## Reviewing system information

1. Expand the Main Tree view of your system in the left panel.
2. Click a specific component in the tree. The associated information for that component displays in the Information panel (that is, the right panel).

The Main Tree displays a maximum of the following:

- Unlimited system nodes
- 12 controllers on a system
- Eight arrays on a controller
- Eight logical drives on a controller
- Three channels on a controller
- 15 physical drives on a channel

The Main Tree displays a system warning icon if any controller in a system has one of the following:

- A defunct physical drive
- PFA on a physical drive
- A critical or offline logical drive
- A blocked logical drive
- Battery backup cache error
- A controller not responding
- An enclosure error

If any system has a warning icon , the Managed systems icon also displays its warning icon .

### System objects and their information

#### Managed systems object

- The number of managed systems under the parent node, including the local system.

#### System object

- Server name reports the system name of the server.
- Number of controllers reports the number of ServeRAID controllers in the server.
- Operating system reports the installed operating system.
- Device driver reports the ServeRAID device driver level.

#### Controller object

- Controller type reports if the controller is ServeRAID, ServeRAID II, ServeRAID 3H, ServeRAID 3L, or ServeRAID on the system board. The type is shown only if your BIOS is version 3.0 or later.

- ServeRAID number is the ServeRAID controller number. The number is shown only if the BIOS is earlier than version 3.0.

- Status displays only when the controller is not working.

- BIOS version reports the version of the BIOS on the controller. This information is displayed only if the BIOS version is 3.0 or later.

- Firmware version reports the version of the ServeRAID firmware.

- Physical slot shows the actual physical slot location for the ServeRAID controller, for example, PCI slot 4. The slot is shown only if your BIOS is version 3.0 or later.

- Battery backup write cache reports if this cache is Installed, Not Installed, Defective, or Needs Battery. This row displays only if ServeRAID supports a Battery Backup device.

- Read-ahead cache mode reports if this feature is Enabled, Disabled, or Adaptive. Use the ServeRAID Manager in Startable-CD mode to change the settings for this feature.

- Stripe-unit size reports the stripe size setting of 8 KB, 16 KB, 32 KB, or 64 KB. Use the ServeRAID Manager in Startable-CD mode to change this setting.

- Rebuild rate reports the rate setting of High, Medium, or Low. Use the ServeRAID Manager in Startable-CD mode to change this setting.

- Hot-swap rebuild reports this feature as enabled. The setting is shown only if the ServeRAID firmware supports hot-swap rebuild.

- Data scrubbing reports this feature as enabled. The setting is shown only if the ServeRAID firmware supports data scrubbing.

- Auto-synchronization reports this feature as enabled. The setting is shown only if the ServeRAID firmware supports auto-synchronization.

- Clustering reports Enabled or Disabled based on the cluster partner ID and merge group IDs configuration, if the ServeRAID firmware supports clustering.

- Controller name reports the name if the controller is part of a cluster. Use the ServeRAID Manager in Startable-CD mode to change this name.

- Partner's controller name reports the name if the controller is part of a cluster. Use the ServeRAID Manager in Startable-CD mode to change this name.

- Unattended mode reports if this setting is Enabled or Disabled. Use the ServeRAID Manager in Startable-CD mode to change this mode.

- BIOS compatibility mapping reports the setting as Extended or Limited. Use the ServeRAID Manager in Startable-CD mode to change this setting.

- Number of arrays reports the number of defined arrays.

- Number of logical drives reports the number of defined logical drives.

- Number of hot-spare drives reports the number of defined hot-spare drives.

- Number of ready drives reports the number of physical drives available for configuration.

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#### Arrays object

Each defined array displays with the following information:

- Array reports the letter of the selected array.

- Size reports the total size, in MB.

- Free space reports the amount of free space available, in MB.

- Logical drives reports the number of logical drives in each array.

#### Logical drives object

Each defined logical drive displays with the following information:

- Logical drive reports the number of the selected logical drive.

- Array reports the letter of the array.

- Size reports the logical drive size, in MB.

- RAID level reports the configured level of RAID.

#### Hot-spare drives object

- Reports the total number of hot-spare drives and standby hot-spare drives. The number does not include defunct hot-spare drives.

#### Physical drives object

- Reports the number of drives on each channel.

#### Array or spanned array query (?) object

- Array identifier reports the letter of the selected array or the number of the spanned array.

- Array size in MB reports the total size, in MB.

- Free space in MB is the amount of free space available, in MB. If the array contains a RAID level-5 Enhanced logical drive, the free space is 0.

- Number of logical drives is the number of logical drives in the selected array or spanned array.

- Number of physical drives is the number of physical drives in the selected array or spanned array.

#### Arrays in spanned array query (?) object

- Array reports the letter of the arrays in the selected spanned array.

- Size reports the total size, in MB.

- Free space is the amount of free space available, in MB.

- Logical drives is the number of logical drives in the selected array.

#### Logical drives in array query (?) object

Each defined logical drive within the specified array displays with the following information:

- Logical drive reports the number of the selected logical drive.

- Array reports the letter of the array.

- Size reports the logical drive size, in MB.

- RAID level reports the configured level of RAID.

#### Physical drives in array query (?) object

- For each channel that has at least one drive in the selected array, for the selected array reports the number of drives on the channel.

#### Logical drive query (?) object

- Logical drive reports the number of the selected logical drive as defined in the controller.

- Array letter reports the letter of the array that contains the selected logical drive.

- State reports if the logical drive state is blocked, critical, critical migrating, critical system, migrating, offline, okay, or system.

- RAID level reports the logical drive RAID level as 0, 1, 1E, 5, or 5E.

- Data space in MB reports the available space for data storage in this logical drive.

- Parity space in MB reports the allocated space for parity storage in the array.

- Date created reports the date the logical drive was created.

- Write-cache mode reports if the logical drive is set to write through or write back. Use the ServeRAID Manager in Startable-CD mode to change this setting.

- Merge-group number displays the merge group number if the controller is part of a cluster. If you have newly created the logical drive, use Configure for clustering to change this number. Otherwise, use the ServeRAID Manager in Startable-CD mode.

- Merge-group state displays Shared or Nonshared if the controller is part of a cluster. If you have newly created the logical drive, use Configure for clustering to change this state. Otherwise, use the ServeRAID Manager in Startable-CD mode.

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#### SCSI channel object

- Number of drives reports the number of drives on the SCSI channel. The drives reported can include nonremovable hard disk, CD-ROM, tape, and removable hard disk drives.

- SCSI transfer speed reports the speed as Optimal, Ultra2 SCSI, UltraSCSI, Fast SCSI-2, SCSI-2, or SCSI-1. Use the ServeRAID Manager in Startable-CD mode to change this speed.

- SCSI initiator ID reports the initiator ID of the SCSI channel. Use the ServeRAID Manager in Startable-CD mode to change this ID.

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#### Physical drive query (?) object

- Type reports if the physical drive is a hard disk drive, CD-ROM, tape, or removable media.

- Channel reports the channel to which the selected physical drive is connected.

- SCSI ID reports the selected physical drive SCSI ID.

- Size in MB reports the total size of the physical drive, in MB. This information does not appear for CD-ROM, tape, or processor devices.

- State reports the physical drive state as ready, online, defunct, rebuilding, hot spare, standby, standby hot spare, or reserved. This information displays only for hard disk drives.

- Array letter if the drive is defined in an array, reports the letter (A through H) of the array that contains the selected physical drive.

- Vendor shows characters that represent the drive manufacturer.

- Product / Model number shows characters that represent the product or model number for the drive.

- Serial number shows the serial number of the drive.

- Firmware level shows the current level of firmware in use for the drive.

- PFA error indicates the status, Yes or No, for predictive-failure alerts. Yes indicates that PFA errors were detected, and No indicates that PFA errors were not found.
- Write-cache mode reports if the hard disk drive is set to store data before or after sending a confirmation to the controller. You can change this setting on ready drives.

#### Enclosure object

- Type reports Enclosure.

- Channel reports 1.

- SCSI ID reports 15.

- Enclosure status reports Okay, Critical, or Fatal. The internal drive enclosure (the one in the system (like a 5500), not the external enclosures) will not display Enclosure Status.

- Fan "n" status reports Okay, Malfunctioning, or Not Installed. Because an enclosure might have one or more fans, the ServeRAID Manager reports the status for each fan. The internal drive enclosure (for example, as in a Netfinity 5500, not the external enclosures) will not display Fan Status.

- Power supply "n" status reports Okay, Malfunctioning, or Not Installed. Because an enclosure might have one or more power supplies, the ServeRAID Manager reports the status for each power supply. The internal drive enclosure (for example, as in a Netfinity 5500, not the external enclosures) will not display Power Status.

- Temperature status reports Normal or Abnormal. The internal drive enclosure (the one in the system (like a 5500), not the external enclosures) will not display Temp status.

- Vendor reports the manufacturer of the enclosure.

- Product / Model number reports the product or model number of the enclosure.

- Serial number. The ServeRAID Manager does not report serial numbers for Netfinity EXP10 and EXP15 enclosures.

- Firmware level reports the level of firmware in the enclosure.

- Enclosure ID reports the ID setting. This setting is a number from 0 to 9 that the user selects on the back of the enclosure.