User's Guide

Configuring Your Server 4-65
Parameters for VD Definition
Listed below are parameters for Configuration Wizard.
Item Parameter Remarks
RAID Level RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 5
Strip Size 8 KB / 16 KB / 32 KB / 64 KB / 128 KB Recommended value: 64KB
Access Policy RW / Read Only / Blocked Recommended value: RW
Read Policy Normal / Ahead / Adaptive Recommended value: Normal
Write Policy WBack / WThru / BadBBU WBack: WriteBack
WThru: WriteThru
BadBBU: Unavailble
IO Policy Direct / Cached Recommended value: Direct
Disk Cache Policy Unchanged / Enable / Disable Recommended value: Unchanged
Disable BGI No / Yes Specify whether to perform
Background Initialize after creation
of VD.
Recommended value: No
IMPORTANT: BGI (Back Ground Initialize) is available only for
RAID5 VD configured with five or more HDDs.