Managing Controllers; Viewing The Controllers; Locating A Controller - Promise Technology VTRAK E610f Product Manual

Managing Controllers

The RAID controllers are the heart of the VTrak subsystem. VTrak E-Class
models have one or two controllers. Management of Controllers includes the
following functions:
• Viewing the Controllers (page 105)
• Locating a Controller (page 105)
• Viewing Controller Information (page 106)
• Viewing Controller Statistics (page 107)
• Making Controller Settings (page 107)
• Clearing an Orphan Watermark (page 108)

Viewing the Controllers

To view information about the controllers:
1. Click the Subsystem
2. Click the Controllers
The controller information appears under the Information tab in Management
View. Controller information includes:
• Controller ID (1 or 2)
• Alias, if assigned
• Model, if applicable
• Status – OK means normal
• Readiness Status – Active or Standby
• Locate – Click on the button to locate the controller. See below
VTrak subsystems with only one controller will always show that the second
controller is "Missing."
If your VTrak subsystem has two controllers and one is "Missing," see "Controller
Enters Maintenance Mode" on page 298 for more information.

Locating a Controller

To identify a specific controller in the VTrak subsystem:
1. Click the Subsystem
2. Click the Controllers
3. In Management View, click the Locate Controller button.
4. The Controller Dirty Cache
Controller, will flash for one minute. See the illustrations below.
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