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

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StorCase Technology, Inc. Dual RAID Module User's Guide - Rev. A03
Enabling/Disabling Write-back Cache .............................................................. 119
Displaying Disk Cache Status .......................................................................... 121
Enabling/Disabling SMART Changes ............................................................... 122
Blinking a Drive LED .......................................................................................... 123
Taking Down a Drive ........................................................................................ 124
Testing a Drive ................................................................................................. 125
Managing the SAF-TE Board ................................................................................... 125
Changing the SEP LUN ..................................................................................... 126
Changing the Additonal SAF-TE Board Settings ............................................ 128
APPENDICES .................................................................................................................. 131
Appendix A - Specifications/Dimensions ................................................................ 132
Appendix B - Array Basics ...................................................................................... 134
Array Types ...................................................................................................... 134
Mixing Disks from Different Manufacturers or with Different Capacities ..... 136
Mixing Disks on Different RAID Controller Channels ...................................... 136
Comparing RAID Levels ................................................................................... 137
Appendix C - Troubleshooting ................................................................................. 139
Terminal Emulator and COM Port Problems ..................................................... 139
Array Problems ................................................................................................. 140
Host SCSI Channel Problems ........................................................................... 141
Device SCSI Channel Problems ....................................................................... 142
Problems During Boot-Up ................................................................................. 143
Controller Problems .......................................................................................... 146
Replacing a Bad Controller When in Active-Active Mode ..................... 146
Problems Navigating Through Menu Options .......................................... 147
Warning and Error Events ............................................................................... 147
Warnings .................................................................................................. 147
Errors ........................................................................................................ 149
Running the Diagnostic Menu .......................................................................... 149
Using the Utility Menu ....................................................................................... 150
Disk Errors ........................................................................................................ 150
Disk Channel Errors .......................................................................................... 152
Voltage and Temperature Errors and Warnings ............................................ 153
Appendix D - Administrator Utility Menu Tree ......................................................... 154
Reader's Comments .......................................................................................................... 157