StorCase Technology FC-to-SCSI Single & Dual RAID - Manual (Page 82)

FC-SCSI Dual RAID Module User's Guide - Rev. A01 StorCase Technology, Inc.
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Monitoring System Status
The user should monitor the system regularly to ensure that the controller, disks, and arrays
are working properly. The Disk Array Administrator allows the user to monitor the system,
including the following:
• Event Log
• Hardware Information
• Array Status Screen
• Disk Status Screen
• Power ON Self-Test (POST)
• Overall Statistics Screen
Displaying the Event Log
The controller's event log contains important information regarding the status of the controller,
disks, and arrays. The user should check the log regularly to monitor the status of the system
Refer to sections "Warning and Error Events" (regarding specific warning and error events)
and "Understanding SCSI Errors" (regarding specific SCSI disk and channel errors) for further
information.
Below is a list of some of the key warning and failure events included in the Event Log during
operation:
• Disk detected error
• Disk channel error
• Battery failure
• Drive down
• Power up
• Array critical
• Array offline
• Temperature warning
• Temperature failure (will lead to a shutdown, which is logged)
• Voltage warning
• Voltage failure (will lead to a shutdown, which is logged)