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Avago Technologies LSI SAS 3041E-R User Manual

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Setup Utility Menu Screens

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9.3.12 Integrated RAID Configuration and Management Screens

Integrated RAID configuration and management involves many screens,
all of which are accessed by selecting RAID Properties on the Adapter
Properties menu.

If no RAID volumes are currently configured, you are asked to create
a RAID volume.

If at least one RAID volume is currently configured, you are shown
the current volume(s) for management purposes.

The screens in the RAID configuration and management area are:

Select New Array Type

Create New Array

View Array

Manage Array

9.3.12.1

Select New Array Type

The Select New Array Type screen is shown in

Figure 9.14

. The screen

text explains the two array type options that are available when you start

Link Error Count

Actual link error count values since the last PHY Link Error Reset. The counts stop
when they reach their maximum value.

Threshold Count

Link error count threshold values. When a Link Error Count exceeds a Threshold
Count
within the Threshold Time (secs), the Fusion-MPT firmware may reduce the
link rate.

Threshold Time
(secs)

Time, in seconds, over which to apply Threshold Count. When a Link Error Count
exceeds a Threshold Count within the Threshold Time (secs), the Fusion-MPT
firmware may reduce the link rate.

Reset Link Error
Counts

Press Enter to reset the Link Error Counts for this PHY or for all PHYs. This
operation issues a PHY Link Error Reset - SAS IO Unit Control Request
Message.0.
When you press Enter, the following prompt appears:

Are you sure you want to reset Phy error counts?
Reset error counts for this Phy only
Reset error counts for all Phys
Cancel

Table 9.11

PHY Properties Field Descriptions (Cont.)

Field

Description