StorCase Technology FC-to-SCSI Single & Dual RAID - Manual (Page 9)

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StorCase Technology, Inc. FC-SCSI Dual RAID Module User's Guide - Rev. A01
Enabling/Disabling Write-back Cache .............................................................. 126
Displaying Disk Cache Status .......................................................................... 128
Enabling/Disabling SMART Changes ............................................................... 129
Blinking a Drive LED .......................................................................................... 130
Taking Down a Drive ........................................................................................ 121
Testing a Drive ................................................................................................. 132
Managing the SAF-TE Board ................................................................................... 132
Changing the SEP LUN ..................................................................................... 133
Changing the Additonal SAF-TE Board Settings ............................................ 135
APPENDICES .................................................................................................................. 139
Appendix A - Specifications/Dimensions ................................................................ 140
Appendix B - Array Basics ...................................................................................... 142
Array Types ...................................................................................................... 142
Mixing Disks from Different Manufacturers or with Different Capacities ..... 144
Mixing Disks on Different RAID Controller Channels ...................................... 144
Comparing RAID Levels ................................................................................... 145
Appendix C - Troubleshooting ................................................................................. 147
Terminal Emulator and COM Port Problems ..................................................... 147
Host Fibre Channel Problems ........................................................................... 148
Array Problems ................................................................................................. 149
Device SCSI Channel Problems ....................................................................... 150
Problems During Boot-Up ................................................................................. 151
Controller Problems .......................................................................................... 153
Replacing a Bad Controller When in Active-Active Mode ..................... 154
Problems Navigating Through Menu Options .......................................... 154
Warning and Error Events ............................................................................... 154
Warnings .................................................................................................. 154
Errors ........................................................................................................ 156
Running the Diagnostic Menu .......................................................................... 158
Using the Utility Menu ....................................................................................... 158
Disk Errors ........................................................................................................ 159
Disk Channel Errors .......................................................................................... 160
Voltage and Temperature Errors and Warnings ............................................ 151
Appendix D - Administrator Utility Menu Tree ......................................................... 163
Reader's Comments .......................................................................................................... 165