BC4000 Series RAID Controllers
User Manual
02/13/06
B ro ad c om C o r p or at i on
Page vi
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BC4000-UM100-R
Reviewing the Interface
.............................................................................................................................. 65
The Array Status Window ......................................................................................................................65
Array View Elements ............................................................................................................................. 66
Disk List Elements ................................................................................................................................. 67
Array List Elements ............................................................................................................................... 67
I/O Status Bar Elements ........................................................................................................................ 68
Working with Disks
..................................................................................................................................... 69
Initializing Disks ..................................................................................................................................... 69
Rescanning Disks..................................................................................................................................69
Changing Cache Settings for Disks....................................................................................................... 69
Changing Disk View Settings ................................................................................................................ 70
Using LEDs to Identify Disks ................................................................................................................. 72
Working with Arrays
................................................................................................................................... 72
Creating and Formatting Arrays ............................................................................................................ 72
Creating Arrays Larger Than 2 TB ........................................................................................................75
Naming Arrays.......................................................................................................................................83
Using LEDs to Identify Arrays................................................................................................................ 83
Transforming Arrays .............................................................................................................................. 84
Copying Arrays ...................................................................................................................................... 85
Using the Un-Link Command ......................................................................................................... 89
Accessing Additional Space .................................................................................................................. 90
Hiding and Unhiding Arrays................................................................................................................... 90
Preparing to Physically Remove an Array ............................................................................................. 91
Deleting Arrays ...................................................................................................................................... 91
Recovering Arrays ................................................................................................................................. 92
Changing Cache Settings for Arrays ..................................................................................................... 92
Changing the Priority Level of a Task.................................................................................................... 93
Interrupting or Cancelling a Task........................................................................................................... 93
Checking for Consistency ......................................................................................................................94
Scheduling a Consistency Check .......................................................................................................... 95
Scanning an Array in the Background ................................................................................................... 95
Splitting Mirrored Arrays ........................................................................................................................ 96
Split a Mirror Using the Default Settings ........................................................................................ 96
Split a Mirror Using the Advanced Split Option ..............................................................................96
