Beacon; Modifying Partition Vgcx - Hitachi FLASHMAX2 User Manual

Beacon

When multiple Flash Drives are connected to one server, to make it easy to
link vgcx (can be checked from the OS) and disk x (PhysicalDiskx) with this
device, turn on all LEDs on the PCI bracket; this makes it possible to pinpoint
a card.
Start FlashMAX III Manager, select the vgcx of a Flash Drive. In the
Location and Beacon section of the right pane, clicking ON of Beacon turns on
the LEDs of all Flash Drives. To turn off the LEDs, click OFF.

Modifying Partition vgcx

If this is a new Flash Drive or if you want to clear the user data, always use
the following procedure to format the drive. Formatting is done at a low level
of the Flash Drive, and is different from formatting performed by the OS.
Two modes are available for formatting: Maximum Capacity mode or Maximum
Performance mode. The Maximum Capacity mode is effective for applications
with intensive write, and the Maximum Performance mode requires a 15%
sacrifice in user capacity but can double the random write performance when
compared with the Maximum Capacity mode. (However, in terms of
performance in read and sequential write, there is no difference between the
two modes.) If the available capacity is large, the Maximum Performance
mode is recommended.
To format a Flash Drive, the Flash Drive needs to be online. Click Start >
Administrative Tools > Computer Management > Storage > Disk
Management to open the window, set the Flash Drive online.
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