Users Guide
Storage Management Service 107
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Enable, Disable, Quiet, and Test Alarm:
These tasks enable you to manage the controller alarm.
For example, you can set the alarm to sound in the event of a device failure or quiet the alarm once it
is sounding.
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Set Rebuild Rate:
The rebuild rate refers to how much of the system's resources are dedicated to
rebuilding a failed physical disk. This task enables you to adjust this setting.
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Reset Configuration:
This task erases all information on the controller, so that you can perform a fresh
configuration. This operation destroys all virtual disks on the controller.
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Export Log File:
This task exports the controller log to a text file.
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Import Foreign Configuration:
This task imports virtual disks that reside on physical disks that have
been moved from another controller.
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Clear Foreign Configuration:
Use the clear foreign configuration task to clear or erase the virtual disk
information from the newly attached physical disks.
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Set Background Initialization Rate:
This task changes the amount of system resources dedicated to
the background initialization task.
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Set Check Consistency Rate:
This task changes the amount of system resources dedicated to the
check consistency task.
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Set Reconstruct Rate:
This task changes the amount of system resources dedicated to the
reconstruct task.
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Set Patrol Read Mode:
This feature identifies disk errors in order to avoid disk failures and data loss
or corruption.
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Start and Stop Patrol Read:
These tasks enable you start a Patrol Read task or stop a running task
when the Patrol Read mode is set to manual.
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Import/Recover Foreign Configuration:
This task imports and recovers virtual disks that resides on
physical disks that are moved from another controller.
Battery Tasks
The following battery tasks are available when the Battery object is selected. This task is only available
for controllers that have batteries that require reconditioning. See the Storage Management online help
for more information.
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Recondition Battery:
This task fully discharges and recharges the controller battery.
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Start Learn Cycle:
Use the Start Learn Cycle task to initiate the battery Learn cycle.
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Battery Delay Learn Cycle:
Use this task to delay the start time of the Learn cycle for up to seven days.