Users Guide

Write Policy..................................................................................................................................................................51
Cache Policy............................................................................................................................................................... 52
Disk Cache Policy.......................................................................................................................................................52
Background Initialization On PERC Controllers............................................................................................................53
Non-RAID Controller Description...................................................................................................................................53
Non-RAID SCSI Controllers...................................................................................................................................... 54
Non-RAID SAS Controllers....................................................................................................................................... 54
Firmware Or Driver Versions...........................................................................................................................................54
Firmware Or Driver Properties................................................................................................................................. 54
Controller Health..............................................................................................................................................................55
Controller Components.............................................................................................................................................55
Controllers Properties And Tasks...................................................................................................................................55
Controller Tasks................................................................................................................................................................59
Creating A Virtual Disk.............................................................................................................................................. 60
Enabling The Controller Alarm..................................................................................................................................60
Disabling The Controller Alarm................................................................................................................................. 60
Turning O The Controller Alarm..............................................................................................................................61
Testing The Controller Alarm.....................................................................................................................................61
Setting The Rebuild Rate...........................................................................................................................................61
Resetting The Controller Conguration.................................................................................................................. 62
Exporting The Controller Log File............................................................................................................................ 63
Foreign Conguration Operations............................................................................................................................63
Importing Foreign Congurations............................................................................................................................ 66
Importing Or Recovering Foreign Congurations.................................................................................................. 66
Clearing Foreign Conguration................................................................................................................................. 67
Physical Disks In Foreign Virtual Disks.....................................................................................................................68
Setting Background Initialization Rate.....................................................................................................................70
Setting The Check Consistency Rate...................................................................................................................... 71
Setting The Reconstruct Rate.................................................................................................................................. 71
Setting The Redundant Path Conguration........................................................................................................... 72
Setting The Patrol Read Mode................................................................................................................................. 74
Starting And Stopping Patrol Read..........................................................................................................................75
Changing The Controller Properties........................................................................................................................ 76
Managing The Physical Disk Power......................................................................................................................... 77
Managing The Preserved Cache..............................................................................................................................79
Encryption Key........................................................................................................................................................... 80
Converting To Non-RAID Disks................................................................................................................................ 82
Converting To RAID Capable Disks..........................................................................................................................82
Changing The Controller Mode................................................................................................................................83
Auto Congure RAID0 Operation.............................................................................................................................84
System Conguration Lock Down Mode...................................................................................................................... 84
Global Tasks Supported When System Conguration Lock Down Mode Is On.................................................85
Controller Tasks Supported When System Conguration Lock Down Mode Is On...........................................85
Controller Reports Supported When System Conguration Lock Down Mode Is On...................................... 86
Physical Disk Tasks Supported When System Conguration Lock Down Mode Is On..................................... 86
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