Checking status of dedicated boot devices, Checking boot device status, Getting there – HP LeftHand P4000 SAN Solutions User Manual
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Figure 6 Availability tab
Checking status of dedicated boot devices
Some storage systems contain either one or two dedicated boot devices. In storage systems with
two dedicated boot devices, both devices are active by default. If a storage system has dedicated
boot devices, the Boot Devices tab appears in the Storage configuration category. Storage systems
that do not have dedicated boot devices will not display the Boot Devices tab.
Checking boot device status
View dedicated boot device status in the Boot Devices tab window in the Storage category in the
storage system tree. Boot device status and statistics are available in the hardware information,
available from the Diagnostics category in the storage system tree.
Getting there
1.
Select a storage system in the navigation window and log in if necessary.
2.
Open the tree below the storage system and select Storage.
3.
Select the Boot Devices tab.
The status of each dedicated boot device on the storage system is listed in the Status column.
describes the possible status for boot devices.
NOTE:
Some statuses only occur in a storage system with two boot devices.
Table 5 Boot device status
Description
Boot device
status
The device is synchronized and ready to be used.
Active
The device is ready to be removed from the storage system. It will not be used to boot the storage
system.
Inactive
The device encountered an I/O error and is not ready to be used.
Failed
The device has not yet been used in a storage system. It is ready to be activated.
Unformatted
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