Checking raid storage subsystem status, Checking controller microcode, Identifying disks – Grass Valley K2 (Summit 3G) 10Gv2 Storage Area Network Installation v.8.1 User Manual

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Checking RAID storage subsystem status

Some limited status information for storage subsystems is displayed in the Storage Utility. This can
be helpful when configuring storage. You can view status information by selecting items in the tree
view.

Status information displayed

Item in tree view

Number of Controllers

Controllers in Device

Peer Status

Primary IP

Serial Number

Slot

Peer Slot

Microcode Version

Controller

Number of RANKS or LUNs

Bound

Binding Type, such as RAID 1

State (online or offline)

Number of Logical Units

RANK

Firmware

Vendor

State

Product ID

Capacity

Disk

Number of disks

Unbound

Checking controller microcode

As explained in the previous section, to check controller microcode, in Storage Utility select the
controller in the tree view and the microcode version is displayed.

Identifying disks

When you do maintenance or service work on your RAID storage, it is important for many tasks
that you positively identify the disk or disks on which you are working. Your primary indicators
for this are the numbering of the disks in Storage Utility and the ability to flash the disk LED on a
physical disk or a group of disks.

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