Promise Technology VessRAID 1720i, Product Manual

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Chapter 5: Management with the CLU
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Managing the Subsystem
Subsystem Management includes the following functions:
• Setting an Alias for the Subsystem (page 145)
• Running Media Patrol (page 145)
• Locking or Unlocking the Subsystem (page 145)
• Setting Subsystem Date and Time (page 146)
Setting an Alias for the Subsystem
An alias is optional. To set an Alias for this subsystem:
1. From the Main Menu, highlight Subsystem Management and press Enter.
2. Type and alias into the Alias field.
Maximum of 48 characters. Use letters, numbers, space between words
and underscore.
3. Press Ctrl-A to save your settings.
Running Media Patrol
Media Patrol is a routine maintenance procedure that checks the magnetic media
on each disk drive. Media Patrol checks all physical drives assigned to disk
arrays and spare drives. It does not check unconfigured drives.
To start, stop, pause or resume Media Patrol:
1. From the Main Menu, highlight Subsystem Management and press Enter.
2. Highlight Media Patrol and press enter.
3. Highlight Start, Stop, Pause, or Resume and press Enter.
4. If you chose Stop, press Y to confirm.
Locking or Unlocking the Subsystem
The lock prevents other sessions (including by the same user) from making a
configuration change to the controller until the lock expires or a forced unlock is
done. When the user who locked the controller logs out, the lock is automatically
released.
Setting the Lock
To set the lock:
1. From the Main Menu, highlight Subsystem Management and press Enter.
2. Highlight Lock Management and press Enter.
3. In the Lock Time field, type a lock time in minutes.
1440 minutes = 24 hours