Managing Channels - Mylex Global Array Manager Installation Manual And User's Manual

Managing Channels

Managing Channels
To avoid future "Boot Failure" as result of disk array creation across
channels after performing a clustering configuration, a channel that a
physical disk belongs will be specifically indicated. The following colors
combinations will be used per channel:
• Channel 0: Orange
• Channel 1: Violet
• Channel 2: Cyan
• Channel 3: Lavender
Note
The use of color combinations is being researched.
The channel colors listed are subject to change.
A channel that is not shared with any other controller is called a Private
channel. A channel that is shared with cluster nodes is called a Shared
Channel. To indicate the type of channel, the following colors of text are
used:
• Private Channel: black text in normal font
• Shared Channel: blue text in italic font
For example, Figure 4-37 shows the Disk Array tab where a controller has
four channels. Channel 1 is a shared channel and other three channels are
Private channels. Because Channel 1 is a shared channel, all text associated
with the channel are blue and italicized (physical disk numbers, an array
number, and a logical number).
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