Drives, Drive status, Table 3: drive status options – Ciprico 6500 User Manual

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6500 Disk Array User’s Guide

Chapter 3 Display/Operation Panel

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DRIVES

DRIVES

From

)81&7,21 6(/(&7, use the left/right arrow keys to select '5,9(6

(see “Menu Structure (4 of 5—Format & Drives)” on page 3-9).

These menus let you view the current drive status, disable a disk drive, and
view information on the drive's model number.

DRIVE

STATUS

The read-only

'5,9( 67$786 option typically displays 5($'< for each

drive. Any of the drive status options listed below could be displayed, however.
The status for any installed drive can be viewed with this selection.

ASQ

This menu selection typically displays

. A non-zero number indicates a

failed drive and an ASQ code is associated with the failure. See note below.
(This menu selection is display-only.)

XTRA

This menu selection is display-only, and typically displays

. A non-

zero number indicates a failed drive and an ASQ XTRA code is associated with
the failure. See note below.

Note

In this case, ASQ (Additional Sense Code Qualifier) and ASQ
XTRA codes apply to a drive failure condition. These codes are
not easily interpreted. Contact your service provider for an
explanation if these codes are non-zero.

DISABLE

DRIVE

Use this option to shut down any drive in the array for maintenance or
replacement. When you press the SELECT key, the array will spin down the
drive. This function is not available if another drive is currently disabled or
failed.

Note

See Chapter 4 for drive replacement and rebuild instructions.

Code

Drive Status

O

OFF

S

Spinning

G

Good (Tested OK)

T

Testing

R

Ready

U

Unformatted for Array

X

Out of Order

?

Unknown Status

F

Failed

Table 3: Drive Status Options

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