Adaptec 2169400-R User Guide - Page 76

Verifying a Logical Drive (Without Fix), Enabling/Disabling Background Consistency Check, Actions

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Chapter 6: Managing Logical Drives and Hot Spares ● 76 Verifying a Logical Drive (Without Fix) Note: To verify and fix a logical drive, see page 75. While Adaptec Storage Manager verifies a logical drive, you can't complete any other tasks on the controller associated with that logical drive. Because verification takes a long time to complete, you may want to schedule it as a task to be completed overnight or on a weekend. To verify a logical drive: 1 In the Enterprise View, click the controller associated with the logical drive. 2 In the Logical Devices View, click the logical drive. 3 In the menu bar, select Actions, then click Verify (shown in the figure in Step 3 on page 75). 4 To begin the verification immediately, click Yes. To schedule the verification for later, click Schedule, set the date and time, then click Apply. You can also set the verification to recur. (For more information, see page 110.) Note: Don't power off the system while the verification is in progress. If you do, the verification will stop. While the verification is in progress, the logical drive is shown as an animated icon (as shown at right) to indicate that the task is in progress. When the verification is complete, an event notice is generated in the local system's event log (and broadcast to other systems, if you have event notification set up-see Using Notifications to Monitor Status on page 93). You can now continue working on the controller. Enabling/Disabling Background Consistency Check If your controller supports background consistency check, Adaptec Storage Manager continually and automatically checks your logical drives once they're in use. (To see if your controller supports background consistency check, right-click the controller in the Enterprise View, then click Properties.) To enable or disable background consistency check: 1 In the Enterprise View, click the controller. 2 In the menu bar, select Actions, then click Enable (Disable) background consistency check. The controller is updated with the new setting.

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Chapter 6: Managing Logical Drives and Hot Spares
76
Verifying a Logical Drive (Without Fix)
Note:
To verify
and
fix
a logical drive, see
page 75
.
While Adaptec Storage Manager verifies a logical drive, you can’t complete any other tasks on
the controller associated with that logical drive. Because verification takes a long time to
complete, you may want to schedule it as a task to be completed overnight or on a weekend.
To verify a logical drive:
1
In the Enterprise View, click the controller associated with the logical drive.
2
In the Logical Devices View, click the logical drive.
3
In the menu bar, select
Actions
, then click
Verify
(shown in the figure in
Step 3 on page
75
)
.
4
To begin the verification immediately, click
Yes
.
To schedule the verification for later, click
Schedule
, set the date and time, then click
Apply
. You can also set the verification to recur. (For more information, see
page 110
.)
Note:
Don’t power off the system while the verification is in progress. If you do, the verification
will stop.
While the verification is in progress, the logical drive is shown as an animated icon
(as shown at right) to indicate that the task is in progress.
When the verification is complete, an event notice is generated in the local system’s event
log (and broadcast to other systems, if you have event notification set up—see
Using
Notifications to Monitor Status
on page 93
).
You can now continue working on the controller.
Enabling/Disabling Background Consistency Check
If your controller supports background consistency check, Adaptec Storage Manager
continually and automatically checks your logical drives once they’re in use. (To see if your
controller supports background consistency check, right-click the controller in the Enterprise
View, then click
Properties
.)
To enable or disable background consistency check:
1
In the Enterprise View, click the controller.
2
In the menu bar, select
Actions
, then click
Enable (Disable) background consistency check
.
The controller is updated with the new setting.