Displaying Disk Cache Status - Adaptec DuraStor 6200SR User Manual

Enable—Use only if your disk drives are connected to a UPS in
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case of a power failure. If the disk drives are not on a UPS and
power is lost, the array will lose any data in the disk's write-
back cache.
Disable (default)—Use if your disk drives are part of an array,
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since the controller is already using write-back cache to improve
performance. Enabling write-back cache on the disk drive may
or may not improve performance in some cases, depending on
the type of array and how you are using it.
To change the write-back cache setting
1 Press Menu, choose Controller Menu, then press Enter.
2 Choose the desired controller, then press Enter.
3 Choose Config Menu, then press Enter.
4 Choose Disk Config, then press Enter.
5 Choose Write-back Cache, then press Enter.
6 Choose the option you want, then press Enter.
7 Reboot or rescan to have your changes take effect. (See
the Controller on page 5-2
page 5-14.)

Displaying Disk Cache Status

You can display the cache status of each disk drive.
1 Press Menu, choose Controller Menu, then press Enter.
2 Choose the desired controller, then press Enter.
3 Choose Utilities Menu, then press Enter.
4 Choose Drive Util Menu, then press Enter.
5 Choose Drive Cache, then press Enter.
6 Choose a disk drive, then press Enter.
7 Press Esc to return to the Drive Utilities Menu.
Managing Disk Drives and Enclosures
or Rescanning All Channels on
Rebooting
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