Continuous Volume Verify Page

This page allows you to schedule or stop the Continuous Volume Verify utility and to display a device summary of Continuous Volume Verify results for all arrays on which Continuous Volume Verify is enabled.

This page includes the following sections:

Select Function

This drop-down list enables you to select the continuous volume verify function to be performed.

Field
Description
Schedule Volume Verify
Select to configure options to schedule Continuous Volume Verify to run.
Stop Verify
Select to stop Continuous Volume Verify operations on all arrays.
Device Summary
Click to display Continuous Volume Verify results for each monitored array.

Schedule Volume Verify

This page enables you to define parameters to schedule continuous volme verify operations.

Field
Description
Activate vol-verify
Select to enable the Continuous Volume Verify utility. Volumes are verified one at a time on a rotational basis for all enabled arrays.
Run with `fix' option
Select to allow Continuous Volume Verify to automatically fix volume errors.
Note: The fix option might mistakenly fix parity on bad blocks. Consult your service representative for details.
Run on same array at most every X days
Select the maximum frequency at which you want Continuous Volume Verify to run on the same array.
Start volVerify only in these time periods
For each day of the week you want Continuous Volume Verify to run, select the hour during which Continuous Volume Verify will run. To run Volume Verify continuously during the corresponding day, select ALL THE TIME.
Execution Rate
Select the rate at which you want Continuous Volume Verify to run on all arrays. Higher execution rates result in lower array I/O performance.
Default Array Password
Enter the default password for system arrays.
The default password is defined using the Configuration Options function.
Reset Time Periods
Click to clear all selected time periods.
Save Options
Click to save newly configured settings.

Stop Verify

This function allows you to stop all Continuous Volume Verify processes.

Field
Description
Status
The current status of the Stop Verify function: Not Running, Running, Done.
Log: Display Process-Stop Log
Click to display the log file for the Stop Verify function.
Stop All Vol-Verify Processes
Click to stop all Continuous Volume Verify processes.

Device Summary

This function allows you to display Continuous Volume Verify results for all arrays on which it is enabled.

Field
Description
Host
The name of the host device for the array.
Device
The name of the array. Click to display the Maintain Decice page for the array.
Verify
Whether Continuous Volume Verify is enabled for the device.
Volume
The name of the volume for which results are displayed.
Start Date
The date and time when Continuous Volume Verify started on the volume.
End Date
The date and time when Continuous Volume Verify ended on the volume.
Duration
The length of time required to complete Continuous Volume Verify on the volume.
Errors
The number of errors detected.
Status
The current status of Continuous Volume Verify on the device.

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