Use this window to view high-level information about your system's storage. This window also enables you to launch global tasks that affect all controllers attached to the system.
The Storage tree-view object has the following properties.
The information displayed for each controller can vary depending on the controller characteristics.
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Property
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Definition
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Status
| This property displays the controller status. |
ID | This property displays the controller ID. |
Name | This property displays the name of the controller. For more detailed information on a controller, click its name. |
Slot ID | This property displays the slot to which the controller is attached. On some controllers, Storage Management is unable to display the slot ID. In this case, this property displays Slot Not Available. For embedded controllers, this property displays Embedded. NOTE: If Slot Not Available is displayed, you may be able to
identify the slot ID by selecting the System -->Main System
Chassis-->Slots object in the tree view and displaying the
Information tab. The Slot ID property on this tab may display
the correct information.
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State | This property displays the current status of the controller. Possible values are: Ready — The controller is functioning normally. Degraded — The controller has suffered a failure of a component and is operating in a degraded state. Failed — The controller has suffered a failure of one or more components and is no longer functioning. |
Firmware Version | This property displays the version of the controller's firmware. The firmware and drivers listed in the Readme file refer to the minimum supported version for these controllers. Later versions of the firmware and drivers are also supported. See the Dell™ Support website at support.dell.com for the most recent driver and firmware requirements. |
Minimum Required Firmware Version | This property displays the minimum firmware version that is required by Storage Management. This property is only displayed if the controller firmware does not meet the minimum requirement. The firmware and drivers listed in the Readme file refer to the minimum supported version for these controllers. Later versions of the firmware and drivers are also supported. See the Dell Support website at support.dell.com for the most recent driver and firmware requirements. |
Driver Version | This property displays the version of the controller's driver. The firmware and drivers listed in the Readme file refer to the minimum supported version for these controllers. Later versions of the firmware and drivers are also supported. See the Dell Support website at support.dell.com for the most recent driver and firmware requirements. |
Minimum Required Driver Version | This property displays the minimum driver version that is required by Storage Management. This property is only displayed if the controller driver does not meet the minimum requirement. The firmware and drivers listed in the Readme file refer to the minimum supported version for these controllers. Later versions of the firmware and drivers are also supported. See the Dell Support website at support.dell.com for the most recent driver and firmware requirements. |
Number of Connector | This property displays the number of connectors the controller has. Each connector can be attached to physical disks or an enclosure. |
Rebuild Rate | The rebuild rate is the percentage of the system's resources dedicated to rebuilding a failed disk when a rebuild is necessary. See "Set Rebuild Rate" for more information. |
Alarm State | This property displays whether the controller's alarm is enabled or disabled. |
Cluster Mode | This property indicates whether the controller is part of a cluster configuration. |
