Checking RAID storage subsystem status
Some limited status information for storage subsystems is displayed in the Storage Utility. This can
be helpful when configuring storage. You can view status information by selecting items in the tree
view.
Status information displayedItem in tree view
Number of ControllersControllers in Device
Peer Status
Primary IP
Serial Number
Slot
Peer Slot
Microcode Version
Controller
Number of RANKS or LUNsBound
Binding Type, such as RAID 1
State (online or offline)
Number of Logical Units
RANK
Firmware
Vendor
State
Product ID
Capacity
Disk
Number of disksUnbound
Checking controller microcode
As explained in the previous section, to check controller microcode, in Storage Utility select the
controller in the tree view and the microcode version is displayed.
Identifying disks
When you do maintenance or service work on your RAID storage, it is important for many tasks
that you positively identify the disk or disks on which you are working. Your primary indicators
for this are the numbering of the disks in Storage Utility and the ability to flash the disk LED on a
physical disk or a group of disks.
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