User's Manual

200 Physical Disks or Physical Devices
NOTE: Different controllers support different features. For this reason, the tasks
displayed on the Tasks drop-down menu can vary depending on which controller is
selected in the tree view. If no tasks can be performed because of controller or
system configuration limitations, then the Tasks drop-down menu displays No Task
Available.
Physical Disk Drop-down Menu Tasks:
• Blink and Unblink (Physical Disk)
• Remove Dead Segments
• Assign and Unassign Global Hot Spare
• Prepare to Remove
• Online and Offline
•Initialize
•Rebuild
•Cancel Rebuild
• Clear Physical Disk and Cancel Clear
• Revertible Hot Spare
• Instant Encrypt Erase
• Convert to RAID Capable Disk
• Convert to Non-RAID Disk
Blink and Unblink (Physical Disk)
Does my controller support this feature? See Supported Features.
The Blink task allows you to find a disk within an enclosure by blinking one of
the light-emitting diodes (LEDs) on the disk. You may want to use this task
to locate a failed disk.
On most controllers, the Blink task automatically cancels after a short
duration such as 30 or 60 seconds. If you need to cancel the Blink task or if
the physical disk continues to blink indefinitely, use the Unblink task.
NOTE: The Blink and Unblink tasks are only supported for hotswap physical disks
(disks that reside in a carrier). When using an LSI PCI-e U320 controller, the Blink
and Unblink tasks apply to physical disks contained in carriers that can be inserted