10.4 Viewing Details for a Device

The Details field in the Devices page displays information about each device in the Devices list, as described in the following table.

Table 10-1 Explanation of Device Details

Device Detail

Description

Name

The device name assigned by NetWare.

Description

The physical description of the storage object. This is the physical device identification. For software RAIDs, the description might be RAID0, RAID1, or RAID5.

Module ID

The Novell driver identification number for the module, which indicates what type of driver you are using.

Adapter

The sequential number registered for the adapter. The number indicates which drive is on which adapter.

Device

The server address of the selected device.

For a SCSI device, the first number is the SCSI ID number and the second number is the Logical Unit Number (LUN), which is commonly used for backup tape drives.

For an IDE device, the first number is the channel number and the second number indicates if the device is a master (0) or a slave (1).

GUID

The Global Unique Identifier (GUID) number that NSS assigns to the storage object. This number is necessary so your file system can locate the specific device.

Shareable for Clustering

The attribute of a device that indicates whether the selected device can be shared by multiple computers in a cluster solution.

Capacity

The total available storage space of the selected device.

Used Space

The amount of space on the device that is currently in use by partitions, including NSS partitions, Traditional NetWare partitions, and non-NetWare partitions such as DOS partitions.

Free Space

The total amount of space on the device that is currently not in use.

Pools

The drop-down list shows all pools that exist on this device. To view a pool’s details or to manage a pool, select the pool from the list, then click the View Details icon to go to the Pools page for that pool.

Number of Pools

The total number of pools that use this device.

Partitions

The drop-down list shows all partitions that exist on this device. To view a partition’s details, select the partition from the list, then click the View Details icon to go to the Partition Information page for that partition.

Mirror Status

For a RAID1 device, this field shows its status:

  • In Sync: The mirror group is fully synchronized.

  • Partial Sync: The mirror group is only partially synchronized.

  • Not Mirrored: The device is not mirrored (only one partition).

To view a device’s details:

  1. In iManager, click Storage > Devices.

    For instructions, see Section 9.1.3, Accessing Roles and Tasks in iManager.

  2. Select a server to manage.

    For instructions, see Section 9.1.4, Selecting a Server to Manage.

    When the page refreshes the devices are listed in the Devices list. Depending on the number of devices, this can take several seconds. Wait for the page to load before moving to the next step.

  3. Select a device to view its details.

    The page must refresh to display the details, which might take several seconds.