Monitoring Controllers and Its Attached Devices : Monitoring Controllers

Monitoring Controllers

When the MegaRAID Storage Manager software is running, you can see the status of all the controllers in the left panel. If a controller is operating normally, the controller icon looks like this: . If a controller has failed, a small red circle appears next to the icon.

To display the complete controller information, click on a controller icon in the left panel of the MegaRAID Storage Manager main menu. The controller properties appear in the right panel as shown in the following figure. Most of the information on this tab is self-explanatory.

Figure 64 Controller Properties

 

The Rebuild rate, Patrol read rate, Reconstruction rate, Consistency check rate, and BGI rate (background initialization) are all user selectable. For more information, see Changing Adjustable Task Rates.

The BBU Present field indicates whether a battery backup unit is installed or not.

The Alarm Enabled field indicates whether the controller has an alarm to alert the user with an audible tone when there is an error or a problem on the controller. Options are available for disabling or silencing the alarm by right clicking on a controller icon or by selecting Go To >>Controller menu.

The controller properties are defined in the Glossary.