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At 100%, the background initialization is the highest priority for the controller. The background
initialization time is minimized and has the most impact to system performance.
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Background Initialization On PERC Controllers
To Change The Background Initialization Rate For A Controller
1. Type a numerical value in the Set New BGI Rate (0-100) field. The value must be within the 0–100
range.
2. Click Apply Changes. To exit and cancel your changes, click Return to Previous Page.
To Locate Background Initialization Rate In Storage Management
1. In the Server Administrator window, under the system tree, expand Storage to display the controller
objects.
2. Select a controller object.
3. Click Information/Configuration on the controller Properties page.
4. Select Set Background Initialization Rate from the Available Tasks drop-down menu.
5. Select Execute.
You can also locate this task from the Change Controller Properties drop-down menu.
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Changing The Controller Properties
Setting The Check Consistency Rate
Does my controller support this feature? See Supported Features.
The Set Check Consistency Rate task changes the amount of system resources dedicated to the check
the consistency rate.
The check consistency rate, configurable between 0% and 100%, represents the percentage of the
system resources dedicated for running the check consistency task. At 0%, the check consistency has the
lowest priority for the controller, takes maximum time to complete, and has least impact to system
performance. A check consistency rate of 0% does not mean that the check consistency is stopped or
paused.
At 100%, the check consistency is the highest priority for the controller. The check consistency time is
minimized and has most impact to system performance.
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Performing A Check Consistency
To Change The Check Consistency Rate For A Controller
1. Type a numerical value in the Set New Check Consistency Rate (0-100) field. The value must be
within the 0–100 range.
2. Click Apply Changes.
To exit and cancel your changes, click Return to Previous Page.
To Locate Set Check Consistency Rate In Storage Management
1. In the Server Administrator window, under the system tree, expand Storage to display the controller
objects.
2. Select a controller object.
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