Viewing Logical Drive Properties

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

Table 1. Logical Drive Properties
PropertyDescription
StatusThe current status of the logical drive. These options are available:
  • Optimal
  • Partially Degraded
  • Degraded
  • Offline
Read PolicyThe read cache policy for the logical drive. These options are available:
  • Read Ahead
  • No Read Ahead
Write PolicyThe write policy for the logical drive. These options are available:
  • Write Through
  • Write Back
  • Always Write Back
IO PolicyThe input/output policy for the logical drive. These options are available:
  • Direct IO
  • Cached IO
Write Cache PolicyThe 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  battery is not Optimal.
Access PolicyThe 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 CacheThe logical drive cache setting. These options are available:
  • Unchanged
  • Enable
  • Disable
Data ProtectionIndicates whether the data protection feature is enabled for the logical drive.
SSD CachingIndicates whether SSD caching is enabled.