Clear Log Buffer; Configure Physical Devices; Select Physical Drive; Advanced Settings - Intel SRCU31A - Server RAID U3-1A Controller User Manual

Table 16.

Advanced Settings

Parameter
Shrink BIOS after
POST
BIOS RAM
allocation method
DMEM mapping

Clear Log Buffer

The Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 records certain events in a logging buffer which is part of the
Flash-RAM. Clear all events in the buffer when using the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 in a new
system. The Clear Log Buffer function detects and deletes entries from the log buffer.

Configure Physical Devices

This menu option displays a list of I/O channels (SCSI or Fibre Channel) and available devices.
See Figure 41.
Scroll the list with the cursor up/down keys. The first column displays the I/O channel ("SCSI"
stands for SCSI and "FCAL" for Fibre-Channel). The next column shows the ID followed by the
LUN (Logical Unit Number; normally always 0). The next column is either filled with a lowercase
"i" (for initialized), or empty. Initialization means the creation of Intel RAID Controller
SRCU31-specific configuration data on the hard disk drives and the adjustment of hard disk drive
specific operating parameters (protocol, transfer rate, etc.). The next entry lists the vendor and type
of device, followed by the drive's attributes (RW for Read/Write; RO for Read Only). The I/O
processors and SAF-TE processors (in our example channel B ID 8: SDR, Inc. GEM312 REV001)
to not have attributes. The next column lists the capacity of the hard disk drive in MB
(1 MB = 1024 KB; 1 GB=1024 MB). The last column gives information on the assignment of this
physical device to a logical/array/host drive.
Storage Console
Alternatives Description
Off The BIOS is not shrinked after the post phase.
On The BIOS is always shrinked after the post phase.
Auto The Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 decides on the BIOS shrink.
Auto The BIOS address space is automatically allocated.
Older The BIOS address space is allocated according to an older PCI
specification.
Move below The DPMEM address space is allocated below 1 MB.
1MB
Do not move The DPMEM address is always above 1 MB.
Figure 41. Select Physical Drive
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