Adaptec 5405 User Guide - Page 87

Chapter 8: Maintaining Physical Devices ● 87 Viewing Component Properties Click on any component in the main window of Adaptec Storage Manager, then click the Properties button (shown at right) to view version numbers, status, model numbers, and other information about that component. The properties listed vary, depending on which type of component you select. The examples below show the Disk Drive (left) and Logical Drive (right) Properties windows. Blinking a Component You can blink the LEDs on enclosures, or disk drives inside enclosures, to identify where they are physically located in your storage space. This table describes how to blink specific enclosures and disk drives. To Blink... The disk drive All disk drives connected to that controller The enclosure Right-click... Disk Drive icon Controller icon (in the Enterprise View or in the Physical Devices View) Enclosure Management Device icon All disk drives included in a logical drive Logical Drive icon All disk drives included in all the logical drives on a selected controller All disk drives connected to selected controller ports All disk drives connected to a selected controller channel All disk drives connected to a selected controller connector Text-In the Logical Devices View of a controller with multiple logical drives Text-In the Physical Devices View of a controller with multiple ports Text-In the Physical Devices View of a controller with multiple channels Text-In the Physical Devices View of a controller with multiple connectors To blink a component: 1 In Adaptec Storage Manager, right-click the component, then click Blink.... Note: If the component you select (for instance, a controller) doesn't support the blink function, the Blink... option won't appear in the menu. The LEDs on the disk drives or enclosures begin to flash. 2 Click OK to stop blinking the component.