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Scanning New Hard Drives (SCSI Only)

When a SCSI array is powered on, the controller scans all physical drives that are connected through drive channels. Unlike FC and SATA arrays, if a SCSI array has completed initialization and then a physical drive is connected, the controller does not automatically recognize the new drive until the next controller reset. This difference in behavior is due to differences between Fibre Channel and SCSI architectures and protocols.

A SCSI hard drive can be scanned in and made available without having to shut down the array by performing the following steps:

  1. Double-click the array.
  2. The View Controller Configuration window is displayed.
  3. Click the Physical Drives tab, and click Scan SCSI Drive.
  4. If a drive fails, the Scan SCSI Drive button is also displayed on the Physical Drive window. You can select a physical drive, select View, and click Scan SCSI Drive from the View Physical Drive window.

  5. Select the correct Channel and ID that the drive was input on.
  6. If the scan was successful, the drive is appropriately displayed and made available.

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