This section describes how to use Adaptec Storage Manager to maintain the controllers that are part of your storage space.
When you log in to Adaptec Storage Manager, it searches for new controllers in your storage space. If it detects a new controller, you are prompted to register it. (Show Me!)
To stay informed about Adaptec products and special offers, register your controllers by clicking Register Now.
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the registration.
Note! Not all controllers have alarms. Refer to your controller’s documentation for more information.
To test a controller alarm:
Ensure that the speakers on your local system are not muted.
In the Enterprise View, select the controller you want to test.
In the menu bar, click Actions, select Alarm actions, then click Test alarm.
The alarm sounds.
To stop the test, click OK.
To Silence a Controller Alarm:
You can silence the alarm on a controller while you fix the problem. To silence the alarm, click the Silence button on the Adaptec Storage Manager tool bar.
To Disable a Controller Alarm:
You can disable the alarm for a selected controller, if required. If you disable the alarm, no audible signal will sound when an error occurs on the controller.
To disable a controller alarm:
In the Enterprise View, select the controller you want.
In the menu bar, click Actions, select Agent Actions, select Alarm Actions, then click Disable.
The alarm is disabled for that system.
After you connect a disk drive to or remove a ‘Ready’ (non-failed) disk drive from a controller, Adaptec Storage Manager may not recognize the change until it rescans the controller.
To rescan a controller:
In the Enterprise View, click the controller.
In the menu bar, select Actions, then click Rescan.
Adaptec Storage Manager scans all the channels or ports on the controller you selected.
When the scan is complete, a report appears.
Click Done after you review the report.
To Save a Controller Configuration:
If you need a record of your controller configuration, you can create a text file report about all controllers on a selected system. The report includes:
Controllers
Disk drives
Disk drives used in logical devices
Logical devices
To save a system’s controller configurations:
In the Enterprise View, click the local or remote system.
In the menu bar, select Actions, then click Save printable configuration.
In the Save window, browse to the directory you want, then enter a file name for the report. (The default directory is the directory in which the Adaptec Storage Manager is installed. The default file name is RaidCfg.log.)
A text-file report is saved.
To Set a Controller's Default Task Priority:
To set the default priority for all tasks running on the controller to High, Medium, or Low, right-click the controller in the Enterprise View or Physical Devices View, then select Change default task priority.
Note! This setting affects new tasks only. It does not affect currently running tasks.
To Enable Native Command Queuing (NCQ):
Native Command Queuing, or NCQ, increases the performance of SATA hard drives by optimizing the order in which read and write commands are executed.
To enable or disable NCQ for the drives on a controller:
In the Enterprise view, select a controller.
In the menu bar, select Actions, select NCQ, then click Enable or Disable.
To Disable Statistics Logging:
If you enabled statistics logging when you first logged in, Adaptec Storage Manager gathers IO and usage statistics for all controllers on your system. If you prefer not to gather statistics for a controller, you can disable statistics logging on that controller.
Adaptec Storage Manager adds statistics to the statistics log for a controller (cumulatively) until you reset the log.
To disable statistics logging on a controller:
In the Enterprise view, select a controller.
In the menu bar, select Actions, select Advanced Statistics, then click Disable.
Note! To re-enable statistics logging, repeat steps 1 and 2, selecting Enable in Step 2.
In the Enterprise view, select a controller.
In the menu bar, select Actions, select Advanced Statistics, then click Reset.