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Monitoring System Events and Storage Devices The Dell SAS RAID Storage Manager enables you to monitor the status of disk drives, virtual disks, and other storage devices. This chapter explains how to use Dell SAS RAID Storage Manager to perform the following monitoring tasks. Monitoring System Events Dell SAS RAID Storage Manager monitors the activity and performance of all controllers in the system and the storage devices connected to them. When an event occurs (such as the creation of a new virtual disk or the removal of a physical drive) an event message appears in the log displayed at the bottom of the Dell SAS RAID Storage Manager window. Each event in the log includes an error level (Info, Warning, Caution, or Fatal) a date and time stamp, and a brief description. (For a list of all events, see Appendix A, Events and Messages) The Log menu has four options: • Save Log: Saves the current log as a .log file. • Save Log Text: Saves the current log as a .txt file. • Clear Log: Clears the current log information. • Load Log: Enables you to load a different log file. NOTE: For some events on Dell systems with a SAS 5/iR controller or a SAS 6/iR controller, the time stamp will be reported as #### because the reported time stamp is not valid. Monitoring System Events and Storage Devices 43

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