DataDirect Networks EF2800, User Manual

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M a n a g i n g D i s k D r i v e s a n d E n c l o s u r e s
DataDirect Networks EF2800 FC RAID Storage System User Guide (V 1.0)
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To take down a drive:
1.
From the System Menu, select
Utilities Menu
and press <Enter>.
The Utilities Menu displays.
2.
Select
Drive Utilities Menu
and press <Enter>. The Drive Utilities
Menu displays.
3.
Select
Down Drive
and press <Enter. The Select Drive screen
displays showing drives that are array members.
4.
Select the drive you want and press <Enter>.
5.
The system prompts you to confirm changes. Select
Yes
and press
<Enter> to make the change.
To make the drive display again, you must use Rescan. See H.10 ,
"Rescanning All Channels" on page 314 . After you rescan, you must
clear the metadata from the drive before you can use it in an array
or as a spare. See section
G.1.2 , "Clearing Metadata from a Drive"
on page 288 .
G.1.8 Testing a Drive
This function issues a Test Unit Ready (TUR) command to the selected
disk. This just tells you that the drive can respond, but it still may not be
functioning properly.
To test a drive:
1.
From the System Menu, select
Utilities Menu
and press <Enter>.
The Utilities Menu displays.
2.
Select
Drive Utilities Menu
and press <Enter>. The Drive Utilities
Menu displays.
3.
Select
Test Unit Ready
and press <Enter>. The Select Drive screen
displays.
4.
Select the drive you want and press <Enter>.
If the TUR was successful, TUR STATUS OK displays.
If the TUR was not successful, a failure message displays.
5.
Press <Esc> to return to the Drive Utilities Menu.