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Chapter 4: Exploring Adaptec Storage Manager ● 50 Checking System Status from the Main Window Adaptec Storage Manager includes an event log for at-a-glance system status and activity information. The event log provides status information and messages about activity (or events) occurring in your storage space. Double-click any event to see more information in an easierto-read format. Warning- and Error-level icons, shown at right, appear next to components (such as systems and logical drives) affected by a failure or error, creating a trail, or rapid fault isolation, that helps you identify the source of a problem when it occurs. See Identifying a Failed or Failing Component on page 136 for more information. Enclosure Warning Disk Drive Error If your storage space includes a controller with a temperature sensor, or an enclosure with an enclosure management device, such as a SCSI Accessed Fault-Tolerant Enclosure (SAF-TE) processor, temperature, fan, and power module status is displayed by status icons in the Physical Device view, as shown in the next figure. These status icons change color to indicate status (see page 105). Status Icons Power Module Status Temperature Status Fan Status For more information, see Monitoring Status and Activity on page 102. Note: By default, all Warning- and Error-level events activate an audible alarm. See If your enclosure does not have an enclosure management device, the status icons appear but do not indicate status. on page 105 for more information. Getting Help Adaptec Storage Manager online Help includes conceptual information, glossary definitions, and descriptions of on-screen menus and items, in addition to step-by-step instructions for completing tasks. To open the online Help, click the Help button (shown at right). Alternatively, press the F1 key, or in the menu bar select Help, then click Search or Contents. Press the Help button in a dialog box or wizard for help with that specific dialog box, window, or procedure. Additionally, you can find the most commonly asked-about information in Quick Answers to Common Questions... on page 161 of this User's Guide.

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Chapter 4: Exploring Adaptec Storage Manager
●
50
Checking System Status from the Main Window
Adaptec Storage Manager includes an event log for at-a-glance system status and activity
information. The event log provides status information and messages about activity (or
events
)
occurring in your storage space. Double-click any event to see more information in an easier-
to-read format.
Warning- and Error-level icons, shown at right, appear next to components
(such as systems and logical drives) affected by a failure or error, creating a
trail, or
rapid fault isolation
, that helps you identify the source of a problem
when it occurs. See
Identifying a Failed or Failing Component
on page 136
for
more information.
If your storage space includes a controller with a temperature sensor, or an enclosure with an
enclosure management device, such as a SCSI Accessed Fault-Tolerant Enclosure (SAF-TE)
processor, temperature, fan, and power module status is displayed by status icons in the
Physical Device view, as shown in the next figure. These status icons change color to indicate
status (see
page 105
).
For more information, see
Monitoring Status and Activity
on page 102
.
Note:
By default, all Warning- and Error-level events activate an audible alarm. See
If your
enclosure does not have an enclosure management device, the status icons appear but do not
indicate status.
on page 105
for more information.
Getting Help
Adaptec Storage Manager online Help includes conceptual information, glossary definitions,
and descriptions of on-screen menus and items, in addition to step-by-step instructions for
completing tasks.
To open the online Help, click the
Help
button (shown at right). Alternatively, press
the
F1
key, or in the menu bar select
Help
, then click
Search
or
Contents
.
Press the
Help
button in a dialog box or wizard for help with that specific dialog box, window,
or procedure.
Additionally, you can find the most commonly asked-about information in
Quick Answers to
Common Questions...
on page 161
of this
User’s Guide
.
Enclosure
Warning
Disk Drive
Error
Fan Status
Temperature Status
Power Module Status
Status Icons