Promise Technology M310p User Manual
VTrak M310p, M210p Product Manual
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To clear a Stale or PFA status from a physical drive:
1.
Click the Subsystem
icon in Tree View.
2.
Click on the Enclosures
icon.
3.
Click on the Enclosure
icon.
4.
Click on the Physical Drives
icon.
5.
Click on a Physical Drive
icon.
6.
In Management View, click on the Clear tab.
7.
In the Confirmation box, click OK to confirm.
Force a Physical Drive Offline/Online
The Physical Drive–Force Offline/Online tab enables you to force an:
•
Online physical drive to go Offline
•
Offline physical drive to go Online
The Force Offline/Online tab appears only for physical drives that are assigned to
disk arrays.
disk arrays.
To force a physical drive offline:
1.
Click the Subsystem
icon in Tree View.
2.
Click on the Enclosures
icon.
3.
Click on the Enclosure
icon.
Note
Be sure you have corrected the condition by a physical drive
replacement, rebuild operation, etc., first. Then clear the condition
in the GUI.
replacement, rebuild operation, etc., first. Then clear the condition
in the GUI.
Note
If a physical drive has both a Stale and a PFA condition, click the
Clear tab once to clear the Stale condition, then click again to clear
the PFA condition.
Clear tab once to clear the Stale condition, then click again to clear
the PFA condition.
Caution
Forcing a physical drive offline or online is likely to cause data
loss. Back up your data before you proceed. Use these functions
only when required.
loss. Back up your data before you proceed. Use these functions
only when required.