Managing Physical Drives; Viewing Physical Drive Information; Locating A Physical Drive - Promise Technology 1000f series Product Manual

Managing Physical Drives

These functions require the LCD panel to be in Advanced mode. See page 292.
Managing physical drives with the LCD includes:
• Viewing Physical Drive Information (page 299)
• Locating a Physical Drive (page 299)
For other physical drive functions, see "Managing Physical Drives" on page 144
(WebPAM PROe) or page 226 (CLU).

Viewing Physical Drive Information

This function requires the LCD to be in Advanced mode. See page 292.
To view physical drive information:
1. Press the
Management.
2. Press the
3. Press the
4. Press the
5. Press the
• Model
• Interface – SAS or SATA
• Capacity
• Location – Enclosure number and slot number
• Configuration – Array number and sequence number or Spare
• Firmware version
• Status

Locating a Physical Drive

This function requires the LCD to be in Advanced mode. See page 292. This
feature helps you identify a physical drive in the VessRAID enclosure.
To locate a physical drive:
1. Press the
Management.
2. Press the
3. Press the
4. Press the
5. Press the
or button until the display says Physical Drive
button and the display a list of physical drives by ID number.
or button to scroll through the list of physical drives.
button choose a physical drive.
or button to scroll through the list of items:
or button until the display says Physical Drive
button and the display a list of physical drives by ID number.
or button to scroll through the list of physical drives:
button choose a physical drive.
or button until the display says Locate Physical Drive.
299
Managing Physical Drives