Monitoring the Adapter Status Information

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Monitoring the Adapter Status Information

Monitoring the Adapter Status Information

A green or red light on the screen indicates the currently active adapter button. (Green indicates that the ServeRAID adapter or controller is responding and red indicates that it is not responding.) If there is more than one ServeRAID adapter or controller in the system, click once on the appropriate adapter or controller to make it active.

You can then monitor the status by clicking on the active adapter button on the Main screen of the Administration and Monitoring Program.

NOTE: You might need to use the scroll bar and scroll down to see all of the items that appear on this screen.

Descriptions of the information that appears on the screen are as follows:

Adapter Number    The active adapter or controller (1 to 8).

Number of Logical Drives    The number of defined logical drives (0 to 8).

Unattended Mode    Off - The user chooses the recovery method when there is a

   ServeRAID startup error.

   On - The adapter or controller chooses the recovery method when

   there is a ServeRAID startup error.

Code Block Version    The current version number of the firmware loaded on the adapter or controller.

Boot Block Version    The current version number of the bootable microcode loaded on the

   adapter or controller.

Concurrent Commands    The maximum number of concurrent commands supported.

Maximum Devices Supported    The maximum number of devices supported.

Flash Program Count    The current number of times the flash EEPROM has been written.

Defunct Disk Count    The current number of defunct hard disk drives.

Rebuild Rate    The current setting (Low, Medium, or High) of the rebuild rate.

Hot-Swap Rebuild    The current state (Enabled or Disabled) of the hot-swap rebuild feature.

Offline Logical Drive Count    The current number of offline logical drives.

Configuration Update Count    The number of times that the ServeRAID configuration has been updated.

NVRAM Battery Backup Device    The current state of the battery-backup cache (installed,

   not installed, or defective).

Adapter Number	The active adapter or controller (1 to 8).

Number of Logical Drives	The number of defined logical drives (0 to 8).

Unattended Mode	Off - The user chooses the recovery method when there is a
	ServeRAID startup error.
	On - The adapter or controller chooses the recovery method when
	there is a ServeRAID startup error.

Code Block Version	The current version number of the firmware loaded on the adapter or controller.

Boot Block Version	The current version number of the bootable microcode loaded on the
	adapter or controller.

Concurrent Commands	The maximum number of concurrent commands supported.

Maximum Devices Supported	The maximum number of devices supported.

Flash Program Count	The current number of times the flash EEPROM has been written.

Defunct Disk Count	The current number of defunct hard disk drives.

Rebuild Rate	The current setting (Low, Medium, or High) of the rebuild rate.

Hot-Swap Rebuild	The current state (Enabled or Disabled) of the hot-swap rebuild feature.

Offline Logical Drive Count	The current number of offline logical drives.

Configuration Update Count	The number of times that the ServeRAID configuration has been updated.

NVRAM Battery Backup Device	The current state of the battery-backup cache (installed,
	not installed, or defective).

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