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RAID Status Information

The RAID section provides information about disk performance from the RAID arrays on the Multi-Port Monitor appliance.

Note: RAID information is available only if the Adaptec Storage Manager (arcconf) utility is installed. For more information, see the CA ADA Multi-Port Monitor Installation Guide.

Array

The identifier of the RAID array. Indicates whether the information applies to the System array or the Data array.

Status

The status of the array:

• Optimal: Performing at the highest level
• Degraded: Not performing at the highest level
• Failed: Not running; showing an error condition. The error type and the ID and serial number of the affected drive are indicated.
• Rebuilding: Coming back online. After the RAID controller detects a drive that is rebuilding, the status changes to Optimal. Meanwhile, the array is still running in Degraded state. All metrics are still collected.

Note: Metric processing is not interrupted when the data array shows a Failed status for a drive, but packet capture investigations cannot be performed. You can change out a failed drive without interrupting metric processing.

Type

The type of RAID array.

• CA6000 Multi-Port Monitor RAID arrays are configured as RAID 5.
• CA6300 RAID arrays:
  • System Array: RAID 1
  • Data Array: RAID 6

Number of Drives

The number of disk drives that the array controls.

Failed Drives

An indication of failed drives, drives that indicate an error, or drives that are rebuilding. Includes drive numbers, ID numbers, and serial numbers. The System Array drives have ID numbers of 1 through 4. Data Array drives have ID numbers of 5 through 16.