Intel® Integrated RAID Controller GSU31 User’s Manual
Rev 1.0
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Using the Storage Console
Figure 4-17. Physical Disk Configuration
Table 4-6. Physical Disk Usage
Usage
Description
Available
Drive is available to be configured as part of a RAID volume, defined as a global hot
spare or set as pass-through for direct control by the host operating system.
Normal
Drive is fully operational and functional as a member of a RAID volume. This is the
desired state.
Failed
Accesses to the drive have not completed successfully. The RAID firmware does not
access a failed drive.
Missing
Drive configured as a member of a RAID volume is not detected. The RAID firmware
does not access a missing drive.
Offline
Drive is unusable. This state is used to prepare disks for removal from a SAF-TE
enclosure.
Pass-Through
Drive is not controlled by RAID firmware and thus cannot be a part of a RAID volume.
The drive is available to the operating system as an individual disk.
Spare
Drive is configured as a global hot spare. See
Section 5.1.4.1, “Global Hot Spare” on
for more information.
Table 4-7. Physical Disk Actions (Sheet 1 of 2)
Action
Usage
Description
Begin Format
Available
Formats a drive.
Pass-Through to
Host
Available
Gives control of the drive to the Host.
Claim for RAID
Pass-Through
Gives control of the drive to the RAID subsystem.
Identify Drive
Normal, Available, Spare
Identify a drive.
Mark as Normal
Failed
Marks drive as no longer failed.
