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Chapter 5: Management with the CLU
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Managing the Subsystem
Subsystem Management includes the following functions:
• Making Subsystem Settings (page 211)
• Running Media Patrol (page 211)
• Locking or Unlocking the Subsystem (page 212)
• Setting Subsystem Date and Time (page 212)
• Making NTP Settings (page 213)
• Synchronizing with a NTP Server (page 214)
Making Subsystem Settings
An alias is optional. To set an Alias for this subsystem:
1. From the Main Menu, highlight Subsystem Management and press Enter.
2. Highlight Subsystem Settings and press Enter.
3. Make changes as required:
• Type and alias into the Alias field.
Maximum of 48 characters. Use letters, numbers, space between words
and underscore.
• Highlight Redundancy Type and press the spacebar to toggle between
Active-Active and Active-Standby.
Active-Active – Both RAID controllers are active and can share the load
Active-Standby – One RAID controller is in standby mode and goes
active if the other fails
• Highlight Cache Mirroring and press the spacebar to toggle between
Enabled and Disabled.
4. Press Control-A to save your settings.
Running Media Patrol
Media Patrol is a routine maintenance procedure that checks the magnetic media
on each disk drive. Media Patrol checks all physical drives assigned to disk
arrays and spare drives. It does not check unconfigured drives.
To start, stop, pause or resume Media Patrol:
1. From the Main Menu, highlight Subsystem Management and press Enter.
2. Highlight Media Patrol and press enter.
3. Highlight Start, Stop, Pause, or Resume and press Enter.
4. If you chose Stop, press Y to confirm.