Users Guide

Property Definition
BGI Rate The background initialization (BGI) rate is the percentage of resources available on a system
dedicated to perform the background initialization of a virtual disk after it is created. For more
information on BGI rate, see Setting Background Initialization Rate.
Check Consistency Rate The check consistency rate is the percentage of resources available on a system dedicated to
perform check consistency on a redundant virtual disk. For more information, see Performing
A Check Consistency.
Reconstruct Rate The reconstruct rate is the percentage of resources available on a system dedicated to
reconstruct a disk group after adding a physical disk or changing the RAID level of a virtual
disk residing on the disk group. For more information on reconstruct rate, see Setting The
Reconstruct Rate.
Abort Check Consistency on Error Enables you to stop the Check Consistency operation on error. This property is available
only on controllers that have controller firmware version 6.1 and later.
Allow Revertible Hot Spare and
Replace Member
Enables the automatic copying of data from a physical disk to a hot spare (in case of
predictive failure) or from a hot spare to a physical disk (in case of replacement of a degraded
disk). For more information, see Enabling Revertible Hot Spare.
Load Balance Provides the ability to automatically use both controller ports or connectors connected to the
same enclosure to route I/O requests. This property is available only on SAS controllers that
have controller firmware version 6.1 and later.
Auto Replace Member on Predictive
Failure
Enables the automatic copying of data from a physical disk to a hot spare in case of
predictive failure. Use this property in conjunction with the Allow Revertible Hot Spare and
Replace Member property.
Redundant path view Indicates whether Storage Management has detected a redundant path configuration.
Storage Management detects a redundant path configuration when both controller ports are
connected to the same enclosure that is in a unified mode. For more information, see Setting
The Redundant Path Configuration.
Encryption Capable Indicates whether the controller has the capability to support encryption. Possible values are
Yes and No.
Encryption Key Present Indicates whether the controller has an encryption key established. Possible values are Yes
and No.
Encryption Mode Indicates whether the controller is using Local Key Management (LKM) or None. For more
information, see Managing The Encryption Key.
T10 Protection Information
Capability
Indicates whether the controller supports data integrity. Possible values are Yes and No.
Cache Memory Size Displays the size of the cache memory on the controller.
Patrol Read Mode Displays the Patrol Read Mode setting for the controller. Possible values are:
• Auto — Patrol read runs continuously on the system. When one iteration of the patrol
read is complete, the next patrol read is scheduled to start within a period of time
specified by the controller. You do not have the option of manually starting or stopping
the Patrol Read in this mode.
• Manual — Allows you to manually start or stop the patrol read process.
• Disabled — Indicates that the patrol read process is disabled.
For more information about patrol read, see Setting The Patrol Read Mode and Starting And
Stopping Patrol Read.
Patrol Read State Displays the current state of the patrol read process. Possible values are:
• Ready — The patrol read process is enabled and runs when next scheduled or when
manually initiated.
• Active — The patrol read process is running.
• Stopped — The patrol read has been stopped.
For more information about patrol read, see Setting The Patrol Read Mode.
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