Document Outline

• Adaptec CI/O Management Software
• Adaptec CI/O Management Software
  • User�s Guide
  • 1
    • Getting Started
      • Using the Adaptec CI/O Management Software
      • Conventions
  • 2
    • Entering and Viewing Server Information
      • Entering and Viewing Server Information
        • Adding a New Server Address
          • 1 Start the program by double-clicking the icon in the Adaptec CI/O Management Software group.
          • 2 Click the button. The New Server dialog box appears, as shown in Figure 21.
            • Figure 21. New Server Dialog Box
          • 3 Select the IP or IPX radio button to indicate which kind of access is the default.
          • 4 Enter the server�s name or IP/IPX address, which can be up to 32 characters. This name will app...
          • 5 Enter a description of the server�for example, Application Server or Video Server. This descrip...
          • 6 Click OK to add the new server information. You will see one of the following error messages if...
        • Viewing and Editing Server Information
          • 1 Click the button on the toolbar. The Server View window appears. Each server is represented by ...
          • 2 Double-click a server icon in the Server View window. The Server Information dialog box appears...
            • Figure 22. Server Information Dialog Box
          • 3 View the server name, IP address, or IPX address.
          • 4 View or edit the server description. The description is for your information only and appears o...
          • 5 Click OK to exit the Server Information dialog box and to retrieve any updated server information.
        • Deleting a Server Address
          • 1 Select Server View from the File menu.
          • 2 Click the icon of the server you want to delete.
          • 3 Select Server Delete from the File menu. A prompt appears asking you to confirm the deletion of...
          • 4 Click Delete to delete the server address.
        • Viewing a List of Current Server Events
          • 1 Select Server View from the File menu. The Server View window appears. The Global Current Event...
            • Figure 23. Listing of Server Events
          • 2 View the event information for one or all servers. New entries appear on the list as the server...
          • 3 To view detailed information about an event, double-click the list entry. The Log Detail dialog...
            • Figure 24. Log Detail Dialog Box
          • 4 Click OK when you are finished viewing the Log Detail dialog box. When you do this, you notify ...
          • 5 Click Filter in the Server View window to filter the events notifications in this window by sev...
          • 6 Click Save As to save the event list to a file.
          • 7 Close the Server View window when you are finished viewing the server events or leave it open s...
          • Changing Filter Options
            • 1 Click the button on the toolbar. The Preferences dialog box appears.
            • 2 Click Filter. The Default Event Viewing Filter dialog box appears, as shown in Figure 25.
              • Figure 25. Default Event Viewing Filter
            • 3 Select or deselect the Critical, Warning, or Informational entries to control which kinds of me...
            • 4 Click OK to record the Filter option changes.
          • Choosing Notification Settings
            • 1 Click the button on the toolbar. The Preferences dialog box appears.
            • 2 Click Notification; the Event Notification Options dialog box appears, as shown in Figure 26.
              • Figure 26. Event Notification Options Dialog Box
            • 3 Select Pop-up Box, Beep, and/or Flash Title Bar to control how you will be notified of events t...
            • 4 Click OK to save these settings.
        • Viewing Historical Server Information
          • 1 Click the button on the toolbar. The Historic Event Log window for the currently selected serve...
            • Figure 27. Server Historic Event Log Window
          • 2 View the historical information for the server. New entries are added to the top of the list as...
          • 3 To view detailed information about an entry on the list, double-click the entry. The Log Detai...
          • 4 Click OK when you are finished viewing the Log Detail dialog box.
          • 5 Click Filter to change the Message Filter options. Click OK to All to acknowledge all new event...
          • 6 Close the window when you are finished viewing log entries, or minimize it as an icon on the sc...
      • Interpreting and Responding to Server Event Messages
      • Entering and Viewing Preference Information
        • 1 Click the button. The Preferences dialog box appears, as shown in Figure 28.
          • Figure 28. Preferences Dialog Box
        • 2 You can enter a different name for the configuration file that is stored on the networked clien...
        • 3 Click Notification to change the way in which you are alerted of event notifications sent from ...
        • 4 Click Filter to view the Log Filter dialog box. Select or deselect the check boxes, to filter t...
        • 5 Select a Password Time-out option to set the level of password protection for this workstation ...
        • 6 Click OK to change the option information or to close the dialog box.
        • Editing the Permanent List
          • 1 Open the Server View window and select the icon of the server whose permanent list you want to ...
          • 2 Select Server Administration from the View menu.
          • 3 Select Edit Permanent List. Enter the server�s password at the prompt. The Edit Permanent List ...
            • Figure 29. Edit Permanent List Dialog Box
          • 4 To add a new networked client entry, type the IP or IPX address in the field at the top of the ...
          • 5 To delete a networked client entry, highlight the entry in the list box and click Delete.
          • 6 Click Close when you are finished. The changes are registered in the server�s permanent list file.
  • 3
    • Viewing SCSI Device Information
      • Figure 31. Physical Resources
      • Viewing Arrays from an External RAID Controller
        • Figure 32. Detail of Bridge Controller and Arrays
        • 1 Select Configuration from the View menu, or click the icon on the toolbar.
        • 2 When the Storage Configuration window appears, double- click the icon of the device for which y...
      • Viewing the SCSI Information Dialog Box
        • Figure 33. SCSI Information Dialog Box
      • Viewing SCSI Adapter Information
        • Figure 34. Controller Information Dialog Box
      • Viewing SCSI Channel Information
        • Figure 35. Channel Information Dialog Box
      • Rescan
        • Rescan Details
      • Managing SCSI Adapters
  • 4
    • Configuring Arrays and Spares
      • Starting the Program
        • 1 Start Windows.
        • 2 Double-click the icon in the Adaptec CI/O Management Software group to start the program.
        • 3 Open the Server View window by clicking the button on the toolbar.
        • 4 Click the icon of the server whose arrays and spares you want to configure, as shown in Figure ...
          • Figure 41. Server Icons
        • 5 Open the Storage Configuration window by clicking the icon on the toolbar. All array and spare ...
      • Creating an Array
        • 1 Start Adaptec CI/O Management Software and open the Storage Configuration window, as described ...
          • Figure 42. Storage Configuration Window
        • 2 Before you start defining the new array, decide what RAID level you want to use, how many disks...
        • 3 Select disks for the new array by clicking Disk icons that have the word Single beneath them, a...
          • Figure 43. Selecting Array Members
        • 4 Click Create Array.... The Create Array dialog box appears, as shown in Figure 44.
          • Figure 44. Create Array Dialog Box
        • 5 Type a name for the new array. The name can be up to 15 characters, including spaces and any ot...
        • 6 Select a RAID level for the array by clicking one of the buttons on the left. The bar graphs on...
        • 7 Select one or two disks from the list as dedicated spares. (Use Ctrl-Click to select multiple d...
        • 8 Click Advanced... to examine or change the Advanced Array options. The Advanced Array Options d...
        • 9 Click OK and then click Yes to confirm that you want to create the array. If error messages app...
        • 10 Wait until the new array is initialized. A popup box will appear to inform you that event noti...
        • 11 Exit from Adaptec CI/O Management Software. Then reboot the server. (You cannot use the new ar...
        • Setting Advanced Array Options
          • Figure 45. Advanced Array Options Dialog Box
      • Making an Array the First Virtual Device
        • 1 Start Adaptec CI/O Management Software and open the Storage Configuration window, as described ...
        • 2 Click the icon in the right part of the window for the array that you want to make bootable.
        • 3 Click Operations.
        • 4 Click .
        • 5 When the message appears, click OK to confirm that you want to make this array the boot device.
        • 6 Exit from the Adaptec CI/O Management Software. If the selected array does not already have a b...
        • 7 Install the operating system on the array. See your Adaptec RAID product�s Installation and Har...
      • Deleting an Array
        • 1 Start Adaptec CI/O Management Software and open the Storage Configuration window, as described ...
        • 2 Click the icon in the right area of the window for the array you want to delete.
        • 3 Click Operations.
        • 4 When the Array Operations dialog box appears, click to delete the array.
        • 5 When the confirmation message appears, click OK to confirm that you want to delete the array.
      • Initializing an Array
        • 1 Start Adaptec CI/O Management Software and open the Storage Configuration window, as described ...
        • 2 Click the icon of the array you want to initialize. The Operations button becomes active.
        • 3 Click Operations.
        • 4 When the Array Operations window appears, click the button.
        • 5 When the confirmation message appears, click Initialize to confirm that you want to initialize ...
      • Creating Dedicated Spares or a Spare Pool
        • 1 Start Adaptec CI/O Management Software and open the Storage Configuration window, as described ...
        • 2 Select the disk you want to configure as a spare by clicking on its icon in the left part of th...
        • 3 Click Create Spare... The Create Spare dialog box appears, as shown in Figure 46. A list of al...
          • Figure 46. Create Spare Dialog Box
        • 4 If you want to dedicate the spare to a specific array, select Dedicated To and click the array ...
        • 5 Click OK to create the spare. A warning message appears if you select a disk that has a partiti...
      • Deleting a Spare
        • 1 Start Adaptec CI/O Management Software and open the Storage Configuration window, as described ...
        • 2 Click the icon in the Array part of the window for the spare you want to delete. The icons for ...
        • 3 Click Operations
        • 4 When the Spare Operations dialog box appears, click the Delete button.
        • 5 When the confirmation message appears, click OK to confirm that you want to delete the spare.
      • Managing Arrays on External RAID Controllers
        • Figure 47. Arrays from External RAID Controller
  • 5
    • Viewing Array and Device Information
      • 1 Select Configuration from the View menu, or click the icon on the toolbar.
      • 2 When the Storage Configuration window appears, double- click the icon that represents the devic...
        • Figure 51. Storage Configuration Icons
      • Viewing Array Information
        • Figure 52. Array Information Dialog Box
      • Viewing Spare Information
        • Figure 53. Spare Information Dialog Box
      • Viewing SCSI Device Information from an Array Controller
      • Rescanning the Server
        • 1 Click the button on the toolbar. The Storage Configuration window appears.
        • 2 Click Rescan in the area between the Physical Resources and Array areas of the window.
        • 3 When the message appears, click Yes to confirm that you want to rescan the server. When the res...
        • 4 Click OK when the message appears indicating that the rescan was completed successfully.
      • Viewing Array Controller Information
        • Figure 54. Controller Information Dialog Box
      • Viewing Channel Information
        • Figure 55. Channel Information Dialog Box
  • 6
    • Performing Array, Spare, and Disk Operations
      • 1 Select Configuration from the View menu, or click the icon on the toolbar.
      • 2 When the Storage Configuration window appears, single-click the icon that represents the array ...
      • 3 Click Operations. The Array Operations, Spare Operations, or Disk Operations dialog box appears.
      • 4 Click the button for the operation you want to perform. See the appropriate section of this cha...
      • Performing Array Operations
        • Reconstructing an Array
          • 1 Determine which array is in Critical status and which disk in the array has failed.
          • 2 If the array enclosure does not support hot swapping, pause I/O to the array. (See Pausing I/O ...
          • 3 Replace the failed disk (or disks) with a good disk of at least the same storage capacity. Be s...
          • 4 If you paused I/O in Step2, wait until it automatically resumes after the pause period. If you...
          • 5 If you installed a new disk (or disks), make the disk into a spare by following the directions ...
          • 6 Select Configuration from the View menu. The Storage Configuration window appears.
          • 7 Click on the Array icon that looks like this . The Operations button becomes active.
          • 8 Click Operations. The Array Operations dialog box appears, as shown in Figure 61.
            • Figure 61. Array Operations Dialog Box
          • 9 Click the button. If the array has one failed drive the Scheduler dialog box appears.
          • 10 Enter the required information for the Reconstruct operation in the Scheduler dialog box. You ...
          • 11 Select an Execution priority - high, medium, or low.
          • 12 Click OK.
          • 13 When the message appears, confirm that you want to reconstruct the array member.
          • 14 Read the event notifications that appear in the Server View window (they may also appear as po...
        • Pausing I/O on an Array
          • 1 Open the Storage Configuration window and select the icon of the array you want to pause.
          • 2 When the Array Operations dialog box appears, click the button.
          • 3 When the Pause I/O dialog box appears, enter a pause interval that does not exceed the maximum ...
          • 4 Remove or replace the disk drive, as required. Data I/O resumes automatically at the end of the...
        • Verifying Array Integrity
          • 1 Select Configuration from the View menu. The Storage Configuration window appears.
          • 2 Click on the Array icon . The Operations button becomes active.
          • 3 Click the Operations button.
          • 4 When the Array Operations dialog box appears, click the button to verify the data on the array....
            • Figure 62. Scheduler Dialog Box
          • 5 Leave the autocorrect box checked so that any data parity or mirroring mismatches will be corre...
          • 6 Select Immediate if you want to verify parity immediately, or select Scheduled if you want to s...
          • 7 If you select Scheduled, enter a start time, start day of the week, and other information. (See...
          • 8 Select an Execution Priority - high, medium, or low. This sets the system resources devoted to ...
          • 9 Click OK to start the operation (if you selected Immediate) or to enter it on the list of sched...
          • 10 When the message appears, confirm that you want to verify parity information.
        • Blinking Array Drive Lights
          • 1 Select Configuration from the View menu. The Storage Configuration window appears.
          • 2 Click on an Array icon in the right side of the dialog box. The Operations button becomes active.
          • 3 Click the Operations button.
          • 4 When the Array Operations dialog box appears, click the button.
          • 5 Look at the array enclosure to see which disks are members of the array.
          • 6 Click the Unblink all button in the Storage Configuration dialog box to stop the drive lights f...
        • Reactivating an Off-line Array
          • 1 Select Configuration from the View menu. The Storage Configuration window appears.
          • 2 Click on the dimmed icon of the off-line array. The Operations button becomes active.
          • 3 Click Operations.
          • 4 When the Array Operations dialog box appears, click the button.
          • 5 When the message appears, confirm that you want to reactivate the array. Be sure that any hardw...
        • Changing an Array Name
          • 1 Select Configuration from the View menu. The Storage Configuration window appears.
          • 2 Click the icon of the array whose name you want to change. The Operations button becomes active.
          • 3 Click Operations.
          • 4 When the Array Operations dialog box appears, click the button. The Change Name dialog box appe...
          • 5 Type the new array name and click OK.
          • 6 When the confirmation message appears, confirm that you want to change the array name. This cha...
        • Forcing a Spare
          • 1 Be sure that one or more spares are available for the array. These can either be dedicated spar...
          • 2 Select Configuration from the View menu. The Storage Configuration window appears.
          • 3 Click on the icon of the array with the suspect disk. The Operations button becomes active.
          • 4 Click Operations.
          • 5 When the Array Operations dialog box appears, click the button. This button appears dimmed if n...
          • 6 Select the disk that you want to replace.
          • 7 Click OK to replace this disk with a spare.
          • 8 When the confirmation message appears, confirm that you want to replace the disk with the spare.
      • Performing Spare Operations
        • Testing All Spares
          • 1 Select Configuration from the View menu. The Storage Configuration window appears.
          • 2 Click the icon of any spare on the right side of the dialog box. The Operations button becomes ...
          • 3 Click Operations.
          • 4 When the Spare Operations dialog box appears, click the button. The Scheduler dialog box appear...
          • 5 Select Immediate if you want to test all spares immediately, or select Scheduled if you want to...
          • 6 If you select Scheduled, enter a starting time, starting day, and other information.
          • 7 Select an Execution Priority - high, medium, or low.
          • 8 Click OK to start the operation (if you selected Immediate) or to enter it on the list of sched...
          • 9 When the confirmation message appears, confirm that you want to test the spares.
          • 10 Read the pop-up message that appears when the test is completed. (The message is also recorded...
          • 11 Replace any failed disks immediately with good disks of at least the same capacity.
        • Blinking the Spare Drive Light
          • 1 Select Configuration from the View menu. The Storage Configuration window appears.
          • 2 Click a Spare icon in the right side of the dialog box. The Operations button becomes active.
          • 3 Click Operations.
          • 4 When the Spare Operations dialog box appears, click the button.
          • 5 Look at the array enclosure to see which disk light is blinking.
          • 6 Click Unblink all in the Storage Configuration window to stop the drive light from blinking.
      • Performing Disk Operations
        • Blinking the Drive Light
          • 1 Select Configuration from the View menu. The Storage Configuration window appears.
          • 2 Click a Disk icon in the left side of the window. The Operations button becomes active.
          • 3 Click Operations.
          • 4 When the Drive Operations window appears, click the button.
          • 5 Look at the array enclosure to see which disk light is blinking.
          • 6 Click Unblink all in the Storage Configuration dialog box to stop the drive light from blinking.
        • Downing the Drive
          • 1 Select Configuration from the View menu. The Storage Configuration window appears.
          • 2 Select the icon of the disk you want to pause.
          • 3 Click Operations.
          • 4 When the Drive Operations dialog box appears, click the button. If a spare is available, it rep...
          • 5 Wait until the Reconstruct operation is complete, then continue with your work in the program.
        • Pausing I/O to an Array Disk Drive
          • 1 Select Configuration from the View menu. The Storage Configuration window appears.
          • 2 Select the icon of the disk you want to pause.
          • 3 Click Operations. When the Array Operations dialog box appears, click the button.
          • 4 When the Pause I/O dialog box appears, enter a pause interval that does not exceed the maximum ...
          • 5 Complete your work before the pause period expires. I/O resumes automatically at the end of thi...
  • 7
    • Scheduling and Monitoring Array Operations
      • Setting Scheduling Options
        • 1 Define a new scheduled operation: Reconstruct an Array, Verify Integrity of Array, or Test All ...
          • Figure 71. Scheduler Dialog Box
        • 2 Select Immediate to perform the action immediately or Scheduled to schedule it for later.
        • 3 If you select Scheduled, select Once, Periodically, Daily, or Weekly. Enter other information s...
        • 4 Click OK to record the scheduling options. You may be prompted to confirm the activity.
      • Viewing and Managing Scheduled Activities
        • 1 Select Activities from the View menu. The Array Activity Monitor window appears, as shown in Fi...
          • Figure 72. Array Activity Monitor Window
        • 2 Select an Activity icon from the left part of the window. Information about the activity is sho...
        • 3 To change the priority of a Verify or Reconstruct operation that is currently running (as indic...
        • 4 To delete an activity that is not currently running, select its icon and click the Delete butto...
        • 5 To abort a currently-running activity, select its icon and click the Abort button. After you co...
        • 6 Click the Watch button to open a small window to monitor the selected, currently running activi...
      • Monitoring Activities That Are Running
        • 1 Select Activities from the View menu. The Array Activity Monitor window appears.
        • 2 Select the icon of a currently-running activity from the scrollable list at the top of the window.
        • 3 Click Watch. A small Watch window for this activity appears, as shown in Figure 73. Each windo...
          • Figure 73. Watch Window
  • 8
    • Setting Security Options
      • Changing the Password
        • 1 Open the Server View window by clicking the button. Then select the icon of the server whose pa...
        • 2 Select Server Administration from the View menu. Then select Change Password. The Change Passwo...
          • Figure 81. Change Password Dialog Box
        • 3 Type the new password in the New Password field.
        • 4 Type the new password again in the Confirm Password field.
        • 5 Click OK to accept the new password.
      • Setting Password Time-out Options
        • 1 Click the button on the toolbar. The Preferences dialog box appears.
        • 2 Select one of the three password time-out options listed on the right of the dialog box. Here i...
        • 3 Click OK to accept the password time-out change. You may be required to enter the password in o...
      • Controlling Guest Access
        • 1 Open the Server View window by clicking the button. Then select the icon of the server whose Gu...
        • 2 Select Server Administration from the View menu. Then select Guest Access.
        • 3 When the Enable/Disable Guest Access dialog box appears, select or deselect the Enable Guest Ac...
        • 4 Click OK to enter the change. Enter the Adaptec CI/O Management Software password when you are ...
  • 9
    • Managing Arrays and Spares
      • Responding to a Critical Array
        • 1 Click the Array icon and observe the Disk icons of the array members on the left of the screen....
        • 2 Click the icon and then click Operations.
        • 3 When the Drive Operations window appears, click the button to blink the drive light on the fail...
        • 4 Observe which drive light is blinking. This is the disk that you need to replace. If no lights ...
          • a The disk is still connected but has failed so badly that it cannot respond to the Blink command...
          • b The disk has been removed or its power cord or SCSI cable has been disconnected.
          • c The disk does not have an LED that indicates I/O activity.
        • 5 If the array enclosure does not support hot swapping, pause I/O to the array before you continu...
        • 6 Replace the failed disk with a good disk, or replace the missing disk. Be sure to complete this...
        • 7 After I/O resumes automatically, select the icon of the new disk, and issue a Create a Spare co...
        • 8 When the spare has been created, select the Array icon and issue a Reconstruct command, if nece...
      • Replacing a Spare
        • 1 Delete the spare (see Deleting a Spare on page418).
        • 2 If the spare is in an enclosure that supports hot swapping, remove the spare disk drive and rep...
        • 3 If the spare is not in an enclosure that supports hot swapping, pause I/O (see Pausing I/O to a...
        • 4 Remove the spare and allow I/O to resume.
        • 5 Pause I/O again, insert the replacement drive, and allow I/O to resume.
        • 6 Use Adaptec CI/O Management Software to mark the new disk drive as a dedicated spare or a pool ...
        • 1 If the down spare is in an enclosure that supports hot swapping, remove the spare disk drive an...
        • 2 If the spare is not in an enclosure that supports hot swapping, pause I/O (see Pausing I/O to a...
        • 3 Remove the spare and allow I/O to resume.
        • 4 Pause I/O again, insert the replacement drive, and allow I/O to resume.
        • 5 Use Adaptec CI/O Management Software to mark the new disk drive as a dedicated spare or a pool ...
      • Replacing an Active Array Member
        • 1 Perform a Down operation on the array member you want to replace (see Downing the Drive on page...
        • 2 If the array member is in an enclosure that supports hot swapping, remove it and replace it wit...
        • 3 If the array member is not in an enclosure that supports hot swapping, pause I/O (see Pausing I...
        • 4 Remove the disk drive and allow I/O to resume.
        • 5 Pause I/O again, insert the replacement drive, and allow I/O to resume.
      • Responding to an Off-Line Array
        • Notes on Replacing Disk Drives
      • Optimizing Array Performance
      • Selecting a RAID Level for an Array
  • A
    • Configuration Settings
      • iomgr.ini
        • [ARRAYOPERATIONS]
        • Re-createPriority=
        • VerifyIfDirty=
        • DriverMonitoringFrequencyInSecs=
          • [SYSTEM]
        • PauseEnabled=
        • ServerLogSizeInMegabytes=
        • StatisticsCollectionInterval=
        • WarnAfterFirstPFAEvent=
          • [TASKS]
        • TestAllSpares=
          • [CAPABILITIES]
        • EnableRAID5=
        • EnableRAID10=
          • [ENCLOSUREMANAGER]
        • EnabledEnclosureInterface=SAF-TE
        • SAF-TEPollingPeriodInSeconds=
      • cioams.ini
        • [CORE]
        • ConfigPath=
          • [VIEW]
        • ServerView=
          • [PROTOCOL]
        • IP=
        • IPX=
          • [RPC ICONS]
        • Visibility=
          • [HEARTBEAT]
        • Interval=
      • WindowsNT User Interface Variables
      • I/O Manager Settings
        • DisableASPI = [Yes | No]
        • DiscoveryInterval = n
        • PollInterval = n
        • StatisticsInterval = n
        • Lun0Required = [Yes | No]
        • Lun0Only = [Yes | No]
        • ErrorInstrumentation = [Yes | No]
        • IOInstrumentation = [Yes | No]
        • ResetInstrumentationOnPowerup = [Yes | No]
        • ResetInstrumentationOnDiscovery = [Yes | No]
        • SMARTPolling = [Yes | No]
        • SMARTTest = [Yes | No | testcount]
        • ForceHAWide16 = [Yes | No]
        • ForceHAWide32 = [Yes | No]
        • AccessibleDrivers = [* | comma delimited list of driver names]
  • B
    • SAF-TE Enclosure Management
      • Features of SAF-TE
      • Description of Events
        • 1 Enclosure found [SAF-TE: unique address]� For each found and successfully initialized SAF-TE en...
        • 2 Enclosure not responding [SAF-TE: unique address]� For each unrecoverable error that occurred w...
        • 3 Enclosure removed from bus [SAF-TE: unique address]� Posted when an enclosure device is removed...
        • 4 Device id=SCSI_ID slot#=slot_ number inserted [SAF-TE: unique address]� When a device is insert...
        • 5 Device id=SCSI_ID slot#=slot_number removed [SAF-TE: unique address]� Posted when a device is r...
        • 6 For each change in the status of a cooling fan or temperature, a new status may be posted:
          • a Fan #fan_number is malfunctioning [SAF-TE: unique address]
            • b Fan #fan_number is removed [SAF-TE: unique address]
            • c Fan #fan_number is in an unknown state [SAF-TE: unique address]
            • d Temperature is out of normal range, sensor #sensor_number [SAF-TE: unique address]
            • e Overall temperature is out of normal range [SAF-TE: unique address]
            • f Fan #fan_number is operational [SAF-TE: unique address]
            • g Overall temperature is in normal range [SAF-TE: unique address]
        • 7 For each change in the status of the power supplies connected to the enclosure, one of the foll...
          • a PowerSupply #power_supply is operational and OFF [SAF-TE unique address]
            • b PowerSupply #power_supply is operational and ON [SAF-TE unique address]
            • c PowerSupply #power_supply is malfunctioning and OFF [SAF-TE unique address]
            • d PowerSupply #power_supply is malfunctioning but ON [SAF-TE unique address]
            • e PowerSupply #power_supply is present [SAF-TE unique address]
            • f PowerSupply #power_supply is not present [SAF-TE unique address]
            • g PowerSupply #power_supply is in unknown state [SAF-TE unique address]
        • 8 For each change in the status of the door lock of the enclosure, one of the following events no...
          • a Door is locked [SAF-TE unique address]
            • b Door is unlocked [SAF-TE unique address]
            • c Speaker is present [SAF-TE unique address]
            • d Speaker is not present [SAF-TE unique address]
        • 9 CI/O Management Software sets LED states of devices located inside enclosures in the following ...
  • C
    • Using the ArrayConfigSA Initial Boot Array Installation Utility
      • Creating an Array with ArrayConfigSA
        • 1 Insert the copy of the ArrayConfigSA diskette in drive A of the server with the Array product ...
        • 2 Select Disk Array Operations from the Main Menu.
        • 3 Select Create New Array from the Disk Array Operations menu.
        • 4 Type an array name and press Enter. The name can be up to 15 characters long and can include sp...
        • 5 Select an array type from the list. Your options are
        • 6 Type the number of drives you want in the array and press Enter. This number should not include...
        • 7 When the next screen appears, press Tab to highlight a channel (if your Adaptec product has mor...
        • 8 If you do not want a spare, type n and continue with Step10. If you want to select dedicated s...
          • a At the prompt, type y.
            • b At the next prompt, type 1 or 2.
            • c Select one or two spares, using the same method you used to select disks for the array.
        • 9 When the Initialize Mode menu appears, select Initialize Array to Zero. Formatting begins immed...
        • 10 When the menu of block sizes appears, select a block size. (This menu does not appear if the a...
        • 11 When you see the message Initialization of [array name] is complete, press any key to return t...
        • 12 To create additional arrays (if disks are available), repeat Steps 3-10. When all arrays are c...
      • Making the Array Bootable
        • 1 Select Display Boot Order from the Main Menu. The Boot Order for Singles and Arrays window appe...
        • 2 If the newly created array is at the top of the list, preceded by the words Unit 0, no changes ...
        • 3 Use the arrow keys to move the selected array to the top of the list. Then press Enter to de-se...
        • 4 When you are finished, press Esc to return to the Main Menu.
      • Other ArrayConfigSA Options
        • Displaying Array Information
          • 1 Select Disk Array Operations from the Main Menu.
          • 2 Select Display Arrays from the Disk Array Operations menu.
          • 3 When the list of arrays appears, highlight the array for which you want information and press E...
          • 4 View the information that appears on the screen. This includes array type and status, array siz...
          • 5 Press any key to return to the Disk Array Operations menu.
        • Deleting an Array
          • 1 Select Disk Array Operations from the Main Menu.
          • 2 Select Delete Array from the Disk Array Operations menu.
          • 3 When the list of arrays appears, select the array you want to delete.
          • 4 View information about the array and make sure you really want to delete it. Press any key to c...
          • 5 Type y to delete the array (or n to cancel the operation).
          • 6 When the message [Array name] deleted appears, press any key to continue.
        • Initializing an Array
          • 1 Select Disk Array Operations from the Main Menu.
          • 2 Select Format/Initialize Array from the Disk Array Operations menu.
          • 3 When the list of arrays appears, select the array you want to initialize.
          • 4 Type y to confirm that you want to format the array.
          • 5 When the Select Format Mode menu appears, select Initialize Array to Zero or Low-Level Format.
          • 6 When the list of block sizes appears, select a block size. The allowable block sizes are 8, 16,...
          • 7 When you see the message Initialization of [array name] is complete, press any key to return to...
        • Creating and Deleting Spares
          • Adding a Disk to a Spare Pool
            • 1 Select Spare Pool Operations from the ArrayConfigSA Main Menu.
            • 2 Select Add Device to Spare Pool from the Spare Pool menu.
            • 3 Select a channel from the list, if necessary.
            • 4 Highlight a disk to add to the spare pool and press Enter.
            • 5 Repeat Steps 2-4 to add another disk to the spare pool. Spare pool disks can be connected to an...
            • 6 When you have finished adding disks, press Esc to return to the ArrayConfigSA Main Menu.
          • Deleting a Disk from a Spare Pool
            • 1 Select Spare Pool Operations from the ArrayConfigSA Main Menu.
            • 2 Select Delete Device from Spare Pool from the Spare Pool menu. The disk most recently added to ...
            • 3 Repeat Step 2 to delete another disk from the spare pool, if desired.
            • 4 When you have finished deleting disks, press Esc to return to the ArrayConfigSA Main Menu.
          • Viewing Spare Pool Information
            • 1 Select Spare Pool Operations from the ArrayConfigSA Main Menu.
            • 2 Select Display Spare Pool Devices from the Spare Pool menu.
            • 3 View the spare pool information that appears on the screen. When you are finished, press any ke...
          • Adding a Dedicated Spare
            • 1 Select Disk Array Operations from the Main Menu.
            • 2 Select Add/Delete Spare Drive from the Disk Array Operations menu.
            • 3 Select the array to which you want to add the dedicated spare.
            • 4 Select Add Spare Drive from the Add/Delete Spare menu.
            • 5 Select a SCSI channel on the left, if necessary, and then press � to move to the list of disks ...
            • 6 Press any key to continue.
          • Deleting a Dedicated Spare
            • 1 Select Disk Array Operations from the Main Menu.
            • 2 Select Add/Delete Spare Drive from the Disk Array Operations menu.
            • 3 When the list of spare drives appears, select the one you want to delete and press Enter.
            • 4 Select Delete Spare Drive from the Add/Delete Spare Drive menu. The dedicated spare is deleted ...
            • 5 Press any key to continue. The former dedicated spare can now be used as a spare in another arr...
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