Adaptec CDP-00277-01-A - Viewing the Event Log

To identify a disk drive:
1. Start the ARC utility (see Running the ARC Utility on page 71).
2. Select the controller you want, then press Enter.
3. Select Disk Utilities.
The Disk Utilities view provides you with the following information:
SizeSpeedRev#ModelLocation
The size of the disk
drive.
The speed of the
disk drive.
The revision
number of the disk
drive.
The manufacturer
information.
CN1=DEV1
Box0=Slot0
Exp0=phy0
The location information of a disk drive is determined by three types of connections:
• Direct attached drives—The connection is determined by the cable connected to a device, for
example CN1 (connector 1) is connected to DEV1 (device 1). For more information, see
Direct-attach Connections on page 61.
• Storage Enclosure Processor (SEP) managed devices—The connection is determined by an active
backplane. Box0 (enclosure 0) is connected to slot0 (disk drive slot 0 in the enclosure). For more
information, see Backplane Connections on page 62.
• Expanders—The connections is determined by an expander. Exp0 (expander 0) is connected to
phy0 (phy 0 within a connector). For more information, see SAS Expander Connections on page
62.
Note: Devices other than disk drives (CDROM, tape drives, etc...) are listed in order
after your system disk drives.
Viewing the Event Log
The BIOS-based event log records all rmware events, such as conguration changes, array creation,
and boot activity.
Some events are not stored indenitely—the event log is cleared of any non-persistent events each
time you restart your computer; additionally, once the log is full, new events overwrite old events.
To view the event log:
1. Start the ARC utility (see Running the ARC Utility on page 71).
2. Select the controller you want, then press Enter.
3. When the ARC utility menu appears, press Ctrl+P.
4. Select Controller Log Information, then press Enter.
The current event log opens.
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Serial Attached SCSI RAID Controllers Installation and User's Guide