
physical view |
167 |
poll |
167 |
pool of spares |
167 |
RAID |
167 |
RAID-0 |
167 |
RAID-1 (mirrored) |
167 |
RAID 0/1 (mirrored) |
167 |
RAID-5 |
167 |
reconstruction |
167 |
redundancy |
167 |
referential integrity |
168 |
replication |
168 |
rescan |
168 |
RPC |
168 |
SAF-TE |
168 |
scalability |
168 |
SCSI Device ID |
168 |
SCSI ID |
168 |
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) |
168 |
slot |
168 |
S.M.A.R.T |
169 |
spare pool |
169 |
stand-alone disk |
169 |
stripe set |
169 |
stripe set of mirror sets |
169 |
stripe size |
169 |
striping, disk; striped array |
169 |
subsystem |
169 |
target ID |
169 |
task |
169 |
verify |
170 |
virtual device |
170 |
virtual device order |
170 |
volume |
170 |
volume set |
170 |
warning threshold temperature |
170 |
zero |
170 |
Index |
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A |
171 |
B |
171 |
C |
171 |
D |
171 |
E |
171 |
F |
172 |
G |
172 |
H |
172 |
I |
172 |
M |
172 |
O |
172 |
P |
172 |
R |
172 |
S |
172 |
T |
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