Adaptec SATA RAID FOR ADAPTEC Manual

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4-4Understanding Adaptec Storage ManagerChanging How Drives are DisplayedYou can choose how information is displayed in the Physicaldevices view by clicking one of the following buttons in the Logicaldevices view.Collapsed and Expanded ViewsYou can display a collapsed or expanded view of the systemconfiguration. Initially, Storage Manager displays a collapsedtextual view of the configuration information in both the Logicaldevices and Physical devices views.Displays physical device information in text format. This is thedefault view.Displays physical device information in full size capacity format.A full-length bar is displayed for each drive, regardless ofcapacity. A small segment on each drive is reserved for the RAIDsignature; this area is indicated by a gray cap at the end of each bar.Note: A drive shaded in light blue is not part of any disk group.Displays physical device information in relative size capacityformat. A full-length bar is displayed for the largest drive;proportionally shorter bars are displayed for other drives.In the Logical devices view...Click to expand and collapse information about disk groups andlogical devices. The expanded display shows the followinginformation about each logical device: Disk group name and capacity (if available) Logical device size Logical device state Build progressIn the Physical devices view...Click to expand and collapse information about physical drives.The expanded display shows the following information abouteach drive: Capacity of the drive Drive ID Drive state