The following screen is accessed from SAS Topology:
•
Pressing D from an expanded enclosure accesses the Device Properties screen for the specific
device, and turns on the locate LED.
The following actions are performed from SAS Topology:
•
The SAS Topology is expanded for display by select an expander/enclosure and pressing
Enter
. This displays all Phys/Devices/Bays. Press
Enter
again to collapse the
expander/enclosure.
•
Pressing
Enter
while on a device activates the locate LED.
•
Pressing C clears device mappings for non-present devices.
Device Identifier
Indicates the ASCII device identifier string extracted from the device's
Inquiry Data.
Device Info
Indicates if a device is SAS, Expander, or Enclosure.
Neg. Link Speed
Indicates the negotiated link speed for this Phy or whether it has been
disabled.
Phy. Link Speed
Indicates the maximum hardware link rate possible for this Phy.
Device Properties Screen
Device Properties is accessed by pressing D from the SAS Topology screen when the cursor is
on an expanded enclosure of the Device Identifier field of a device. This screen displays
information about a specific device.
The following screens are accessed from Device Properties by selecting the appropriate field and
pressing
Enter
:
•
Device Format
•
Device Verify
The following actions are performed from Device Properties:
•
Press N to cycle to the next device.
•
Press P to cycle to the previous device.
Device Identifier
Indicates the ASCII device identifier string extracted from the device's
Inquiry Data.
SAS Address
Indicates the SAS Address of this device.
Serial Number
Indicates the serial number for this device.
Elapsed Time
Displays the total time elapsed since Format or Verify Operation
started.
Percent Complete
Graphical status bar display that indicates the current relative
percentage complete of the operation.
Device Format and Device Verify Screens
The Format and Verify screens have similar layout and are accessed by pressing
Enter
on the
appropriate field from the Device Properties screen. These screens include an Elapsed Time and
status bar that begin incrementing once the operation is started, enabling the user to determine
progress of the operation.
Device Identifier
Indicates the ASCII device identifier string extracted from the device's
Inquiry Data.
SAS Address
Indicates the SAS Address of this device.
Serial Number
Indicates the serial number for this device.
Elapsed Time
Displays the total time elapsed since Format or Verify Operation
started.
The drvcfg Utility
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