Task Overview For Monitoring The Health Of The Array - Sun Microsystems StorEdge D2 Array Installation, Operation And Service Manual

3.3 Task Overview for Monitoring the
Health of the Array
Tasks for Monitoring the Health of the Array
TABLE 3-1
Task
Look for evidence of a disk failure in log files.
Invoke the SunVTS enctest (enclosure test) at any time to
test the health of the enclosure (if you are using a version
of SunVTS with D2 enctest support).
Use the Identify function of Network Storage Agent to
cause the Subsystem LED to blink on the array where a
problem is located.
Set up Network Storage Agent software periodically poll
the enclosure and to send notifications of problems to
your system administrator or to Sun's Network Storage
Command Center (NSCC).
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Where Documented/Notes
• Refer to the documentation that comes with
the disk to find out where the device driver
logs errors.
• Also search for messages about disk failures in
/var/adm/messages.
You can run SunVTS in either a CDE or an
OpenWindows GUI or on the command line. See
the SunVTS Test Reference Manual for how to
access the enctest dialog box in the GUI and for
command line options. See the SunVTS User's
Guide for other information.
See "Locate the Unit ID on the map created in
Step 8 on page 4." on page 3-14.
See the Network Storage Agent documents listed
in "Before You Read This Book" on page xii.