Contec SPI-8450-LLVA - Manual (Page 65)

CHAPTER 6 - RAID Controller
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6.4.4 Using FastCheck™Array Window
Once FastCheck™ is Select, the FastCheck™ Monitoring Ytility window will appear. The
main pane has three information window tabs: Array, Controller, and Options. The user
can switch screens by clicking on the tab. The Array Window is the active screen by
default as shown below:
The Array Window (see above) displays information about the arrays configured on your
FastTrak100-Lite through the FastBuild BIOS. From this window, you can also perform data
Synchronization of mirrored arrays, or Rebuild data from one drive to a replacement drive
within a mirrored array.
While the Array Window does not allow you to change the array configurations directly,
it clearly identifies which drives are associated with each array shown in the left pane.
Viewing Array Information
By left-clicking on the Array #, the right pane shows the following information categories for
that array:
RAID mode: (Striping, Mirroring)
Mapping: (similar to physical drive specifications) describing # of cylinders, heads, and
sectors of the array’s “virtual” drive as seen by the system
Size: Storage capacity of the array
Status: (Functional, Critical, Offline)
Functional: Means the array is providing full functionality
Critical: Used only in reference to a Mirroring array (RAID 1). A problem has been
detected in one of the drives of the array and the drive has been taken “offline.”
However, a “critical” array will continue to save and retrieve data from the
remaining working drive(s). Promise recommends replacing the failed drive as soon
as possible since a “Critical” array offers no data redundancy.