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Identifying SES Elements

The

SES Monitor page found by clicking Details in the

Enclosure Status section of the Health and Status Monitor page
shows the RX1600Fibre and any attached RX1600 Expansion
systems’ SES information. If you would like information about
specific drives of the RAID groups or enclosures of which they are
members, use the

Identify SES Elements page.

1. If you’re not already in the Sonnet Web Management Tool,

type the IP address of your RX1600Fibre in a standard
browser. On the splash screen, click E

nter Here. In the box

provided, type in your user name and password, and then
cl

ick OK.

2. The Health and Status Monitor page appears. Click the

Diagnostics button on the left side of the window.

3. Click Identify Drives.

4. Click Next. The Identify SES Elements page appears. See

Figure 25 on page 28.

5. Move the cursor over any drive to display its information.

6. After choosing a drive, click its button, and then click Drive,

RAID Group, Enclosure, or Identify All to identify enclosures
or RAID groups associated with that drive. LEDs for the
devices light up when selected.

7. Select Stop All to stop the LEDs from lighting.

Monitoring SES Elements Using the Health and

Status Monitor

1. If you’re not already in the Sonnet Web Management Tool,

type the IP address of your RX1600Fibre in a standard
browser. On the splash screen, click E

nter Here. In the box

provided, type in your user name and password, and then
click

OK.

2. The Health and Status Monitor page appears. In the

Enclosure Status section, click Details.

3. The Monitor Enclosure Services page appears. See Figure

26 on page 29.

1.7 SCSI Enclosure Services (SES)

Fusion RX1600 drive enclosures have a SCSI Enclosure Processor which
monitors enclosure health status, drive identification and drive faults.

You may use SES to identify individual drives, all the drives in
the same enclosure, all the drives in a single RAID group, or
faulted drives. SES also provides status on power supplies, fans
and thermal sensors in the enclosures.

Setting up SES

1. If you’re not already in the Sonnet Web Management Tool,

type the IP address of your RX1600Fibre in a standard browser.
On the splash screen, click E

nter Here. In the box provided,

type in your user name and password, and then cl

ick OK.

2. The Health and Status Monitor page appears. Click the

Manage button on the left side of the window.

3. Select Enclosure Services in the Select User Process box.

4. Select Manage Enclosure Services.

5. Click Next. The Manager Enclosure Services page appears.

See

Figure 24 on page 28.

6. Select the type of SES monitor and control you wish to use:

Pass-Through: the host application manages SES
information.

Monitor and Control by the Fusion RX1600Fibre: the
RX1600 controls SES services.

SES Monitoring Disabled: the host application does not
receive any SES monitoring information.

7. If you enable enclosure services, select the amount of time

in seconds that SES enclosures are asked (or polled) for their
current status. The default is 60 seconds: you may choose an
interval up to 60 minutes.

8. If you have elected to enable enclosure services, and you

want the enclosure to sound an alarm if a drive becomes
faulted, select the

Enable Faulted Drive Alarm box.

9. Choose to test an enclosure’s alarm or to mute alarms. You

may also choose to have an occasional audible reminder of
the alarm condition if it is supported by your enclosure.

10. If Email Notification is enabled (see Email Notification Setup

on page 21), all SES status changes are sent via email.