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The following figure shows the correlation between the disk drives (labeled), their slot location
(shaded areas), and how they are identified in Mylex BIOS and the Mylex utility.
NOTE
SCSI ID 3 is the SAF-TE card. This corresponds to Mylex ID 3. The following figure
displays SCSI IDs and Mylex IDs for the disk drives, but Mylex ID 3 is still shown for
clarity since it appears in the Mylex BIOS and Mylex utility display.
Slot 4
Mylex ID
Disk Label
ADP 0
Slot 0
Slot 1
Slot 3
Slot 2
SCSI ID 4
SCSI ID 2
SCSI ID 1
SCSI ID 0
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ID
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ADP
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ADP
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ID
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The non-volatile memory and flash EEPROM on the RAID controller board stores the
configuration data. When you restart the system, the RAID controller uses this information to
define the RAID configuration to the operating system.
Throughout the Mylex RAID configuration utility, a banner at the top of the display shows the
title, version number, date, controller name, slot number, and firmware version. The bottom of the
display indicates the actions you can take for each menu option. Additionally, information boxes
describe possible actions not allowed. Warning boxes display when the next action could destroy
data on the drives, erase configurations, or has other serious system consequences.
The following table defines the terms you will see while running the Mylex RAID configuration
utility to configure the drives.
RDY
Disk drive ready for configuration
CDR
CD-ROM drive
TAP
Tape drive
UNF
Unformatted drive
PAK
Configured packs
DRVS
Number of drives in a pack
SIZE
Size of the packs (in megabytes)
ONL
Drive online (part of pack)
DED
Failed drive
RBD
Rebuilding
WRO
Rebuilding (write only)
FMT
Formatting
SBY
Standby drive