3.5.5 Using the Enclosure WindowThe Enclosure window allows you to define customizable enclosures for creating an exact replica of the disk array’s drive bay arrangement, displaying the exact location of the physical drives and controllers.
The Enclosure window appears when you click on the Enclosure command button or select the Enclosure command from the Open menu. The command allows you to access the pre-configured enclosure(s). If multiple enclosures have been defined by your system vendor, you may select your enclosure on the selection box.
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Select your enclosure and start adding devices into the empty spaces in the enclosure window.
Both enclosure windows allow you to assign locations for different components. The Enclosure window is particularly useful in monitoring the status of the physical drives. It provides you with a real-time report on the drive status, using symbols and colors to represent various conditions. The following figures illustrate how RAIDWatch Manager represents various drive conditions:
Spare drives appear with their colors darker (shaded) than normal drives and have a red cross superimposed on them.
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The red cross is larger on Global spares and smaller on Local spares. When you remove a drive from the drive bay, its corresponding icon on the Enclosure window disappears. The system places a large red X mark on the icon of a failed drive.
NOTE:Physical View under the RAID View window also provides a real-time report on drive status, using the same symbols and colors to represent various conditions. What you see in the Enclosure window is also reflected in the Physical View. These windows, however, differ in the way physical drives are presented; in the Enclosure window, the drives should be arranged according to their actual locations in the drive bays, while in the Physical View, the drives are arranged according to channel connections.
You can also display some information about a particular drive by simply placing the mouse pointer on its respective icon. A readout similar to the one below appears.
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This readout displays the current configuration of the drive, including the channel number of the connector on the controller to which the drive's cable is connected, the ID number where the drive is installed, the drive's capacity, transfer rate, and current status.