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Controller Properties Menu Options (Cont.)
Option
Description
Select this option to enable, disable, or silence the onboard alarm tone
Alarm Control
generator on the controller. The default is [Disabled].
Use this option to select the rate for patrol reads for drives connected to
Patrol Read
the selected controller. The default is 30 percent. The patrol read rate is
Rate
the percentage of system resources dedicated to running a patrol read.
Cache Flush
Use this option to control the interval (in seconds) at which the contents
Interval
of the onboard data cache are flushed. The default is 4 seconds.
Spinup Drive
Use this option to control the number of drives that spin up
Count
simultaneously. The default is 4 drives.
Use this option to control the interval (in seconds) between spinup of
drives connected to this controller. The delay prevents a drain on the
Spinup Delay
system's power supply that would occur if all drives spun up at the
same time. The default is 2 seconds.
Stop CC On
Use this option if you want to stop a consistency check when the
Error
controller BIOS encounters an error. The default is No.
Maintain PD
Use this option to maintain the history of all drive failures. The default
Fail History
is Enabled.
Use this option to enable or disable the BIOS for the selected controller.
The default is Enabled. If the boot device is on the selected controller,
Controller BIOS
the BIOS must be enabled. Otherwise, the BIOS should be disabled or
it might not be possible to use a boot device elsewhere.
"Supported" will be displayed if the controller supports consistency
Schedule CC
check schedule.
Enable this option if you want the boot process to stop when the
StopOnError
controller BIOS encounters an error during boot-up. The default is
[Enabled].
Enable this option if you want to locate a particular disk. This disk can
be identified with a continuous blinking of green activity LED. This
Disk Activity
works only if the disks are installed in an enclosure. The default is
[Disabled].
If you make changes to the options on this screen, click Submit to register them. If
you change your mind, click Reset to return the options to their default values.
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