Users Guide

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.
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.
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.
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.
3. Click Information/Configuration on the controller Properties page.
4. Select Set Check Consistency Rate from the Available Tasks drop-down menu.
5. Click Execute.
You can also locate this task from the Change Controller Properties drop-down menu.
Setting The Reconstruct Rate
Does my controller support this feature? See Supported Features.
The Set Reconstruct Rate task changes the amount of system resources dedicated for the reconstruct task.
The reconstruct task recreates the virtual disk after you have changed the RAID level or reconfigured the virtual disk. The
reconstruct rate, configurable between 0% and 100%, represents the percentage of the system resources dedicated for running
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