Software Support

Properties In Manage Physical Disk Power Option

The following table displays the properties in the Manage Physical Disk Power option:

Table 20. Manage Physical Disk Power Properties

Property Definition

Spin Down Unconfigured Drives The Enabled option spins down the unconfigured disks if

they are unattended for a specified interval of time.

Spin Down Hot Spares The Enabled option spins down the hot spares if no

read‑write operation takes place on the hot spare in a

specified interval of time.

Spin Down Configured Drives The Enabled option spins down the configured disks if

they are unattended for a specified interval of time.

Automatic Disk Power Saving (Idle C) Enables or disables the Automatic Disk Power Saving

(Idle C) feature for additional power saving. When

enabled, it enables the new generation power savings

without affecting the legacy drives.

Time Interval for Spin Down Sets the time interval after which the hot spares and

unconfigured drives spins down.

Quality Of Service (QOS)

Enable Quality Of Service Settings Select to set the start time and the time interval for spin

up activity at the virtual disk level.

NOTE: This option is available only if the Spin Down

Configured Drives option is selected.

Start Time (HH:MM) Displays the start time of the battery learn cycle. This

option is enabled only if Enable Quality Of Service Settings

is selected.

Time Interval for Spin Up (in Hours) Displays the spin up time interval for the battery learn

cycle. The time interval can range from 1-24 hours.