Promise Technology VTRAK M610p, Product Manual

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VTrak M610p Product Manual
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Managing Controllers
The RAID controller is are the heart of the VTrak subsystem. Controller
Management includes the following functions:
• Viewing the Controller (page 78)
• Locating a Controller (page 78)
• Viewing Controller Information (page 79)
• Viewing Controller Statistics (page 80)
• Making Controller Settings (page 80)
• Clearing an Orphan Watermark (page 81)
Viewing the Controller
To view information about the controller:
1. Click the Subsystem icon in Tree View.
2. Click the Controllers icon.
The controller information appears under the Information tab in Management
View. Controller information includes:
• Controller ID (1)
• Alias, if assigned
• Model, if applicable
• Status – OK means normal
• Readiness Status – Active or Standby
• Locate – Click on the button to locate the controller. See below
VTrak subsystems, such as the M610p, with only one controller will always show
that the second controller is “Missing.”
Locating a Controller
To identify a specific controller in the VTrak subsystem:
1. Click the Subsystem icon in Tree View.
2. Click the Controllers icon.
3. In Management View, click the Locate Controller button.
4. The Controller Dirty Cache LED and Status LED, on the back of the
Controller, will flash for one minute. See the illustrations below.