Viewing Logical Drive Properties

Select a logical drive from an array in the Controller Dashboard to view its properties.

Table 1. Logical Drive Properties
Property Description
Status The current status of the logical drive. These options are available:
  • Optimal
  • Partially Degraded
  • Degraded
  • Offline
Read Policy The read cache policy for the logical drive. These options are available:
  • Read Ahead
  • No Read Ahead
Write Policy The write policy for the logical drive. These options are available:
  • Write Through
  • Write Back
  • Always Write Back
IO Policy The input/output policy for the logical drive. These options are available:
  • Direct IO
  • Cached IO
Write Cache Policy The Write Cache Policy for the logical drive. These status are displayed:
  • Enabled – When the current cache policy is either Write Back or Always Write Back.
  • Temporarily Disabled – When the default cache policy is either Write Back or Always Write Back, and the current cache policy is Write Through.
  • Disabled – When the status of the HPE Smart Storage energy pack is not Optimal.
Access Policy The access policy for the logical drive. These options are available:
  • Read Write
  • Read Only
  • Hidden – The Hidden policy is applicable for only hidden logical drives. No other access policies are applicable after you select Hidden as the access policy.
Drive Cache The logical drive cache setting. These options are available:
  • Unchanged
  • Enable
  • Disable
Data Protection Indicates whether the data protection feature is enabled for the logical drive.
SSD Caching Indicates whether SSD caching is enabled.