Avago Technologies MegaRAID SATA 150-4 (523) - Manual (Page 121)

Configuring Arrays and Logical Drives 5-19
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5.5 Configuring Arrays and Logical Drives
This section summarizes the configuration steps for arrays and logical
drives using the Power Console Plus utility. The following subsections
provide detailed descriptions of each step.
Step 1. Start the Power Console Plus utility.
Step 2. Select an adapter.
Step 3. Run the configuration wizard.
Step 4. Save the configuration.
Step 5. Initialize the system.
Step 6. Check the rebuild rate.
5.5.1 Starting the Power Console Plus Utility
To start the Power Console Plus utility, double-click the Power Console Plus
icon or click Start
→
Programs
→
Power Console Plus from the MegaRAID
group. The Power Console Plus screen appears.
The Power Console Plus utility displays the state of each physical drive
to the right of the driver or array ID.
Table 5.11 describes the drive states.
The Logical Device window on the bottom half of the screen displays the
current adapter and the global hot spare pool for this adapter.
The Logical View button displays the configured logical drives. The
Physical View displays the configured physical drives. The physical drive
icon displays the properties of the selected physical drive. The logical
drive icon displays the properties of the selected logical drive.
Table 5.11 Drive State Description
Drive State Code Description
Online ONLN The drive is online, is part of a configured logical drive, and is functioning
normally.
Ready READY The drive is functioning normally but is not part of a configured logical drive
and is not a hot spare.
Hot Spare HOTSP The drive is running as a hot spare drive.
Failed FAILED The drive is out of service because it failed.
Rebuilding REBUILD The drive is being rebuilt with data from a failed drive.