Managing Physical Drives
These functions require the LCD panel to be in Advanced mode. See page 284.
Managing physical drives with the LCD includes:
•
Viewing Physical Drive Information (page 291)
•
Locating a Physical Drive (page 291)
For other physical drive functions, see ―Managing Physical Drives‖ on page 140
(ASUS Storage Management) or page 222 (CLU).
Viewing Physical Drive Information
This function requires the LCD to be in Advanced mode. See page 284.
To view physical drive information:
1.
Press the
Management.
2.
Press the
3.
Press the
4.
Press the
5.
Press the
•
Model
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Interface – SAS or SATA
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Capacity
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Location – Enclosure number and slot number
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Configuration – Array number and sequence number or Spare
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Firmware version
•
Status
Locating a Physical Drive
This function requires the LCD to be in Advanced mode. See page 284. This
feature helps you identify a physical drive in the ASUS Storage enclosure.
To locate a physical drive:
1.
Press the
Management.
2.
Press the
3.
Press the
4.
Press the
5.
Press the
or
button until the display says Physical Drive
button and the display a list of physical drives by ID number.
or
button to scroll through the list of physical drives.
button choose a physical drive.
or
button to scroll through the list of items:
or
button until the display says Physical Drive
button and the display a list of physical drives by ID number.
or
button to scroll through the list of physical drives:
button choose a physical drive.
or
button until the display says Locate Physical Drive.
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Managing Physical Drives