Lenovo ThinkServer RD650 User Manual page 305

12Gb/s MegaRAID SAS Software User Guide
March 2014
You can set the patrol read properties and start the patrol read operation, or you can start the patrol read without
changing the properties.
1. Click a controller icon in the left panel.
2. Select Go To > Controller > Set Patrol Read Properties, or right-click on a controller and select Set Patrol Read
Properties from the menu.
The Patrol Read - Set properties window appears, as shown in the following figure.
Figure 189 Patrol Read - Set Properties
3. Select an operation mode for patrol read from the following options:
Automatic: Patrol read runs automatically at the time interval you specify on this window.
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Manual: Patrol read runs only when you manually start it, by selecting Start Patrol Read from the controller
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options window.
Disabled: Patrol read does not run.
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4. (Optional) Specify a maximum count of drives to include in the patrol read.
The count must be a number from 1 to 255.
5. (Optional) Click virtual drives in the list under the heading Virtual Drive to include in the patrol read and click
Add > or click Add All >> to include all of the virtual drives.
6. (Optional) Change the frequency at which the patrol read runs.
The default frequency is weekly (168 hours), which is suitable for most configurations. The other options are
hourly, daily, and monthly.
NOTE Leave the patrol read frequency and other patrol read settings at the
default values to achieve the best system performance. If you decide
to change the values, record the original default values here so you
can restore them later, if necessary: Patrol Read Frequency:
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Chapter 10: Monitoring Controllers and Their Attached Devices
Running a Patrol Read