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Chapter 8. Configuring Units
106 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide
To name or rename a unit through 3BM
1 At the main 3BM screen, select the unit by highlighting it and pressing Enter .
An asterisk appears in the left-most column to indicate that it is selected.
2
Tab to the Maintain Unit button and press Enter.
3 On the pop-up menu, select
Configure and press Enter.
On the Configure Disk Array screen, the
Array Name field is already
selected.
4 Press
Enter to open a text box.
5 Type a name for the unit and press
Enter.
6
Tab to the OK button and press Enter to select it. You return to the main
3BM screen.
7 When you are finished making changes, press
F8 to save them and exit
3BM.
Setting Unit Policies
The following polices are set when you create a unit, and can be adjusted later
through settings on the
Management > Controller Settings pages of 3DM
and 3BM. Details about adjusting each policy are described on the following
pages.
•
Unit Write Cache. Determines whether write cache is enabled for the
unit. When the write cache is enabled, data is stored locally on the drive
before it is written to disk, allowing the computer to continue with its next
task. This provides the most efficient access times for your computer
system. When disabled, the computer will wait for the drive to write all
the data to disk before going on to its next task. For details, see “Enabling
and Disabling the Unit Write Cache” on page 108.
This feature interacts with functionality of the BBU, if you have one, and
with the unit’s StorSave profile. For details, see “Enabling and Disabling
the Unit Write Cache” on page 108.
•
Auto Verify. Determines whether Auto Verify is enabled for the unit .
When enabled, the Auto Verify policy causes a verify task to be
performed automatically once every 24 hours. This feature is designed to
make it easier to insure regular verification of units. If verify schedules
have been enabled, then Auto Verify will run only in the scheduled verify
time slots. When Auto Verify is disabled, you must manually specify
when you want to verify a unit, even if you have set a verify schedule. For
details, see “Setting Auto Verify for a Unit” on page 109.