Controller Dashboard

You can perform controller related actions and view all the information pertaining to a controller from the Controller Dashboard. The figure and table that follows describes this page.

Figure 1. Controller Dashboard Window


Table 1. Controller Dashboard Description
Callout Description
1

Controller Summary – Displays the name of the MegaRAID controller card.

The color-coded icons indicate the status of the controller card. Displays the basic controller properties, such as the controller serial number, vendor ID, SAS address, driver version, device ID, host interface, and so on.

Click the icon to view the advanced properties of the controller, such as the NVRAM details, BIOS version, firmware properties, emergency spare properties, CacheCade properties, and so on.

2

Controller Views – Displays all of the configured arrays, logical drives, and drives associated with the selected controller card.

It also displays the hardware, such as enclosures and backplanes associated with the controller. All these views are displayed as tabs.

Click the icon to view to view detailed information about the device. For example, click an array to view the associated logical drives and drives. Select any device from the expanded view to perform relevant actions and view device properties.

3

Controller Actions – Lets you perform the following actions:

  • Create a configuration
  • Clear a configuration
  • Update the controller firmware
  • Import or clear foreign configurations
  • View premium features
  • View the event log