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Main Window

The main window provides status at a glance for all array devices. It indicates the status of the devices and logical drives connected to servers monitored by the SANscape Console. The devices include array controllers, disk storage enclosures, physical disk drives, and other SCSI devices.

This window's tree structure offers detail for all devices connected to each server. The container symbols at the left side of the tree indicate whether the display of devices is expanded or collapsed.

NOTE: The SN# represents the unique ID of the array.

For more information, you can double-click an icon to open a component view window.

Another feature of the main window is that device status is color-coded and symbol-coded, so that it is easy to identify when a device is in a state that requires your attention. The status is propogated along the device trees, enabling you to trace a failure down to the device level.

Color
Symbol
State
Purple
None
The group, server, or device is online.

White
None
The user has not logged into this server.

Yellow
Caution

One or more components of this group or server are not working, but the array is still functional. See Degraded State for further details.
Red
Critical

One or more components of this group or server are not working, which has placed the device in a critical state. See Critical State for further details.

Degraded State

Reasons for which a device might be placed in a degraded state include but are not limited to the following:

  • Depending on the size of the logical drive and the number of physical drives it contains, a logical drive that has one or more failed physical drives can be operating in a degraded state. See View Logical Drive to determine the status of the logical drive and the status of the physical drives that make up the logical drive.

  • If one or more environmental components, including the power supplies, fans, and temperature is not working, but the array is still functional, the enclosure, array, and server icons indicate a degraded state. See Enclosure View for more information.

  • If the controller shuts down because the option to shut down the controller if the temperature exceeds the threshold limits has been enabled, the controller is operating in a degraded state. See Changing Controller Parameters - Peripheral Tab for more information.

  • For the SANnet II 200 FC array or SANnet II 200 SATA array, a degraded state might indicate that the battery is going to expire in 21 days, or that the in-service date has not been set for a replacement battery. See Battery Information for more information, and see Verifying the In-Service Date When Replacing a Battery for information on the in-service date. Refer to the SANnet II Family FRU Installation Guide for details on installing a replacement battery.

Critical State

Reasons for which a device might be placed in a critical state include but are not limited to the following:

  • Depending on the size of the logical drive and the number of physical drives it contains, a logical drive that has one or more failed physical drives can be operating in a critical state. See View Logical Drive to determine the status of the logical drive and the status of the physical drives that make up the logical drive.

  • If two or more environmental components, including the power supplies, fans, and temperature is not working, for example, three fans fail or two power supplies fail, the enclosure, array, and server icons indicate a critical state. See Enclosure View for more information.

  • If a controller device exceeds or does not meet the threshold range that was set using the firmware application, the controller icon indicates a critical state. See Viewing Environmental Status for the Controller for more information.

  • For the SANnet II 200 FC or SANnet II 200 SATA array, a critical state might indicate that the battery has expired. See Battery for more information.

Device Capacities

SANscape windows often present the capacity of devices such as logical drives. All device capacity is displayed in powers of 1024.

  • 1 Kbyte = 1024 bytes

  • 1 Mbyte = 1024 Kbyte = 1,048, 576 bytes

  • 1 Gbyte = 1024 Mbyte = 1,073,741,824 bytes

  • 1 Tbyte = 1024 Gbyte = 1,099,511,627,776 bytes

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