2. Select the controller you want, then press Enter.3. Select Disk Utilities.4. Select the disk drive you want, then press Enter.5. Select Identify Drive, then press Enter.6. When you have finished locating your disk drive, press any key to stop the blinking.Identifying Disk DrivesYou can identify disk drives by viewing the list of disk drives on your system. Only physical drives thatdisplay during POST are shown.To identify a disk drive:1. Start the ARC utility (see Running the ARC Utility on page 82).2. Select the controller you want, then press Enter.3. Select Disk Utilities.The Disk Utilities view provides you with the following information:SizeSpeedRev#ModelLocationThe size of the diskdrive.The speed of thedisk drive.The revisionnumber of the diskdrive.The manufacturerinformation.CN1=DEV1Box0=Slot0Exp0=phy0The location information of a disk drive is determined by three types of connections:• Direct attached drives—The connection is determined by the cable connected to a device, forexample CN1 (connector 1) is connected to DEV1 (device 1). For more information, seeDirect-attach Connections on page 71.• Storage Enclosure Processor (SEP) managed devices—The connection is determined by an activebackplane. Box0 (enclosure 0) is connected to slot0 (disk drive slot 0 in the enclosure). For moreinformation, see Backplane Connections on page 72.• Expanders—The connections is determined by an expander. Exp0 (expander 0) is connected tophy0 (phy 0 within a connector). For more information, see SAS Expander Connections on page72.Note: Devices other than disk drives (CDROM, tape drives, etc...) are listed in orderafter your system disk drives.Viewing the Event LogThe BIOS-based event log records all firmware events, such as configuration changes, array creation,and boot activity.Some events are not stored indefinitely—the event log is cleared of any non-persistent events eachtime you restart your computer; additionally, once the log is full, new events overwrite old events.To view the event log:1. Start the ARC utility (see Running the ARC Utility on page 82).2. Select the controller you want, then press Enter.3. When the ARC utility menu appears, press Ctrl+P.4. Select Controller Log Information, then press Enter.The current event log opens.90Proprietary and Confidential to PMC-Sierra, Inc.Document No.: CDP-00277-02-A Rev. A, Issue:Serial Attached SCSI RAID Controllers Installation and User's Guide
