Intel® Integrated RAID Controller GSU31 User’s Manual
Rev 1.0
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RAID Features
5.2.7
Physical Drive Usage
This section addresses the usage of physical drives.
Table 5-10. Available Volume Actions and Volume Status
Volume Actions
Volume Status
Un-initialized
Initializing
Migrating
Normal
Degraded
Failed
None
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
Delete Volume
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
Mark as Normal
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
YES
Initilize Parity
YES
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
Disable Write Cache
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
Enable Sequence Write Cache
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
Enable Full Write Cache
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
Modify Volume
NO
NO
NO
YES
NO
NO
YES indicates the volume action is available during the indicated volume status.
NO indicates the volume action is not available during the indicated volume status.
Table 5-11. Physical Drive Status
Status
Description
OK
Drive is configured as a member.
Failed
Accesses to drive have not completed successfully. The RAID firmware does not
access a failed drive.
Offline
Drive is unusable. This state is used to prepare disks for removal from a SAF-TE
enclosure.
Missing
Drive configured as a member of a RAID volume is not detected. The RAID firmware
does not access a missing drive.
Formatting
Drive is being formatted.
Formatted OK
Format completed successfully.
Formatted Failed
Disk is unusable.
ALARM-SERVICE
Indicates that the disk drive has reported a S.M.A.R.T event and may be in need of
service or replacement. See the specific disk drive manufacturer documentation for
details including error codes, utilities, etc.
Incompatible Version
The drive is not compatible with the firmware on GSU31 adapter card. To gain access
to this drive, use it with the adapter card with appropriate firmware or low level format
the drive.
