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Table 16. Manage Physical Disk Power Properties
Property Denition
Spin Down Uncongured Drives The Enabled option spins down the uncongured disks if they are
unattended for a specied interval of time.
Spin Down Hot Spares The Enabled option spins down the hot spares if no readwrite
operation takes place on the hot spare in a specied interval of
time.
Spin Down Congured Drives The Enabled option spins down the congured disks if they are
unattended for a specied 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 aecting the legacy drives.
Time Interval for Spin Down Sets the time interval after which the hot spares and uncongured
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
Congured 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.
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Physical Disk Power On Uncongured Drives And Hot Spares
1 Select Enabled for the Spin Down Uncongured Drives and Spin Down Hot Spares options.
2 Click Apply Changes. To exit and cancel your changes, click Go Back to Previous Page.
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Managing Physical Disk Power Using The Customized Power Savings
Mode
To manage physical disk power through the Customized Power Savings Mode:
1 Select the Customized Power Save Mode option.
2 Edit the remaining parameters on the Manage Physical Disk Power page. You can also congure the options in the QoS section as
described in the following section.
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