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Storage Manager Use the rdisk.exe utility to update your emergency repair disk with the new disk configuration information. Deleting an Array Group To delete an array group, follow these steps: 1 From the Logical Configuration View window, select the LSU or array group icon of the array you want to delete. Then, select Delete Array Group. 2 Select OK when the confirmation message appears to complete the delete operation. Click Cancel to exit without deleting the array group. An array is not physically deleted until you exit Storage Manager and choose to save changes or select File > Set System Configuration. Status Reporting Status is reported by RAID controllers for arrays and drives. Some status conditions are indicated by Storage Manager through status flags on the drive or array icons. More detailed status information can be obtained by viewing the Information window for that drive or array. Changes in status conditions are logged and can also be broadcast to selected recipients. The general status conditions that can be indicated for drives or arrays are listed below. The actual status message may include additional details: Building Created Dead Degraded Impacted Optimal The array is being built. The array or device is defined, but not initialized. A write-back cache to the array command failed. This is an unrecoverable failure. A single drive in the array has failed; array performance is affected. A verification is being performed on the array; I/O performance is affected. The array is fully functional. 3-23

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Storage Manager
Use the
rdisk.exe
utility to update your emergency repair disk with
the new disk configuration information.
Deleting an Array Group
To delete an array group, follow these steps:
1
From the Logical Configuration View window, select the LSU
or array group icon of the array you want to delete. Then,
select
Delete Array Group
.
2
Select
OK
when the confirmation message appears to complete
the delete operation. Click
Cancel
to exit without deleting the
array group.
An array is not physically deleted until you exit Storage Manager
and choose to save changes or select
File > Set System
Configuration
.
Status Reporting
Status is reported by RAID controllers for arrays and drives. Some
status conditions are indicated by Storage Manager through status
flags on the drive or array icons. More detailed status information
can be obtained by viewing the Information window for that drive
or array. Changes in status conditions are logged and can also be
broadcast to selected recipients.
The general status conditions that can be indicated for drives or
arrays are listed below. The actual status message may include
additional details:
Building
The array is being built.
Created
The array or device is defined, but not initialized.
Dead
A write-back cache to the array command failed. This
is an unrecoverable failure.
Degraded
A single drive in the array has failed; array
performance is affected.
Impacted
A verification is being performed on the array; I/O
performance is affected.
Optimal
The array is fully functional.