Viewing the Disk Drive Properties

Use the Disk Drive Properties option to view the properties of a selected disk drive.


Note:

You also can view disk drive properties in the . Use the storage subsystem profile when you want to view the properties for all of the disk drives at once.

  1. In the Physical pane, select a disk drive, and select Disk Drive >> Properties .
  2. Click Close.
Disk Drive Properties Interpretation
Field Description
Channel Location

The physical expansion drawer and the slot location.

ExampleDisk Drive at Enclosure 3, Slot 4.

Channel/ ID

Shown for SCSI disk drives. The number is listed first, and then the .

ExampleChannel 2/ ID 1.

Status

The condition shown.

ExampleOptimal.

Mode

The current mode for the disk drive.

ExampleHot Spare In Use.

Raw Capacity

The full capacity of the disk drive, including any capacity that is reserved for storage subsystem management and control.

Example8.479 GB.

Usable Capacity

The capacity of the disk drive after space reserved for storage subsystem management and control is allocated on the disk drive.

Example8.44 GB.

Logical Drive World Wide Identifier

A unique hexadecimal identifier for the disk drive.

Example313433363538373039333131.

Associated Array

The number of the associated with the selected disk drive.

Note – If there is no associated array, this field shows None.

Port, Channel and ID Information for each connection between the expansion drawer and the controller.
Disk Drive Path Redundancy Connections between the expansion drawer and the controller are redundant – Yes or No.
Disk Drive Type

The of the selected disk drive.

ExampleFibre Channel.

Enclosure Loss Protection Configuration supports enclosure loss protection – Yes or No.
Supports Full Disk Encryption (FDE) – Yes or No.
Secure FDE disk drive – Yes or No.
Read/Write Accessible Valid security key for FDE disk drive – Yes or No.
Security Key Identifier The human-readable identifier for the FDE disk drive security key – None or Not Applicable.
Speed

The speed of the disk drive.

Example15000 RPM.

Current Data Rate The data transfer rate between the between the expansion drawer and the storage subsystem.
Product ID

The name of the disk drive.

ExampleThe Big Disk Drive.

Firmware Version

The revision level of the firmware.

Example7.0.4.

Serial Number

The serial number of the disk drive.

Example72363.

Vendor

The vendor of the disk drive.

Note – This value is always “Not Available” for Serial ATA disk drives.

ExampleDisk DriveSRUS.

Date of Manufacture

The date when the disk drive was built.

Note – This value is always Not Available for Serial ATA disk drives.

ExampleJanuary 23, 2001.

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