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  • Page 1 Adaptec Storage Manager Pro for DuraStor User’s Guide...
  • Page 2 Copyright © 2001-2002 Adaptec, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written consent of Adaptec, Inc., 691 South Milpitas Blvd., Milpitas, CA 95035.
  • Page 3 DO NOT AGREE TO THE LICENSE TERMS APPLICABLE TO THE SOFTWARE, YOU MAY RETURN THE ENTIRE UNUSED PRODUCT FOR A FULL REFUND. In return for acquiring a license to use the Adaptec software (“Software”) and the related documentation, you agree to the following terms and conditions: 1.
  • Page 4 This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state. 8. The entire liability of Adaptec and its licensors, and your exclusive remedy for a breach of this warranty, shall be: a.
  • Page 5 Agreement, in writing signed by an officer of Adaptec. You assume full responsibility for the use of the Software and agree to use the Software legally and responsibly. This Agreement shall be governed by California law, except as to copyright matters, which are covered by Federal law.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Getting Started About This Guide 1-2 Conventions 1-2 Getting Online Help 1-2 Starting Adaptec Storage Manager Pro 1-3 Checking to See If the Service Is Running 1-3 Starting the Service Manually 1-3 Starting Storage Manager Pro On Windows 1-4 Starting Storage Manager Pro on Solaris 1-5...
  • Page 7 Adaptec Storage Manager Pro for DuraStor User’s Guide Managing Arrays Replacing a Failed Disk Drive in an Array 3-1 Viewing Array Capacity 3-2 Expanding Array Capacity 3-3 Changing Array Settings or Properties 3-4 Changing the Array Name 3-5 Changing the Array LUN 3-6...
  • Page 8 Monitoring System Status Monitoring Events 6-1 Viewing Events 6-2 Deleting Events 6-4 Viewing Task Progress 6-4 Terminating a Task 6-6 Understanding the Details Pane Status Column 6-7 Setting Up Event Notification 6-7 Defining and Modifying Notification E-mail Settings 6-8 Adding Notification Recipients 6-9 Changing Recipient Properties 6-10 Deleting Notification Recipients 6-12 Sending a Test E-mail Notification 6-12...
  • Page 9 Adaptec Storage Manager Pro for DuraStor User’s Guide Viewing Partition Properties 8-4 Managing Controllers Rescanning a Controller 9-2 Shutting Down a Controller 9-2 Rebooting a Controller 9-3 Restoring Controller Defaults 9-3 Pausing and Resuming I/O 9-4 Viewing Controller Properties 9-4...
  • Page 10 Troubleshooting Problems Installing and Starting Storage Manager Pro 11-1 Resolving Problems Shown by the Status Indicators 11-2 Using the Diagnose Button 11-2 Managing Controllers on Remote Systems 11-4 General Storage Concepts Devices A-1 Controllers A-2 Storage Systems A-2 Active-Active Configuration A-2 Stand-Alone Configuration A-2 Channels A-3 Disk Drives A-3...
  • Page 11 Adaptec Storage Manager Pro for DuraStor User’s Guide Understanding the Array Selection Criteria B-7 Comparing the Selection Criteria B-9 Glossary Index...

  • Page 12: Getting Started

    Uninstalling Storage Manager Pro On Solaris Adaptec Storage Manager management software application that manages the storage devices connected to your Adaptec DuraStor external RAID controller(s). You can create and reconfigure arrays, manage spares, monitor the status of your storage devices, and more.

  • Page 13: About This Guide

    Adaptec Storage Manager Pro for DuraStor User’s Guide About This Guide This User’s Guide describes the features available in Storage Manager Pro and how to use them. It assumes that you are familiar with the basic functions of your operating system such as using your mouse to select information, using menus, and scrolling.

  • Page 14: Starting Adaptec Storage Manager Pro

    For information about installing Storage Manager Pro, refer to the DuraStor Installation and User’s Guide for your controller. When you install Storage Manager Pro, the Adaptec Storage Manager Pro service (ASMProServer) starts automatically and starts each time you boot your system. This service must be...

  • Page 15: Starting Storage Manager Pro On Windows

    /opt/StorageManagerPro/ASMProServer.sh start The command is case-sensitive. Starting Storage Manager Pro On Windows You start Adaptec Storage Manager Pro from the Start menu, just like other Windows applications. If you want to display Storage Manager Pro in a language other than English, you must click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, double-click Regional Settings, and select the language you want.

  • Page 16: Starting Storage Manager Pro On Solaris

    To start Storage Manager Pro on Solaris: 1 Change directories to where you installed Storage Manager Pro. 2 Type the following: ./ASMPro The command is case-sensitive. The Adaptec Storage Manager Pro Login dialog box appears. 3 Continue with Step 2 on page 1-4. Getting Started...

  • Page 17: Understanding The Dashboard

    Adaptec Storage Manager Pro for DuraStor User’s Guide Understanding the Dashboard The Dashboard appears when you start Storage Manager Pro. If you are working locally only, the Storage Manager Pro Dashboard is behind the System Browser window. If you have already set up remote access to other systems, only the Storage Manager Pro Dashboard appears when you start Storage Manager Pro.

  • Page 18: General Commands

    User Administration—Allows you to set up Storage Manager Pro login names and passwords. See Chapter 5, Managing Storage Manager Pro Users. General Commands These commands apply to Storage Manager Pro, rather than to a specific system: Event Notification—Allows you to set up e-mail and e-mail pager notification so you can be informed about specified events, such as failovers, that may occur on your DuraStor external RAID controller.

  • Page 19: Using System Filters

    Adaptec Storage Manager Pro for DuraStor User’s Guide sort system by status, directory manager, IP address, system name, OS type, and OS version. Toolbar—This option replaces the Command Buttons pane with a toolbar, giving you more room to see systems or details. The toolbar can be viewed with icons only or with icons and text.

  • Page 20: Understanding The System Browser

    You can position wildcard operators at the beginning, middle, or end of a query word and you can combine them within a word; for example, ?yst*. Type 162.1?9.222.111 162.* Understanding the System Browser When you start Storage Manager Pro, the System Browser window appears automatically only if you are working locally.

  • Page 21: System Browser Window Parts

    Adaptec Storage Manager Pro for DuraStor User’s Guide System Browser Window Parts When you first open the System Browser window, you can see the system you opened and the first controller in the Devices pane. Zoom buttons Devices pane Splitter bars...

  • Page 22: Navigating The System Browser Window

    Arrays pane—Shows all arrays created on all controllers on the open system. Navigating the System Browser Window The System Browser window works the same as Windows Explorer and other tree-type lists. It shows a hierarchical view of the physical devices connected to the system, along with existing arrays.

  • Page 23: System Browser Icons

    Adaptec Storage Manager Pro for DuraStor User’s Guide Arrows associate selected item with devices in opposite pane. Here they show the disk drives associated with the selected array. Turner—Click to expand or collapse the devices hierarchy Array size. Array type icon and array name.
  • Page 24 Icon Device System Directory Manager Storage System Controller Fibre Channel SCSI Channel Enclosure Disk drive Uninitialized disk drive The Status column for each device in the Details pane displays an indicator that changes based on the condition of the device. For more information, see Understanding the Details Pane Status Column on page 6-7.

  • Page 25: Changing How The System Browser Looks

    NT, you need to stop the service from the Control Panel. Note: If all the files are not deleted during the uninstall process, open Windows Explorer. Open Program Files, and click on the Adaptec folder, then delete the Storage Manager Pro folder. Uninstalling Storage Manager Pro On Solaris To uninstall Storage Manger Pro: 1 Go to the directory where Storage Manager Pro is installed.

  • Page 26: Creating An Array

    Creating an Array In This Chapter Creating an Array Using the Wizard Creating a Custom Array Viewing and Setting the Default Array Creation Properties An array is one or more physical disk drives that appear as a single device (logical drive) to the user. You create arrays from one or more physical disk drives.

  • Page 27: Creating An Array Using The Wizard

    Adaptec Storage Manager Pro for DuraStor User’s Guide To create an array using either method, you must perform the following tasks in sequence: 1 Create the array. See Creating an Array Using the Wizard on page 2-2 or Creating a Custom Array on page 2-5.
  • Page 28 Storage Manager Pro is based on the SCSI-2 specification which defines a 2TB maximum array size. Storage Manager Pro does not support arrays larger than 2TB To create an array using the Create Array Wizard: 1 In the System Browser window, select the controller or storage system where you want to create the array.
  • Page 29 Adaptec Storage Manager Pro for DuraStor User’s Guide 3 Follow the on-screen instructions. Click Next to go to the next configuration criterion or click Finish at any time to create the array. The Create Array Wizard will determine the type of array to create based on the available disk drives on your controller and any criteria you have specified.

  • Page 30: Creating A Custom Array

    Creating a Custom Array From the Create Array dialog box, you can customize the following array settings. Each is explained in the steps in this section. Array name Array type Selected disk drives Spares assigned to the array To create a custom array: 1 In the System Browser window, select the controller or storage system where you want to create the array.
  • Page 31 Adaptec Storage Manager Pro for DuraStor User’s Guide 4 From the drop-down list box, select an Array Type. For a description of each available type, see Appendix A, General Storage Concepts. For assistance making your selection, see Appendix B, Choosing Your Array Type.
  • Page 32 6 If you want to assign spare disk drives to this array, select one or more disk drives in the Available Drives list and click Add Spare. You can only assign spare disk drives for redundant array types (mirror set [RAID 1], RAID 3 set, RAID 4 set, RAID 5 set, stripe set of mirror sets [RAID 0/1], or stripe set of RAID 5 sets [RAID 0/5]).
  • Page 33 Adaptec Storage Manager Pro for DuraStor User’s Guide If you are building a stripe set of RAID 5 sets (RAID 0/5), you will see an additional tab, RAID 0/5. Depending on the number of disk drives you have selected, the tab allows you to select the number of RAID 5 sets you want to use to create the RAID 0/5 set.

  • Page 34: Understanding The Selected Disk Drive Icons

    Understanding the Selected Disk Drive Icons When you select disk drives for your array in the Create Array or Reconfigure Array dialog boxes, Storage Manager Pro uses different icons to denote the new and already selected disk drives. Icon Definition Available disk drive New selected disk drive—drive that you just assigned to an array...

  • Page 35: Viewing And Setting The Default Array Creation Properties

    Adaptec Storage Manager Pro for DuraStor User’s Guide Viewing and Setting the Default Array Creation Properties You can view and set the default array creation properties that Storage Manager Pro uses to create arrays. You access the properties from the Create Array dialog box.

  • Page 36: Stripe Size

    2 Change the following properties: Property Stripe Size RAID Creation By 3 Click Save to save the changes and return to the Create Array dialog box. Storage Manager Pro saves your changes, which are associated with your user account. Storage Manager Pro uses these settings whenever you use your user account to create an array.

  • Page 37: Making The Array Available For Use

    Adaptec Storage Manager Pro for DuraStor User’s Guide Storage Manager Pro uses the default stripe size (64k) recommended by the DuraStor external RAID controller. This is generally the best stripe size to use. The other stripe size options are 16k and 64k.
  • Page 38 Creating an Array To make the array available for use in Solaris, you must format it, create a file system, and mount it. Refer to your operating system’s documentation. 2-13...

  • Page 39: Managing Arrays

    Managing Arrays In This Chapter Replacing a Failed Disk Drive in an Array Viewing Array Capacity Expanding Array Capacity Changing Array Settings or Properties Deleting an Array Viewing Array Properties Storage Manager Pro allows you to change many of your array settings without losing your data.

  • Page 40: Viewing Array Capacity

    Adaptec Storage Manager Pro for DuraStor User’s Guide In a failover situation, your arrays are intact and functioning properly, but you still need to replace the disk drive that went bad and caused the failover. Note: Remember that failover is only available for...

  • Page 41: Expanding Array Capacity

    2 In the Details pane, click the Partitions tab. The Partitions tab shows the array capacity and the size of each partition that makes up the array. Expanding Array Capacity You can expand array capacity by adding more disk drives to the array.

  • Page 42: Changing Array Settings Or Properties

    Adaptec Storage Manager Pro for DuraStor User’s Guide 3 Select the disk drives you want to add: – To add disk drives, select one or more in the Available Drives list and click Add Drive. The disk drives you selected move to the Selected Drives list and display a yellow asterisk showing that they are new disk drives for this array.

  • Page 43: Changing The Array Name

    Array LUN. See Changing the Array LUN on page 3-6. Preferred Controller. See Changing the Preferred Controller on page 9-12. Write-back cache. See Locking the Write-Back Cache Setting on page 3-6. Spare disk drives. See Changing Dedicated Spare Disk Drives on page 3-7.

  • Page 44: Changing The Array Lun

    Adaptec Storage Manager Pro for DuraStor User’s Guide 4 Click OK. Storage Manager Pro changes the name immediately and the new array name appears in the System Browser window. Changing the Array LUN You can change the LUN assigned to an array, as it appears under the controller's target ID from the host system's point of view.

  • Page 45: Changing Dedicated Spare Disk Drives

    2 Click Properties. The Controller Properties dialog box appears. 3 Click the Cache tab. 4 Select the Lock cache to prevent change by host system check box. 5 Click OK. The write-back cache lock setting is enabled. Changing Dedicated Spare Disk Drives You can use the Add Spare button in the Reconfigure Array dialog box to change the spare disk drives assigned to an array if you are also making other changes to the array.

  • Page 46: Deleting An Array

    Adaptec Storage Manager Pro for DuraStor User’s Guide – To select more than one disk drive, hold the Ctrl key and click each drive. 2 Complete your other array changes. 3 Click Reconfigure. Storage Manager Pro reconfigures the array using your changes.You can continue using the array while Storage...

  • Page 47: Viewing Array Properties

    Viewing Array Properties You can view the array properties by opening the Properties dialog box. It contains information about the array including array name, type, and capacity. To view the array properties: 1 In the System Browser window, select the array you want to view.

  • Page 48: Managing Controllers On Remote Systems

    Managing Controllers on Remote Systems In This Chapter Understanding Remote Access Setting Up Remote Access for the First Time Adding a System to an Existing Management Set Accessing Remote Systems Checking Which System Is the Directory Manager Moving a System from One Management Set to Another Moving the Directory Manager to Another System Removing a System from a Management Set You can access and manage controllers on remote systems...

  • Page 49: Understanding Remote Access

    Adaptec Storage Manager Pro for DuraStor User’s Guide Understanding Remote Access You set up access to remote systems by designating one system as the directory manager for Storage Manager Pro. You do this by registering each system with the directory manager. The directory manager is the system that other systems register with and that stores all user accounts for the management set.
  • Page 50 Notice the icon for the ML-LAB system in the figure. This icon indicates that the ML-LAB system is the directory manager. If a system icon is gray, the system either is not running Storage Manager Pro, is shut down, or is not accessible from your network for another reason.

  • Page 51: Setting Up Remote Access For The First Time

    After you install Storage Manager Pro, the Storage Manager Pro service (ASMProServer) starts automatically when you boot the system. See Starting Adaptec Storage Manager Pro on page 1-3. 2 Start the Storage Manager Pro software on the system that you want to be the directory manager.
  • Page 52 3 From the Storage Manager Pro Dashboard on the system you used in step 2, click Remote Configuration. The Remote Configuration dialog box appears. 4 From the Configuration Task list, select Make This System a Directory Manager. 5 Type the system name or IP address of the first system you want to register.

  • Page 53: Setting Up Remote Access From A Member Of The Management Set

    After you install Storage Manager Pro, the Storage Manager Pro service (ASMProServer) starts automatically when you boot the system. See Starting Adaptec Storage Manager Pro on page 1-3. 2 Start the Storage Manager Pro software on another system that is not the directory manager.

  • Page 54: Adding A System To An Existing Management Set

    7 Type an Account Name and Password for the directory manager computer. The password is case sensitive. Note: The account you use must have Administration privileges. 8 Click Login. Storage Manager Pro confirms that the system was successfully registered. 9 Click OK. The Storage Manager Pro Dashboard appears displaying all the systems that are part of the management set.
  • Page 55 Adaptec Storage Manager Pro for DuraStor User’s Guide To add a system to an existing management set: 1 From the Dashboard, click Remote Configuration. Note: This button is only available if you are logged in under an account with Administration privileges.

  • Page 56: Accessing Remote Systems

    5 Type an appropriate login name and password of an account with Administration privileges based on the system you are working from. If You Are Working on a System That You want to add to a management set Is the Directory Manager Is a member of a management set, but not the Directory Manager...

  • Page 57: Moving A System From One Management Set To Another

    Storage Manager Pro service (ASMProServer) running (see Starting Adaptec Storage Manager Pro on page 1-3), and that it is accessible on your network. Then try the above steps again. 5 Type the login name and password for an account that has Administration privileges and resides on the new Directory Manager, and click Login.

  • Page 58: Moving The Directory Manager To Another System

    Moving the Directory Manager to Another System You can move the directory manager to another system. You may want to do this when you need to take the system that is currently the directory manager out of service. You can only move a directory manager to a system that is not currently a member of a management set, including a directory manager.
  • Page 59 Adaptec Storage Manager Pro for DuraStor User’s Guide Member of the management set, but not the system you want to remove from the same set To remove a system from a management set: 1 From the Storage Manager Pro Dashboard, click Remote Configuration.
  • Page 60 Storage Manager Pro service (ASMProServer) running (see Starting Adaptec Storage Manager Pro on page 1-3), and that it is accessible on your network. Then try the above steps again. 4-13...

  • Page 61: Managing Storage Manager Pro Users

    Managing Storage Manager Pro Users In This Chapter Understanding User Accounts Adding User Accounts Creating Accounts on Remote Systems Changing User Accounts Deleting User Accounts Changing Your Password Understanding User Accounts You can create Storage Manager Pro user accounts so that others can manage controllers.

  • Page 62: Adding User Accounts

    Adaptec Storage Manager Pro for DuraStor User’s Guide Adding User Accounts Note: Login names are not case sensitive; however, passwords are case sensitive. You can add user accounts as long as you have an account with Administration privileges. Administration privileges allow you to add or remove remote systems to a management set, or create and edit user accounts.
  • Page 63 2 Click New User. The New User dialog box appears. 3 Type the following information into each field: Field Description Login Name ID the user types when logging in to Storage Manager Pro. Login names are not case sensitive. Password Password for this user account.

  • Page 64: Creating Accounts On Remote Systems

    Adaptec Storage Manager Pro for DuraStor User’s Guide Creating Accounts on Remote Systems For convenience, you can create user accounts on remote systems. To create a user account on a remote system: 1 From the Storage Manager Pro Dashboard, select the system you want to add an account to, and click User Administration.

  • Page 65: Changing User Accounts

    4 Type the following information into each field: Field Description Login Name ID the user types when logging in to Storage Manager Pro. Login names are not case sensitive. Password Password for this user account. You cannot use spaces. Passwords are case sensitive and are limited to eight characters.

  • Page 66: Deleting User Accounts

    Adaptec Storage Manager Pro for DuraStor User’s Guide 4 Change the information in any of the following fields. Field Description Login Name You cannot change the login name. If you want to change the login name, you must create a new account and delete the old one.

  • Page 67: Changing Your Password

    To delete a user account: 1 From the Storage Manager Pro Dashboard, click User Administration. The User Administration dialog box appears. 2 Select the account you want to delete. 3 Click Delete User. The system will prompt you to confirm the deletion. 4 Select Yes.
  • Page 68 Adaptec Storage Manager Pro for DuraStor User’s Guide 4 Change the password fields. Field Description Password • Password for this user account. You cannot use spaces. Passwords are case sensitive and are limited to eight characters. • Current password is displayed as 16 asterisks (*), regardless of the actual length of the password.

  • Page 69: Monitoring System Status

    Monitoring System Status In This Chapter Monitoring Events Viewing Task Progress Terminating a Task Understanding the Details Pane Status Column Setting Up Event Notification Monitoring Events Storage Manager Pro generates events to inform you of changes to your array configuration, errors, failovers, and other functions. You should regularly check events to see if anything has happened to any of the devices or arrays that may require your attention.

  • Page 70: Viewing Events

    Adaptec Storage Manager Pro for DuraStor User’s Guide Viewing Events The Event Browser lets you view and filter events. The log file has a maximum size of 15 MB, or approximately 50,000 events. When the file reaches the size limit, Storage Manager Pro removes the first 33 percent of the events (oldest events) from the file and uses that space to write new events.
  • Page 71 To filter by system: 1 From the Event Browser window, select System from the Active Filter drop-down list box. The System Filter dialog box appears. 2 From the System Name drop-down list box, select the name of the system whose events you want to view. 3 Click OK.

  • Page 72: Deleting Events

    Adaptec Storage Manager Pro for DuraStor User’s Guide The Time and Date Filter dialog box appears. 2 From the Start From drop-down list box, select an option: – Today—Displays all events that occurred today. – Yesterday—Displays all events that occurred since yesterday.
  • Page 73 Pro displays a small progress bar next to the affected device or array in the System Browser window. While the task is running, you can: See more detailed task progress. Follow the steps described in this section. Terminate the task. See Terminating a Task on page 6-6. Some tasks take only a few seconds or less to complete.

  • Page 74: Terminating A Task

    Adaptec Storage Manager Pro for DuraStor User’s Guide After the task is complete, its information disappears from the Tasks tab. See Understanding the Details Pane Status Column on page 6-7. Note: When you create a redundant array (mirror set [RAID...

  • Page 75: Understanding The Details Pane Status Column

    Understanding the Details Pane Status Column The Status column for each device in the Details pane may display an indicator that changes based on the condition of the device: None—Device is working. Information —Shows that Storage Manager Pro has some information to report.

  • Page 76: Defining And Modifying Notification E-Mail Settings

    Adaptec Storage Manager Pro for DuraStor User’s Guide Defining and Modifying Notification E-mail Settings The Event Notification E-mail Settings allow you to customize your event messages, including the ability to specify your SMTP server as well as the e-mail addresses to display in the From and To fields of the event e-mails sent to your recipients.

  • Page 77: Adding Notification Recipients

    Adding Notification Recipients To add recipients for Event Notification: 1 From the Dashboard, click Event Notification. The Event Notification dialog box appears. Note: If this is the first time you are setting up Event Notification, you need to first define your Event Notification E-mail Settings.

  • Page 78: Changing Recipient Properties

    Adaptec Storage Manager Pro for DuraStor User’s Guide You may want to send a test e-mail notification to confirm that the address is correct. See Sending a Test E-mail Notification on page 6-12. 6 From the drop-down list box, select the Minimum Event Severity that will generate an e-mail or e-mail page to the recipient.
  • Page 79 To change the notification properties for an existing recipient: 1 From the Dashboard, click Event Notification. The Event Notification dialog box appears. 2 From the list of recipients, select the name of the person whose properties you want to change. 3 Click Properties.

  • Page 80: Deleting Notification Recipients

    Adaptec Storage Manager Pro for DuraStor User’s Guide enclosure reaches the specified temperature limit or a Verify process is incomplete. – Critical—The recipient will receive notification about Critical events only. Critical events indicate changes that do impact the system, such as a failover or when a drive goes bad.
  • Page 81 4 In the Send To field, select one of the following: – E-mail Address—to send an e-mail to the recipient – E-mail Pager Address—to send an e-mail pager message to the recipient 5 In the Text field, type the message you want to appear in the body of the e-mail.

  • Page 82: Managing Spares

    Managing Spares In This Chapter Understanding How Spares and Failover Work Managing Spares Assigned to an Array Managing the Spare Pool Enabling Dynamic Spares Viewing Spare Assignments and Status Spare Management Guidelines Understanding How Spares and Failover Work Storage Manager Pro allows you to assign spare disk drives either to a specific array or to a spare pool.

  • Page 83: Managing Spares Assigned To An Array

    Adaptec Storage Manager Pro for DuraStor User’s Guide If a disk drive in a redundant array fails, the controller checks for spares in the following order until a suitable spare is found: 1 Spares assigned to a specific array. 2 If the array is a multilevel array (such as RAID 0/1, RAID 0/5), spares assigned to the parent of a specific array.
  • Page 84 While reconfiguring other settings of an existing array. See Changing Dedicated Spare Disk Drives on page 3-7. Using the Manage Spares function for an existing array, as described in this section. To add a spare using Manage Spares for an existing array: 1 In the System Browser window, select the array to which you want to add a spare.

  • Page 85: Removing A Spare From An Array

    Adaptec Storage Manager Pro for DuraStor User’s Guide icon everywhere in the System Browser window, as long as it is still assigned as a spare to any array. See Understanding the Selected Disk Drive Icons on page 2-9. 5 Click OK.

  • Page 86: Adding A Disk Drive To The Spare Pool

    Because of the total flexibility you have in managing spares, you must monitor your spares regularly to ensure that you have the level of spare security that you need. See Spare Management Guidelines on page 7-8 for suggestions. There are two tasks involved in managing the spare pool: Adding a disk drive to the spare pool.

  • Page 87: Removing A Disk Drive From The Spare Pool

    Adaptec Storage Manager Pro for DuraStor User’s Guide 3 Select the disk drives you want to add from the Available Drives list. To select more than one disk drive, press and hold the Ctrl key and click each disk drive.

  • Page 88: Viewing Spare Assignments And Status

    Note: The Dynamic Spares option is only available for redundant array types: mirror set (RAID 1), RAID 3 set, RAID 4 set, RAID 5 set, stripe set of mirror sets (RAID 0/ 1), or stripe set of RAID 5 sets (RAID 0/5). To enable dynamic spares: 1 In the System Browser window, select the controller where you want to enable the Dynamic Spares option.

  • Page 89: Spare Management Guidelines

    Adaptec Storage Manager Pro for DuraStor User’s Guide To check disk drives assigned to a spare pool or assigned as dedicated spares: 1 In the System Browser window, select the disk drive whose spare status and assignment you want to check.
  • Page 90 – Consider assigning a spare to the array that has your most critical data. Then, consider using that disk drive only as a spare, that is, do not use it for an array. – When you reconfigure an array, determine if you need to change the spare assignments.

  • Page 91: Managing Disk Drives And Partitions

    Managing Disk Drives and Partitions In This Chapter Understanding Disk Drives Replacing Disk Drives Blinking a Disk Drive Clearing Metadata from a Disk Drive Viewing Disk Drive Properties Understanding Partitions Viewing Partition Properties Understanding Disk Drives Disk drives are the physical devices that store your data. The DuraStor external RAID controller uses SCSI drives.

  • Page 92: Replacing Disk Drives

    Adaptec Storage Manager Pro for DuraStor User’s Guide Channel Number—Indicates to which channel (bus) on the controller the drive is attached. SCSI ID—Identifies the drive on the SCSI channel. Logical Unit Number (LUN)—The number assigned to a subdevice (logical unit) of a SCSI device, which is usually zero for a disk drive.

  • Page 93: Viewing Disk Drive Properties

    To clear metadata from a disk drive: In the System Browser window, select the disk drive whose metadata you want to clear. Click Clear Metadata. The system clears the metadata from the disk drive. Viewing Disk Drive Properties You can view the disk drive properties from the tabs on the Disk Properties dialog box.

  • Page 94: Understanding Partitions

    Adaptec Storage Manager Pro for DuraStor User’s Guide Understanding Partitions A partition is a contiguous area of storage space produced during the RAID creation process. When a controller creates an array, it automatically converts some or all of the free space on a disk drive into one or more partitions.

  • Page 95: Managing Controllers

    Managing Controllers In This Chapter Rescanning a Controller Shutting Down a Controller Rebooting a Controller Restoring Controller Defaults Pausing and Resuming I/O Viewing Controller Properties Monitoring Battery Life Disabling the Controller’s Audible Alarm Locking the Cache Setting Synchronizing Dates and Times Managing Active-Active Controllers Viewing Device and Host Channel Properties In addition to the tasks listed above, you can use Storage Manager...

  • Page 96: Rescanning A Controller

    Adaptec Storage Manager Pro for DuraStor User’s Guide Rescanning a Controller You can rescan the channels of the selected controller to verify the presence of existing devices or to recognize new devices added to a channel. To rescan for controllers connected to the storage system, see Rescanning for Controllers on page 9-15.

  • Page 97: Rebooting A Controller

    2 Click Shutdown Controller. 3 Reboot from the Operator Control Panel of the RAID appliance, or from Adaptec Disk Array Administrator via Hyperterminal. See Shutting Down the Other Controller on page 9-13 and Shutting Down Both Controllers on page 9-13 for additional, active-active configuration commands.

  • Page 98: Pausing And Resuming I/O

    Adaptec Storage Manager Pro for DuraStor User’s Guide Storage Manager Pro resets all of the controller's settings to the default settings. Pausing and Resuming I/O You should pause I/O whenever you need to remove disk drives without powering down the system. Pausing I/O stops the flow of data on all channels of the controller that is selected in the System Browser window.
  • Page 99 Battery—Allows you to set and monitor the battery age, and enable/disable the alarm on the battery. See Monitoring Battery Life on page 9-6. Cache—Allows you to lock the cache to prevent changes by the host system. See Locking the Write-Back Cache Setting on page 3-6. Alarm—Allows you to enable/disable the alarm on the controller.

  • Page 100: Monitoring Battery Life

    Adaptec Storage Manager Pro for DuraStor User’s Guide Monitoring Battery Life You can change three settings related to monitoring the life of the battery. You can enable or disable the battery alarm. See page 9-6. You can reset the battery age. See page 9-7.

  • Page 101: Resetting The Battery Age

    3 Click the Battery tab. 4 Click the Enable Battery Alarm check box. A check mark in the box shows that the battery alarm is enabled. If the box is empty, the battery alarm is disabled. 5 Click OK. You must reboot the controller for the change to take effect. Resetting the Battery Age Your controller monitors the life of your battery and creates an event when the battery nears the end of its life.

  • Page 102: Disabling And Enabling The Battery Life Monitor

    Adaptec Storage Manager Pro for DuraStor User’s Guide 2 Click Properties. The Controller Properties dialog box appears. 3 Click the Battery tab. 4 Type the battery age, in months, in the Set Battery Age text box. 5 Click OK. The battery age appears in the Battery Age (Months) box.

  • Page 103: Disabling The Controller's Audible Alarm

    Disabling the Controller’s Audible Alarm You can disable the controller’s alarm. Caution: We do not recommend disabling the controller’s audible alarm. If an alarm condition occurs on the controller, there will be no audible signal to alert you to the problem.

  • Page 104: Locking The Cache Setting

    Adaptec Storage Manager Pro for DuraStor User’s Guide Locking the Cache Setting You can prevent host systems from using SCSI mode-select commands to change the controller’s write-back cache setting. Some operating systems disable write cache. If cache lock is enabled, the host cannot modify the cache setting. The default setting is disabled.

  • Page 105: Managing Active-Active Controllers

    4 Click Synchronize. 5 Click OK. Managing Active-Active Controllers Some Adaptec DuraStor external RAID controllers are configured for active-active mode in which two controllers operate as a pair. If one controller fails, the other can take over the failed controller’s work.

  • Page 106: Changing The Preferred Controller

    Adaptec Storage Manager Pro for DuraStor User’s Guide The additional controller functions you can perform while in active-active mode include: Changing the Preferred Controller on page 9-12. Reactivating the Other Controller on page 9-13. Shutting Down the Other Controller on page 9-13...

  • Page 107: Reactivating The Other Controller

    5 Click OK. Once you have changed the preferred controller, you must assign a new LUN to the array. See Changing the Array LUN on page 3-6. Reactivating the Other Controller In active-active mode, when there are two controllers on the storage system but one controller is offline, the Reactivate Other Controller option allows you to bring that controller back online.

  • Page 108: Rebooting The Other Controller

    Adaptec Storage Manager Pro for DuraStor User’s Guide 2 Click Shutdown Both Controllers. Storage Manager Pro shuts down both controllers that are part of the storage system. Rebooting the Other Controller In active-active mode, when two controllers are present on the storage system, you can reboot one of the controllers.

  • Page 109: Rescanning For Controllers

    Rescanning for Controllers You can rescan the storage (host) system to verify the presence of existing controllers. You may want to use the Rescan for Controllers functions if an external RAID controller is grayed out or if you know of a controller that is connected to the storage system but does not appear in the System Browser window.
  • Page 110 Adaptec Storage Manager Pro for DuraStor User’s Guide 2 Click Properties. The Channel Properties dialog box appears. Device Channel Properties Host Channel Properties For more information about the device or host channel properties, refer to the Online Help. 9-16...

  • Page 111: Managing Storage Enclosures

    Managing Storage Enclosures In This Chapter Viewing Storage Enclosure Status Turning Off the Audible Alarm Preparing Slots Activating Slots Identifying Slots Viewing Storage Enclosure Properties For comprehensive information on the features and functions of your DuraStor 312R storage enclosure, refer to the DuraStor Installation and User’s Guide.

  • Page 112: Turning Off The Audible Alarm

    Adaptec Storage Manager Pro for DuraStor User’s Guide 2 Click the tabs in the Details pane of the System Browser window to view the status information. There are four tabs: Slots, Fans, Power, and Temperature. You can view additional information about the storage enclosure in the Enclosure Properties dialog box.

  • Page 113: Preparing Slots

    2 Click Properties. The Enclosure Properties dialog box appears. 3 Click Silence. 4 Click OK. Preparing Slots Some enclosures, that do not have SAF-TE processors, let you prepare slots for insertion or removal of a disk drive. The Prepare Slots function performs the enclosure-specific operations necessary to prepare the slot for removal or insertion of a device.

  • Page 114: Activating Slots

    Adaptec Storage Manager Pro for DuraStor User’s Guide Activating Slots The Activate Slots function performs the enclosure-specific operations necessary to make the device in the specified slot available on the SCSI channel. The Activate Slots function is only available after Preparing Slots.

  • Page 115: Viewing Storage Enclosure Properties

    4 Click Identify Slot Off. Storage Manager Pro confirms that Identify Slot has been turned off. 5 Click OK. The enclosure turns off identification. Viewing Storage Enclosure Properties The Enclosure Properties dialog box contains information about the enclosure. To view the storage enclosure’s properties: 1 In the System Browser window, select the storage enclosure whose properties you want to view.

  • Page 116: Troubleshooting

    Be sure you have that much free space and then restart the installation. Check that the Storage Manager Pro service is running. If it is not, start it manually. See Starting Adaptec Storage Manager Pro on page 1-3. 11-1 11-2 11-2...

  • Page 117: Resolving Problems Shown By The Status Indicators

    Adaptec Storage Manager Pro for DuraStor User’s Guide Resolving Problems Shown by the Status Indicators The Status column for each device in the System Browser Details pane displays an indicator that changes based on the condition of the device: None—Shows that the system has nothing to report.
  • Page 118 To use the Diagnose button: Click Diagnose. The Diagnose dialog box appears listing the description of the problem and the events generated from the system where the problem occurred. The following are examples of the types of problems that can be displayed in the Diagnose dialog box: Storage enclosure slot problems Storage enclosure fan problems...

  • Page 119: Managing Controllers On Remote Systems

    Adaptec Storage Manager Pro for DuraStor User’s Guide Managing Controllers on Remote Systems If you find that you cannot manage controllers on remote systems, use the table below to determine possible solutions. Problem System you want displays a gray system icon in the...

  • Page 120: Devices

    General Storage Concepts In This Appendix Devices Controllers Storage Systems Active-Active Configuration Stand-Alone Configuration Channels Disk Drives Free Space Partitions Redundancy Arrays Array Types Storage Manager Pro uses specific terms to describe storage concepts and configurations. If you are new to storage technology and array configurations, this section will help you understand basic RAID technology and terminology.

  • Page 121: Controllers

    Adaptec Storage Manager Pro for DuraStor User’s Guide Controllers A controller is a hardware device that performs input/output (I/O) functions. Controllers also perform other functions such as read and write caching and RAID management. They can be internal (inside the host computer) or external (in an enclosure). Controllers are also known as adapters, embedded storage controllers, Host Bus Adapters (HBA), or storage systems.

  • Page 122: Channels

    Channels A channel is any path used for the transfer of data and control information between storage devices and a storage controller or storage system. Each controller’s channel is identified by a number. A channel is also known as a bus. Disk Drives The term disk drive refers to the physical devices that store your data.

  • Page 123: Partitions

    Adaptec Storage Manager Pro for DuraStor User’s Guide Partitions A partition is a subdivision of a disk or storage area. There are three main types of partitions: 1 A portion of a physical or virtual disk drive that functions as a separate unit.

  • Page 124: Redundancy

    Redundancy Redundancy refers to the capability of preventing data loss if a disk drive fails. Some array types give you this capability in one of two methods: Two identical copies—Data is written on two disk drives, resulting in the same data being stored in two places. Mirror sets, for example, use this method.
  • Page 125 Adaptec Storage Manager Pro for DuraStor User’s Guide Figure A-2 represents an array made up of two disk drives. The free space of the larger drive is not used. Array A Partition A1 (Used) Partition A2 (Used) Free Space Drive 1...

  • Page 126: Array Types

    Array Types The following are the most common types of arrays. Each is described in more detail in the sections that follow. Table A-1 Array Types Array Type Strengths Volume set Low cost. Stripe set Highest performance. (RAID 0) Supports multiple simultaneous read and write operations.
  • Page 127 Adaptec Storage Manager Pro for DuraStor User’s Guide Table A-1 Array Types (Continued) Array Type Strengths RAID 5 set Lower cost than RAID 1. Very high read performance (similar to RAID 0). Very high data protection (similar to RAID 1).

  • Page 128: Volume Set

    Volume Set A volume set, also known as a virtual disk or a JBOD, is a single disk drive. Depending on the controller, a volume set can also be a partition that equals the full capacity of a given disk drive. In some controllers, it can be a concatenation of multiple drives.

  • Page 129: Stripe Set (Raid 0

    Adaptec Storage Manager Pro for DuraStor User’s Guide Stripe Set (RAID 0) A stripe set is an array made up of two or more disk drives. The stripe set distributes, or stripes, data evenly across its respective disk drives in equal-sized sections called chunks.
  • Page 130 Drive 1 Partition A1 Partition A2 4 GB 4 GB Chunks 1,4,7... Chunks 2,5,8... Figure A-4 A stripe set made up of three partitions, each on three different disk drives Applications Suitable for Stripe Sets Compared to RAID arrays, stripe sets are not well suited for online storage of important data.

  • Page 131: Mirror Set (Raid 1

    Adaptec Storage Manager Pro for DuraStor User’s Guide Mirror Set (RAID 1) A mirror set is an array made up of two different disk drives. A mirror set stores and maintains the same (redundant) data on each of the two drives. Since a mirror set is an independent-access array, it supports multiple simultaneous read and write operations.

  • Page 132: Raid 3 Set

    RAID 3 Set A RAID 3 set is an array made up of three or more disk drives. It uses parallel access, meaning that normally all member disk drives participate concurrently in every I/O operation directed at the array. Each virtual disk I/O operation is subdivided and striped or distributed across all data disks;...

  • Page 133: Raid 4 Set

    Adaptec Storage Manager Pro for DuraStor User’s Guide Applications Suitable for RAID 3 Sets Because RAID 3 sets use small chunks of data, they are particularly suited for the following types of applications: Processors of large data objects, such as audio or video...

  • Page 134: Raid 5 Set

    Applications Suitable for RAID 4 Sets Because RAID 4 sets use larger chunks than RAID 3 sets, they are particularly suitable for the following types of applications: Transaction read requests are high. Data availability is worth protecting, but the cost of mirroring is excessive.
  • Page 135 Adaptec Storage Manager Pro for DuraStor User’s Guide Drive 1 Drive 2 Partition A1 Partition A2 4 GB 4 GB Chunks Chunks 1,P*,7,10,13... 2,4,P*,11,14... *P = Parity Figure A-8 RAID 5 set Applications Suitable for RAID 5 Sets The types of applications suitable for RAID 5 sets are the same as those for RAID 4.

  • Page 136: Stripe Set Of Mirror Sets (Raid 0/1

    Stripe Set of Mirror Sets (RAID 0/1) RAID technology allows you to create arrays that contain other arrays sometimes known as multilevel arrays or hybrid arrays. A stripe set of mirror sets, also known as RAID 0/1 or RAID 10, is an array made up of two or more equal-sized mirror sets.

  • Page 137: Stripe Set Of Raid 5 Sets (Raid 0/5

    Adaptec Storage Manager Pro for DuraStor User’s Guide The stripe set of mirror sets is the top-level array, and mirror sets A, B, and C are the underlying arrays. Applications Suitable for RAID 0/1 Sets The following types of applications benefit from the increased data...
  • Page 138 RAID 5 Set A 8 GB Chunks 1,3,5,7... Drive 1 Drive 2 Partition A Partition B Partition C 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB Chunks Chunks Chunks 1,7,P*,13... P*,5,11,P*... 3,P*,9,15... *P = Parity Figure A-10 Stripe set of RAID 5 sets The stripe set of RAID 5 sets is the top-level array, and RAID 5 sets A and B are the underlying arrays.
  • Page 139 Adaptec Storage Manager Pro for DuraStor User’s Guide Note: The configuration of your stripe set of RAID 5 sets (RAID 0/5) is controller dependent. Some controllers require that you have an equal number of disk drives in each of your RAID 5 sets; others allow you to have RAID 5 sets with differing numbers of drives.

  • Page 140: Array Selection Examples

    Choosing Your Array Type In This Appendix If You Are New to Arrays If You Have Experience with Arrays Storage Manager Pro Array Types Array Selection Examples Array Decision Chart Understanding the Array Selection Criteria Comparing the Selection Criteria Determining which array type to use depends on the applications running on your server and trade-offs between performance and cost.

  • Page 141: If You Are New To Arrays

    Adaptec Storage Manager Pro for DuraStor User’s Guide Configuration cost—A redundant array offers fault tolerance, but increases your costs. The following sections explain the differences between the array types to help you determine the best configuration. If You Are New to Arrays...
  • Page 142 Stripe set (RAID 0)—An arr ay made up of two or more drives. The stripe set distributes, or stripes, data evenly across the partitions in equal-sized sections called chunks. Mirror set (RAID 1)—An array made up of two drives. A mirror set stores and maintains the same, or redundant, data in each of its two partitions.

  • Page 143: Array Selection Examples

    Adaptec Storage Manager Pro for DuraStor User’s Guide Array Selection Examples The examples in this section show you how to use the array selection criteria to determine the optimum array type for specific server environments. You may find these examples useful in determining the array type that best meets your needs.
  • Page 144 Need or System Use Definition Large data Users process large data objects objects, such as audio or video segments, CAD files, graphical images, and seismic or telemetric data streams. Mail server Users log in to the server to read their mail, and the server transfers the mail files to the user’s local disk drive;...

  • Page 145: Array Decision Chart

    Adaptec Storage Manager Pro for DuraStor User’s Guide Array Decision Chart Use the chart below, which spans two pages, to narrow your array choices. Determine which criteria are most important to you and read across the chart to find the best array type to use. For definitions of the criteria, see Understanding the Array Selection Criteria on page B-7.

  • Page 146: Understanding The Array Selection Criteria

    Understanding the Array Selection Criteria To help you choose an array type, use the criteria in the following table. Decide how important each criterion is to meeting your data management and storage needs. Criteria Definition Random-read Ability to locate and read performance data directly from a file without having to search...
  • Page 147 Adaptec Storage Manager Pro for DuraStor User’s Guide Criteria Definition Random-write Ability to write data directly performance to a file without having to search sequentially from the beginning of the file. Also, multiple-user processes accessing many files concurrently. Sequential- Ability to read large numbers read of consecutive data elements.

  • Page 148: Comparing The Selection Criteria

    Comparing the Selection Criteria The table below rates how well each array type achieves each of the selection criteria. The table uses a scale of 1 to 5: 1 = least effective; 5 = most effective. Use the table below to compare the array types according to the criteria you rated in the previous section.
  • Page 149 Glossary array Two or more physical disk drives grouped together to appear as a single device (logical drive) to the user. Also known as a container. See also mirror set (RAID 1); multilevel array; RAID 3 set; RAID 4 set; RAID 5 set; stripe set (RAID 0); stripe set of mirror sets (RAID 0/1);...
  • Page 150 Adaptec Storage Manager Pro for DuraStor User’s Guide chunk A contiguous set of data written onto a single disk drive when a stripe set, RAID 5 set, or stripe set of mirror sets distributes, or stripes, data across its respective disk drives. See also See also RAID 5 set;...
  • Page 151 Glossary disk drive A physical disk drive on a SCSI bus. In Storage Manager Pro, disk drives are addressed by their disk ID, which includes the channel (bus) number, SCSI ID, and LUN. See also channel; disk ID; LUN; SCSI ID. disk ID Unique disk identifier that consists of the channel (bus) number, SCSI ID (also known as target ID), and LUN (logical unit number).
  • Page 152 Adaptec Storage Manager Pro for DuraStor User’s Guide failover The process by which the controller rebuilds data onto a spare disk drive when a disk drive that is part of a redundant array fails. When a storage system is in active-active mode, failover is the act of temporarily transferring ownership of controller resources from a failed controller to a surviving controller.
  • Page 153 Glossary forced reset (kill) When a storage system is in active-active mode, one controller can force a reset (also known as kill) on the other controller by resetting it and taking it offline. See also storage system. free space The space on an initialized disk drive that is not being used by an array.
  • Page 154 Adaptec Storage Manager Pro for DuraStor User’s Guide kill See forced reset (kill). logical unit number See LUN. loop address A loop address is an fibre channel (FC) term that indicates the unique ID of a node in FC loop topology. A loop address is sometimes referred to as a Loop ID.
  • Page 155 Glossary parity A form of error correcting redundancy used to re-create the data of a failed disk drive in a RAID 3, 4, or 5 set. See also RAID 3 set; RAID 4 set; RAID 5 set; redundancy. partition A subdivision of a disk or storage area. There are three main types of partitions: 1.
  • Page 156 Adaptec Storage Manager Pro for DuraStor User’s Guide preferred controller When a storage system is in an active-active mode, a single controller has ownership of arrays and dedicated spares and is the preferred owner. If the controller fails, the other controller assumes temporary ownership of its resources.
  • Page 157 Glossary RAID 5 set A RAID 5 set is an array made up of at least three or more disk drives. It is similar to a RAID 4 set except that the parity check data is distributed among all of the disk drives rather than being stored on a separate disk drive.
  • Page 158 Adaptec Storage Manager Pro for DuraStor User’s Guide SCSI device A single unit on a SCSI bus that originates or services SCSI commands. A SCSI device is identified by a unique SCSI address. SCSI devices can act as initiators or targets.
  • Page 159 Glossary storage area network (SAN) SAN is a dedicated network for storage data traffic that links one or more servers to one or more storage systems. Each storage system could be RAID, tape backup, tape library, CD-ROM library, or JBOD. SANs operate with both SCSI and networking (IP) protocols.
  • Page 160 Adaptec Storage Manager Pro for DuraStor User’s Guide target ID See SCSI ID. termination Termination (also known as a terminator block) refers to the electrical connection at each end of a SCSI bus. The function of a terminator block is to provide for a proper electrical transmission of the data across the cable.
  • Page 161 accessing controllers on remote systems Event Viewer 1-5 Log Browser 1-5 Master Directory 1-5 Storage Manager Pro functions System Browser 1-5 User Administration 1-5 Active Filter drop-down list 6-4 Active Filter drop-down list box adapters. See controllers Add All Drives button 2-6, 3-4 Add Drive button 2-6, 3-4 Add Spare button 7-4, 7-6 adding...
  • Page 162 Adaptec Storage Manager Pro for DuraStor User’s Guide stripe set of RAID 5 sets A-19 type icons for 1-12 types of A-6, B-2 viewing default creation properties 2-9 viewing size of 1-12 volume set A-8 weaknesses of each type A-6...
  • Page 163 creating arrays 2-2 arrays using the wizard 2-2 user accounts 5-2 Critical status 6-7, 11-2 Dashboard 1-5 Detail view 1-7 Event Browser 1-6 Event Notification 1-6 general commands 1-6 Large Icon view 1-7 Normal view 1-7 Open System button 1-6 OS view 1-7 Refresh view 1-7 Remote Configuration 1-7...
  • Page 164 Adaptec Storage Manager Pro for DuraStor User’s Guide changing spares for pool 7-5 defined 8-1, A-2 free space A-3 logical A-5 viewing properties 8-2 Disk Properties dialog box 8-3 divider buttons 1-10 defined 1-10 drives adding to arrays 3-3 blinking 8-2...
  • Page 165 general commands 1-6 guidelines for spare management help 1-2 hybrid arrays, defined A-17, A-19 I/O pausing 9-3 icons changing size of in System Browser 1-14 for arrays 1-12 for devices 1-12 for selected drives 2-8 for spare drives 2-8 in System Browser 1-12 Information status 6-7, 11-2 JBOD.
  • Page 166 Adaptec Storage Manager Pro for DuraStor User’s Guide NetWare making arrays available to users 2-11 networks changing the directory manager 4-12 moving a system from one management set to another 4-10 problems with access to systems on 11-3 removing access to a system...
  • Page 167 RAID 0 changing settings 3-4 defined A-9 setting default array creation properties 2-9 strengths A-6 weaknesses A-6 RAID 0/1 applications suitable for A-18 changing settings 3-4 defined A-17 setting default array creation properties 2-9 strengths A-7 weaknesses A-7 RAID 0/5 applications suitable for A-20 changing settings 3-4 defined A-19...
  • Page 168 Adaptec Storage Manager Pro for DuraStor User’s Guide problems with access to 11-3 stopping access to 4-11 understanding how to access Remove All Drives button 7-5 Remove button 7-5, 7-7 removing a system from the management set 4-11 arrays 3-7...
  • Page 169 status indicators 6-7, 11-2 monitoring by system 6-2 monitoring by time and date monitoring for system 6-1 to viewing for enclosures 10-1 viewing for spares 7-8 Status column 6-7, 11-2 status view of Dashboard 1-7 Storage Manager Pro 1-4 accessing functions 1-5 Dashboard 1-4 to 1-5, 4-3 problems starting 11-1 starting 1-2 to 1-3...
  • Page 170 Adaptec Storage Manager Pro for DuraStor User’s Guide tasks terminating 6-6 viewing progress of 6-5 Tasks tab 6-5 to 6-6 Terminate button 6-6 terminating tasks 6-6 Test E-mail button 6-12 Text field 6-13 time and date filter 6-3 Time and Date Filter dialog box...
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