Changing The Format Mode - Acer HDS AMS200 Reference Manual

7.4.8

Changing the Format Mode

This mode enables the subsystem to set the priority of host access and the format for the
format in the background.
To set the Format Priority Mode, follow these steps:
1. On the Tools menu, select Configuration Settings or click Configuration Settings button
on the toolbar.
2. Click the Format Mode tab.
3. Click the desired radio button from the Format Priority Mode.
The following table lists and describes the operation of each mode.
No. Mode
1 Normal (Default)
2 Host
3 Format
Note1: Formatting using the Format Priority Mode allows the subsystem to minimize the
effects from host access and complete the format promptly, for the online format during the
disk drive addition or during the recovery work from the two points disk drive failure.
Host access performance may be significantly affected because this mode restricts
commands from host.
150 Chapter 7 Configuring Storage on the Thunder 9530™ V Series Subsystem
Operation
Formats at an idle time when no host I/O is executed.
Host I/O instruction is executed preferentially.
Formats are done preferentially.