Understanding The Physical Storage View - D-Link DSN-500 Software User's Manual

5.1 Understanding the Physical Storage View

In the Physical Storage View, the Main Display shows the following information about each of
the xStack Storage drives:
The total number of drives
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The drive number
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The total capacity
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The percentage of capacity used
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The status
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If you click a drive in the Main Display:
The Drive Actions panel lists the actions you can perform on the selected drive. See
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section 5.2. If you are using a DSN-5000 Series primary array with dual controllers and
those controllers are unable to bind, the Drive Actions panel is replaced with an Unable
to Bind action panel that allows you to take corrective action.
The Detail Tabs let you view the properties and extents associated with the drive, as
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well as SMART data and SMART attributes for SATA drives. See section 5.3.
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Figure 5-1. Physical Storage View
Drives appear here
(shaded drive is
selected)
Information about the
selected drive
appears here