Viewing The Event Log - Adaptec RAID 3085 Installation And User Manual

The location information of a disk drive is determined by three types of connections:
Direct attached drives
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for example CN1 (connector 1) is connected to DEV1 (device 1). For more information, see
Direct-attach Connections
Storage Enclosure Processor (SEP) managed devices
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active backplane. Box0 (enclosure 0) is connected to slot0 (disk drive slot 0 in the
enclosure). For more information, see
Expanders
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connected to phy0 (phy 0 within a connector). For more information, see
Connections
Note:
Devices other than disk drives (CDROM, tape drives, etc...) are listed in order after your
system disk drives.

Viewing the Event Log

The BIOS-based event log records all firmware events, such as configuration changes, array
creation, and boot activity.
Some events are not stored indefinitely—the event log is cleared of any non-persistent events
each time you restart your computer; additionally, once the log is full, new events overwrite
old events.
To view the event log:
Start the ARC utility (see
1
Select the controller you want, then press Enter.
2
When the ARC utility menu appears, then press Ctrl+P.
3
Select Controller Log Information, then press Enter.
4
The current event log opens.
Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility
—The connection is determined by the cable connected to a device,
on page 72
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on page 73
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on page 72
Backplane Connections
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SAS Expander