• Physical hard disk field explained:
Slot
The slot number of the hard disk. The blue button next to the number indicates “More Information” function.
Clicking it shows the details of the hard disk.
WWN
World Wide Name.
Size (MB)
Disk volume
VG Name
Associated Volume Group name.
Status
Disk state:
“GOOD”
The hard disk is good.
“DEFECT”
The hard disk has errors.
“FAIL”
The disk fails to function properly.
Status 1
“RD”
RAID Disk. This hard disk has been configured with a RAID level.
“FR”
FRee disk. This hard disk is free for use.
“DS”
Dedicated Spare. This disk has been configured to be the dedicated spare of the VG.
“GS”
Global Spare. This disk has been configured to be a global spare of all VGs.
“RS”
ReServe. The disk contains the VG information but cannot be used. It may be caused by incomplete
VG configure, or hot-plug of this hard disk during system operation. In order to protect the data in the hard
disk, the status is changed to reserve automatically. It can be reused after configuring it to “FR” manually.
Status 2
“R”
Rebuild. The hard disk is under rebuilding
“M”
Migration. The disk is under data migration
Speed
3.0G
The hard disk speed can reach the SATA2 level (3.0Gbps)
1.5G
The hard disk speed can reach the SATA1 level (1.5Gbps)
Unknown
The hard disk does not support either of above levels
• Operation for Physical hard disk explained:
FREE DISC
Configure the selected hard disk(s) to be free for use
GLOBAL SPARES
Configure the selected hard disk(s) to be the global spare of all
VGs
DEDICATED SPARES
Configure the selected hard disk(s) to be dedicated spare of
selected VGs
4.6.2 Volume Group (VG)
Click and select “Volume group” to view the status for each Volume Group
• VG field explained:
No.
Volume group number. The blue button next to the number indicates “More Information” function. Clicking it shows
the details of the volume group.
Name
Volume group name. The blue button next to the name indicates “Rename” function.
Total(MB)
Total capacity of this volume group
Free(MB)
Free capacity of this volume group
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