Viewing Virtual Drive Properties

Select a virtual drive from a drive group in the Controller dashboard to view its properties.

Table 1. Virtual Drive Properties
Property Description
state The current status of the virtual drive. These options are available:
  • Optimal
  • Partially Degraded
  • Degraded
  • Offline
Current Read Cache Status The read cache policy for the virtual drive. These options are available:
  • No Read Ahead
Default Read Cache Policy
  • Read Ahead
  • No Read Ahead
Current Write Cache Status The write cache policy for the virtual drive. These are available:
  • Write Back
  • Write Through
  • Always Write Back
Default Write Cache Policy
  • Default
  • Enabled
  • Disabled
Default IO Policy
  • Direct IO
  • Cached IO
Access Policy The access policy for the virtual drive. These options are available:
  • Read Write
  • Read Only
  • Hidden

The Hidden policy is applicable for only hidden virtual drives. No other access policies are applicable after you select Hidden as the access policy.

Drive Cache Policy The virtual drive cache setting. These options are available:
  • Unchanged
  • Enable
  • Disable
Data Format I/O The current physical drive format for the virtual drive I/O performed by the hardware.