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Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Storage Management User's Guide
Use this window to view high-level information about your system's storage. This window also enables you to launch global tasks that affect all controllers attached to the system.
The Storage tree-view object has the following properties.
Property |
Definition |
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| These icons represent the severity or health of the storage component. See "Storage Component Severity" for more information. |
Smart Thermal Shutdown | This property displays whether thermal shutdown is enabled or disabled. See "Enable/Disable Smart Thermal Shutdown" for more information. |
To execute a global task, select the task from the Global Tasks drop-down menu and click Execute.
A global rescan updates configuration changes (such as new or removed devices) for all SCSI controllers and their attached components. For information on when you may want to do a rescan, see "Rescan to Update Storage Configuration Changes".
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NOTE: Global 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). |
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NOTE: The Global Rescan task updates the Information/Configuration subtab with any configuration changes. To update the tree view, click the server name which is displayed above the tree view. |
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NOTE: On the PERC 3/Si, 3/Di, and CERC SATA1.5/6ch controllers, if you pause a check consistency that is being performed on a virtual disk, then the virtual disk state changes to Resynching Paused. Performing a Global Rescan while a virtual disk is in Resynching Paused state may cause the check consistency to resume. In this case, the virtual disk state changes to Resynching. |
To do a global rescan:
By default, the operating system and server shut down when the PowerVault 220S and PowerVault 221S enclosures reach a critical temperature of 0 or 50 degrees Celsius. Using the Enable Smart Thermal Shutdown task, however, you can specify that only the enclosure and not the operating system and server be shut down when the enclosure reaches a critical temperature.
If the enclosure has virtual disks that are channel-redundant, then the enclosure can shut down while redundant data continues to be available on another channel. See "Channel Redundancy and Thermal Shutdown" for more information.
To enable or disable thermal shut down:
The information displayed for each controller can vary depending on the controller characteristics.
Property |
Definition |
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Status | This property displays the controller status. |
ID | This property displays the controller ID as reported by the omreport CLI command. |
Name | This property displays the name of the controller. For more detailed information on a controller, click its name. |
Slot ID | This property displays the slot to which the controller is attached. On some controllers, Storage Management is unable to display the slot ID. In this case, this property displays Slot Not Available. For embedded controllers, this property displays Embedded. |
State | This property displays the current status of the controller. Possible values are: Ready The controller is functioning normally. Degraded The controller has suffered a failure of a component and is operating in a degraded state. Failed The controller has suffered a failure of one or more components and is no longer functioning. |
Firmware Version | This property displays the version of the controller's firmware. The firmware and drivers listed in the Readme file refer to the minimum supported version for these controllers. Later versions of the firmware and drivers are also supported. See the Dell Support website at support.dell.com for the most recent driver and firmware requirements. |
Minimum Required Firmware Version | This property displays the minimum firmware version that is required by Storage Management. This property is only displayed if the controller firmware does not meet the minimum requirement. The firmware and drivers listed in the Readme file refer to the minimum supported version for these controllers. Later versions of the firmware and drivers are also supported. See the Dell Support website at support.dell.com for the most recent driver and firmware requirements. |
Driver Version | This property displays the version of the controller's driver. The firmware and drivers listed in the Readme file refer to the minimum supported version for these controllers. Later versions of the firmware and drivers are also supported. See the Dell Support website at support.dell.com for the most recent driver and firmware requirements. |
Minimum Required Driver Version | This property displays the minimum driver version that is required by Storage Management. This property is only displayed if the controller driver does not meet the minimum requirement. The firmware and drivers listed in the Readme file refer to the minimum supported version for these controllers. Later versions of the firmware and drivers are also supported. See the Dell Support website at support.dell.com for the most recent driver and firmware requirements. |
Number of Connector | This property displays the number of connectors the controller has. Each connector can be attached to physical disks or an enclosure. Depending on the controller type, the connector can be either a SCSI channel or a SAS port. |
Rebuild Rate | The rebuild rate is the percentage of the system's resources dedicated to rebuilding a failed disk when a rebuild is necessary. See "Set Rebuild Rate" for more information. |
Alarm State | This property displays whether the controller's alarm is enabled or disabled. |
Cluster Mode | This property indicates whether the controller is part of a cluster configuration. |
SCSI Initiator ID | This property displays the SCSI ID of a SCSI controller. The default value is usually 7. You can change the default value in the BIOS. Controllers in a cluster configuration should not have duplicate SCSI Initiator IDs. Refer to SCSI documentation for a list of acceptable SCSI Initiator ID values. On some controllers, this property is not available. In this case, this property displays as Not Applicable. |
For information on attached controllers, see the following topics:
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