Product manual
VessRAID 1000s Series Product Manual
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Managing the Controller
The RAID controller is the heart of the VessRAID subsystem. Controller 
management includes the following functions:
• Viewing Controller Information (page 86)
• Viewing Controller Information (page 86)
• Viewing Controller Statistics (page 87)
• Making Controller Settings (page 87)
• Clearing an Orphan Watermark (page 88)
Viewing the Controller
To view information about the controller:
1. Click the Subsystem   icon in Tree View. 
2. Click the Controllers   icon. 
The controller information appears under the Information tab in Management 
View. Controller information includes:
• Controller ID – 1
• Alias – if assigned 
• Model – if applicable
• Status – OK means normal
Viewing Controller Information
To view Controller information:
1. Click the Subsystem   icon in Tree View. 
2. Click the Controllers   icon. 
3. Click the Controller   icon. 
The controller information appears the Information tab in Management View. 
Adjustable items
You can set or adjust the following items:
• Alias, if assigned
• Coercion, enable or disable
• Coercion Method 
• SMART (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting System for physical 
drives)
• SMART Polling Interval 










