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View Array Screen

The View Array screen enables you to view the current array configuration. To access the View
Array screen, press Enter on the View Existing Array field from the Select New Array Type screen.

You can perform the following actions on the View Array screen:

To view the next array, press

N

.

To create a new array, press

C

.

The following are descriptions for the View Array screen:
Array

Displays the number of this array.

Identifier

Displays the array identifier.

Type

Displays the RAID type.

Scan Order

Displays the array scan order.

Size (MB)

Displays the array size.

Status

Displays the array status.

Bay

Displays the device bay location.

Device Identifier

Displays the device identifier.

RAID Disk

Specifies the devices (disks) that make up an IM array. If

RAID Disk

is Yes, the device is part of an IM array. If

RAID Disk

is No, the

device is not part of an IM array. This field is grayed out under the
following conditions:

The device does not meet the minimum requirements for use in an
IM array.

The device is not large enough to mirror existing data on the
primary drive.

This disk has been selected as the hot spare for the IM array.

Hot Spr

Specifies whether a device is the hot spare for an IM array. If

Hot

Spr

is

Yes

, the device is used as a hot spare for the IM array. If

Hot

Spr

is

No

, the device is not used as a hot spare for the IM array. Only

one hot spare per IM array is permitted.

A hot spare is not required in an IM. A hot spare can be specified at
array creation, or after creation, if the array uses 5 disks or fewer.
This field is grayed out under the following conditions:

The device does not meet the minimum requirements for use in an
IM array.

The array has a hot spare.

The array is made up of the maximum number of devices (6).

The device isn't large enough to mirror data on the primary. The
hot spare drive must be greater than or equal to the size of any
drive in any IM volume.

Drive Status

Disk is online and fully functional.

OK

Missing

Disk is not responding.

Failed

Disk has failed.

Initializing

Disk is initializing.

CfgOffln

Disk is offline at the host's request.

User Fail

Disk is marked failed at host's request.

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