Setting Unit Policies - 3Ware 9650SE-2LPML User Manual

Chapter 8. Configuring Units

Setting Unit Policies

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To name or rename a unit through 3BM
1 At the main 3BM screen, select the unit by highlighting it and pressing
An asterisk appears in the left-most column to indicate that it is selected.
2 to the
Tab Maintain Unit
3 On the pop-up menu, select
On the Configure Disk Array screen, the
selected.
4 Press Enter to open a text box.
5 Type a name for the unit and press
6 to the button and press
Tab OK
3BM screen.
7 When you are finished making changes, press
3BM.
The following polices are set when you create a unit, and can be adjusted later
through settings on the
Management > Controller Settings
and 3BM. Details about adjusting each policy are described on the following
pages.
• Determines whether write cache is enabled for the
Unit Write Cache.
unit. When the write cache is enabled, data is stored locally on the drive
before it is written to disk, allowing the computer to continue with its next
task. This provides the most efficient access times for your computer
system. When disabled, the computer will wait for the drive to write all
the data to disk before going on to its next task. For details, see "Enabling
and Disabling the Unit Write Cache" on page 108.
This feature interacts with functionality of the BBU, if you have one, and
with the unit's StorSave profile. For details, see "Enabling and Disabling
the Unit Write Cache" on page 108.
• Determines whether Auto Verify is enabled for the unit .
Auto Verify.
When enabled, the Auto Verify policy causes a verify task to be
performed automatically once every 24 hours. This feature is designed to
make it easier to insure regular verification of units. If verify schedules
have been enabled, then Auto Verify will run only in the scheduled verify
time slots. When Auto Verify is disabled, you must manually specify
when you want to verify a unit, even if you have set a verify schedule. For
details, see "Setting Auto Verify for a Unit" on page 109.
button and press .
Enter
Configure and press
Array Name
.
Enter
to select it. You return to the main
Enter
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Enter
Enter .
field is already
to save them and exit
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