Contec SPI-8451-LLVA User Manual

6. RAID Controller

SPI-8451-LLVA, SPI-8452-LLVA, SPI-8451-LVA

Viewing Arrayed Drive Information

By left-clicking on a drive member of an array in the left pane, the right pane shows the following
information categories for that drive:

Status:

(also shown under the Array Window) can be Functional, Critical, or Offline. The meanings

are shown below.

Functional:

Means the drive is working normally.

Critical:

problem has been detected in the drive and the drive taken offline as part of a mirroring

array. Mirrored arrays will continue to function without the drive. Fix/replace the drive that has failed,
and then restore data from a backup source.

Offline:

Drives that are NOT identified as “bad” may be taken offline if part of a Striping or

spanning array containing a “bad” drive. These drives do NOT need to be replaced, however.

S.M.A.R.T.

Status:

Indicates whether attached hard drive implements Self-Monitoring analysis &

Reporting Technology to predict drive failure

Size:

Indicates capacity of individual drive

Location:

Shows physical location of drive. Indicates on which IDE channel (1 or 2), and whether

drive is Master or Slave on cable. This allows user to identify drives for removal/replacement.

Mapping:

Indicates physical parameters of drive (cylinders, heads, sectors)

Timing:

Shows selection of drive timing (directly related to burst speed) based on type of drive and

cable used.