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Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Storage Management User's Guide
Connector Tasks: Rescan Connector
Use this window to view information about the connector and execute connector tasks.
The connector properties can vary depending on the model of the controller. Connector properties may include:
Property |
Definition |
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| These icons represent the severity or health of the storage component. See "Storage Component Severity" for more information. A Warning or Critical severity may indicate that the connector is unable to communicate with attached devices such as an enclosure. Check the status of attached devices. See "Cables Attached Correctly" and "Isolate Hardware Problems" for more information. |
Name | This property displays the connector number. |
State | This property displays the current status of the connector. Possible values are: Ready The connector is functioning normally. Degraded The connector has suffered a failure and is operating in a degraded state. Failed The connector has suffered a failure and is no longer functioning. |
Connector Type | This property displays whether the connector is operating in RAID or SCSI mode. Depending on the controller type, the connector can be either a SCSI connector or a SAS port. |
Termination | This property indicates the termination type of the connector. Narrow Indicates an 8 bit data bus. Wide Indicates a 16 bit data bus. Unknown Indicates that the termination type is unknown. Not Terminated On a SCSI controller, this property indicates that the data bus is not terminated. This property is also displayed when the termination type is unknown. |
SCSI Rate | This property displays the SCSI speed for a SCSI device. |
On a SCSI controller, this task rescans the controller connectors to verify the currently connected devices or to recognize new devices that have been added to the connectors. Performing a rescan on a connector is similar to performing a rescan on the controller. For information on when you may want to do a rescan, see "Rescan to Update Storage Configuration Changes".
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NOTE: Rescan is not supported on non-RAID SCSI controllers. You must reboot the system before Storage Management can see configuration changes on non-RAID SCSI controllers. Otherwise, configuration changes are not reflected in the Storage Management graphical user interface (GUI). |
Do the following to rescan a controller connector:
For information on attached components, see the following topics:
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