Locating A Physical Drive; Replacing A Physical Drive - Promise Technology PEGASUS R6 Product Manual

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Locating a Physical Drive

To locate a physical drive:
1.
Do one of the following actions:
Click the Physical Drive icon.
From the Device menu, choose Physical Drive.
2.
Mouse-over and click the physical drive you want then click the Locate
button.
The Power/Status LED for the drive carrier holding that drive blinks blue and
orange for one minute.
Figure 4. Running the Locate function to identify a physical drive

Replacing a Physical Drive

A failed physical drive displays a red X
Power/Status LED on the drive carrier.
Figure 5. Failed physical drive
Check the failed drive, then obtain a replacement drive of the same:
Type – Hard disk drive (HDD) or solid state drive (SSD)
Interface – SATA 3 Gb/s or 6 Gb/s
Spin speed – 7,200 RPM or 15,000 RPM
Capacity – Equal size or larger
You do not have to install the identical make and model of physical drive.
However replacing with the same make and model of drive makes the process
easier and simpler.
You can replace a physical drive without shutting down the Pegasus unit.
Power/Status LED
blinks blue and orange
icon in the Promise Utility and a red
Power/Status LED is red
Activity LED is blue
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