Legend

The following tables show the icons used in the Marvell RAID Utility (MRU) and their descriptions.

 

Physical Disk Icon
Name
Description

Configured

Configured

Device has been configured as part of a virtual disk.

Unconfigured

Unconfigured

Device is not part of a virtual disk or a spare.

Foreign

Foreign Disk

Device has been used by a different model of controller and cannot be used with the current controller.

Offline

Offline

The physical disk (PD) has an error and has been placed into an offline state. An offline PD might result in a virtual disk being placed in an offline or degraded mode. Check the event log for details about why the PD was marked offline. Replace the PD as needed.

Tape

Tape

SAS/SATA tape device.

CD DVD

CD/DVD

SAS/SATA CD/DVD device.

Drive Spare

Configured Spare Drive

Device has been configured as a spare drive and has been used.

Drive Spare

Unconfigured Spare Drive

Device has been configured as a spare drive and has not been used.

 

The table below displays the status of each virtual disk by its icon:

Virtual Disk Icon
Name
Description

Functional virtual disk

Functional virtual disk

This virtual disk operates at its optimal strength.

Offline virtual disk

Offline virtual disk

This virtual disk is not functional. Data cannot be read or written to the virtual disk.

Degraded virtual disk

This virtual disk has no fault-tolerance. Consequently, you must rebuild the drive.

Partial optimal virtual disk

This virtual disk has lost HD but has fault-tolerance.

  

Foreign disk

This virtual disk was not originally created on the adapter.

 RAID Degrade

Degraded virtual disk with BGA

This degraded virtual disk is performing background activity.

 RAID Online BGA

Functional virtual disk with BGA

This functional virtual disk is performing background activity.

 RAID Partially Optimal BGA

Partially optimal virtual disk with BGA

This functional virtual disk is performing background activity.