SSA RSM Resource Lists Modify Enclosure Array View Contents

Resource Lists allow you to list Array resources by type. Disk resources can be listed by their current usage.


System (AIX)

'System (AIX)' Resources on PC Server

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This page displays the resources with a current usage of 'System (AIX)'. These are disks which have been initialized by the adapter, but cannot yet be used. This category also includes disks which have been previously configured, but are in a format which is not supported by this adapter.
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When a disk has been formatted, it will return to the 'System (AIX)' usage.

Resource Attributes:


Actions:

Resource Name

Select a Resource Name to view the relevant Disk or Array View.

Refresh

This action updates the current page.

Delete All

This action changes the use of all the listed resources from 'System (AIX)' to 'Free'. The resource will then be available to create arrays with, or can be made available to the operating system.


Free

'Free' Resources

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This page displays the resources with a current usage of 'Free'. These can be disks or arrays which have been configured, and are candidates for 'attaching' to the system.

Resource Attributes:

  • Resource Icon: The icon colour indicates the current usage of the resource.

  • Name: The unique name or identifier of the disk or array.

  • Size: The capacity of the resource, in gigabytes.

  • Status: The resource status, see the status list for a list of valid states.

  • Type: Disk, RAID array, etc.


Actions:

Resource Name

Select a Resource Name to view the relevant Disk or Array View.

Refresh

This action updates the current page.


System (PC)

'System (PC)' Resources on PC Server

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This page displays the resources with a current usage of 'System (PC)'. These disks have been configured, and are currently available to the system.

Resource Attributes:

  • Resource Icon: The icon colour indicates the current usage of the resource.

  • Name: The unique name or identifier of the disk or array.

  • Size: The capacity of the resource, in gigabytes.

  • Status: The resource status, see the status list for a list of valid states.

  • Type: Disk, RAID array, etc.


Actions:

Resource Name

Select a Resource Name to view the relevant Disk or Array View.

Refresh

This action updates the current page.


Pre-configured

'Pre-configured' Resources

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This page displays the resources with a current usage of 'Pre-configured'. These are disks which have been previously configured for a function that is not supported by this adapter.

Resource Attributes:

  • Resource Icon: The icon colour indicates the current usage of the resource.

  • Name: The unique name or identifier of the disk or array.

  • Size: The capacity of the resource, in gigabytes.

  • Status: The resource status, see the status list for a list of valid states.

  • Type: Disk, RAID array, etc.


Actions:

Resource Name

Select a Resource Name to view the relevant Disk or Array View.

Refresh

This action updates the current page.

Delete All

This action changes the use of all the listed resource from 'Pre-configured' to 'Free'. The resource will then be available to be used to create arrays, or can be made available to the operating system.


Hot-spare

'Hot-spare' Resources

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For Hot-spare Pool resources see the Hot-spare Pool List help.

This page displays the resources with a current usage of 'Hot-spare'. This does not include Hot-spare Pools.

Resource Attributes:

  • Resource Icon: The icon colour indicates the current usage of the resource.

  • Name: The unique name or identifier of the disk or array.

  • Size: The capacity of the resource, in gigabytes.

  • Status: The resource status, see the status list for a list of valid states.

  • Type: Disk, Pool etc.

  • Network ID: The SSA Loop that this hot-spare is protecting.

      Note: This is not available with the SSA RAID Adapter or the SSA RAID Cluster Adapter


Actions:

Resource Name

Select a Resource Name to view the relevant Disk or Pool View.

Refresh

This action updates the current page.

Create Hot-spare

This action display the Create Hot-Spare page.


Rejected

'Rejected' Resources

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This page displays the resources with a current usage of 'Rejected'. These are disks which have been rejected from arrays. If the array was configured to use Hot-spare resources, the array will be Online (Non-degraded). therwise you may need to Exchange the failed resource or a 'Free' disk to recover the array.

Resource Attributes:

  • Resource Icon: The icon colour indicates the current usage of the resource.

  • Name: The unique name or identifier of the disk or array.

  • Size: The capacity of the resource, in gigabytes.

  • Status: The resource status, see the status list for a list of valid states.

  • Type: Disk, RAID array, etc.


Actions:

Resource Name

Select a Resource Name to view the relevant Disk or Array View.

Refresh

This action updates the current page.

Delete All

This action deletes all Rejected resources and return them to the Free usage.


RAID-0

'RAID-0' Resources

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This page displays all the RAID-0 resources as viewed by the selected adapter, if the adapter supports RAID-0. RAID-0 arrays use Data Striping; It is implemented by associating several disks and presenting them to the operating system as a single disk resource.

Resource Attributes:

  • Resource Icon: The icon colour indicates the current usage of the resource.

  • Name: The unique name or identifier of the array.

  • Size: The capacity of the resource, in gigabytes.

  • Status: The resource status, see the status list for a list of valid states.

  • Type: Array Type.


Actions:

Array Name

Select an Array Name to view the RAID-0 Array View.

Refresh

This action updates the current page.

Create Array

This action will take you to the RAID-0 Create Array page.


RAID1

'RAID-1' Resources

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This page displays the all the RAID-1 resources as viewed by the selected adapter, if the adapter supports RAID-1. RAID-1 arrays use Data Mirroring; This is implemented by associating a pair of physical disks and writing a copy of the data on both disks. This redundancy permits the replacement of a failing drive without interrupting system access to the data. RAID-1 arrays are presented to the operating system as a single disk resource.

Resource Attributes:

  • Resource Icon: The icon colour indicates the current usage of the resource.

  • Name: The unique name or identifier of the array.

  • Size: The capacity of the resource, in gigabytes.

  • Status: The resource status, see the status list for a list of valid states.

  • Type: Array Type.


Actions:

Array Name

Select an Array Name to view the RAID-1 Array View.

Refresh

This action updates the current page.

Create Array

This action will take you to the RAID-1 Create Array page.


RAID5

'RAID-5' Resources

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This page displays the all the RAID-5 resources as viewed by the selected adapter, if the adapter supports RAID-5. RAID-5 arrays use Data Striping and Parity; This is implemented by associating several disks and presenting them to the operating system as a single disk resource.

RAID-5 combines a number of physical disks in an arrangement which allows the array to continue operation even with one of the physical disks removed. This redundancy permits the replacement of a failing drive without interrupting operating system access to the stored data.

Resource Attributes:

  • Resource Icon: The icon colour indicates the current usage of the resource.

  • Name: The unique name or identifier of the array.

  • Size: The capacity of the resource, in gigabytes.

  • Status: The resource status, see the status list for a list of valid states.

  • Type: Array Type.


Actions:

Array Name

Select an Array Name to view the RAID-5 Array View.

Refresh

This action updates the current page.

Create Array

This action will take you to the RAID-5 Create Array page.


RAID10

'RAID-10' Resources

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This page displays the all the RAID-10 resources as viewed by the selected adapter, if the adapter supports RAID-10. RAID-10 arrays use Mirrored Striping; This is implemented by associating several mirrored pairs of disks and presenting them to the operating system as a single disk resource.

RAID-10 combines a number of physical disks in an arrangement that allows the array to continue operation even with one half of the physical disks are unavailable. This redundancy permits the replacement of a failing drive without interrupting operating system access to the stored data.

Resource Attributes:

  • Resource Icon: The icon colour indicates the current usage of the resource.

  • Name: The unique name or identifier of the array.

  • Size: The capacity of the resource, in gigabytes.

  • Status: The resource status, see the status list for a list of valid states.

  • Type: Array Type.


Actions:

Array Name

Select an Array Name to view the RAID-10 Array View.

Refresh

This action updates the current page.

Create Array

This action will take you to the RAID-10 Create Array page.


Stale FW

Offline 'Fast Write' Resources
(Dormant Fast Write Entries)

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Fast Write Resources are not normally listed in the Logical View as they are always in another usage or RAID class. Fast Write should be thought of as an attribute of a resource.

This Resource List will only be visible if there is stale, or dormant Fast Write Cache data. This can happen if a Fast Write resource has been removed from the subsystem, in a manner other than using the Delete FW action, and unsynchronized data has been left in the cache. You should replace the Fast Write resource to let the cache synchronize the data between itself and the resource. If the Fast Write resource no longer exists, you should delete the stale data from the cache. To do this, select the resource name that links to the relevant resource view. Select the Delete action.

Resource Attributes:

  • Resource Icon: The icon colour indicates the current usage of the resource.

  • Name: The unique name or identifier of the disk or array.

  • Size: The capacity of the resource, in gigabytes.

  • Status: The resource status, see the status list for a list of valid states.

  • Type: Disk, RAID array, etc.


Actions:

Resource Name

Select a Resource Name to view the relevant resource view.

Refresh

This action updates the current page.


NVRAM

'NVRAM' Resources

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Each RAID 1,5 and 10 array has an entry in the adapters Non-Volatile Memory. If an array is not destroyed in the correct manner, you may have dormant NVRAM entries. If the NVRAM entry name is a link, it is a dormant entry. Select the link and delete the resource on the NVRAM View.


Actions:

Resource Name

Select a Resource Name to view the relevant NVRAM View. Only appears with dormant entries.

Refresh

This action updates the current page.

Delete All Dormant

This action deletes all Dormant NVRAM entries.


Offline

'Offline' Resources

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A resource may go offline for several reasons.


Unknown

'Unknown' Resources

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An Array resource may be unknown when more tha the critical number of component disks are missing.


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