Viewing arrayed drive information – Contec SPI-8451-LVA User Manual
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Viewing Arrayed Drive Information
By left-clicking on a drive member of an array in the left pane, the right pane shows the following
information categories for that drive:
Status:
(also shown under the Array Window) can be Functional, Critical, or Offline. The meanings
are shown below.
Functional:
Means the drive is working normally.
Critical:
A
problem has been detected in the drive and the drive taken offline as part of a mirroring
array. Mirrored arrays will continue to function without the drive. Fix/replace the drive that has failed,
and then restore data from a backup source.
Offline:
Drives that are NOT identified as “bad” may be taken offline if part of a Striping or
spanning array containing a “bad” drive. These drives do NOT need to be replaced, however.
S.M.A.R.T.
Status:
Indicates whether attached hard drive implements Self-Monitoring analysis &
Reporting Technology to predict drive failure
Size:
Indicates capacity of individual drive
Location:
Shows physical location of drive. Indicates on which IDE channel (1 or 2), and whether
drive is Master or Slave on cable. This allows user to identify drives for removal/replacement.
Mapping:
Indicates physical parameters of drive (cylinders, heads, sectors)
Timing:
Shows selection of drive timing (directly related to burst speed) based on type of drive and
cable used.