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-wp
or
writepolicy
wb, wt, wc, nwc Sets the write policy for the virtual
disk. The valid arguments are:
• wb — (Write-Back Caching) sets the
controller to send a write-request
completion signal as soon as the data
is in the controller cache but has not
yet been written to disk.
• wt — (Write-Through Caching) sets
the controller to send a write-request
completion signal only after the data
is written to the disk.
NOTE: The wb and wt options are
supported on the following RAID
controllers only:
• PERC 4/IM, PERC 4/SC, PERC
4/Di, PERC 4/DC, PERC 4e/DC,
and PERC 4e/Di
• PERC 5/E Adapter, PERC 5/I
Integrated, PERC 5/i Adapter
• PERC 6/i Integrated, PERC 6/i
Adapter, PERC 6/E Adapter
NOTE: The PERC 4/IM controller has a
fixed set of read, write, and cache
policies. If you set any of these policies
while creating a virtual disk, your
settings are ignored.
• wc — (Write-Caching) sets the
controller to send a write-request
completion signal only after the data
is written to the disk.
Table 4-4. Creating Virtual Disks (continued)
Mandatory
Options and
Arguments
Optional
Parameters
Valid Parameter
Arguments
Description