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Controller Properties Menu Options
Option
Description
This entry indicates whether the selected controller has a BBU. If
Battery Backup
present, you can click Manage to view information about the BBU.
Set Factory
Use this option to load the default MegaRAID
The default is No.
Defaults
Use this option to enable or disable Cluster mode. The default is
Disabled. A cluster is a grouping of independent servers that can
Cluster Mode
access the same data storage and provide services to a common set
of clients. When Cluster mode is disabled, the system operates in
Standard mode.
Use this option to select the rebuild rate for drives connected to the
selected controller. The default is 30 percent. The rebuild rate is the
Rebuild Rate
percentage of system resources dedicated to rebuilding a failed drive.
The higher the number, the more system resources devoted to a
rebuild.
Use this option to select the amount of system resources dedicated
BGI Rate
to background initialization of virtual drives connected to the selected
controller. The default is 30 percent.
Use this option to select the amount of system resources dedicated
CC Rate
to consistency checks of virtual drives connected to the selected
contrroller. The default is 30 percent.
Use this option to select the amount of system resources dedicated
Reconstruction
to reconstruction of drives connected to the selected controller. The
Rate
default is 30 percent.
Native Command Queuing (NCQ) gives an individual drive the ability to
NCQ
optimize the order in which it executes the read and write commands.
The default is Enabled.
Drive coercion is a tool for forcing drives of varying capacities to the
same size so they can be used in a drive group. The coercion mode
options are None, 128MB-way, and 1GB-way. The default is 1GB-way.
Coercion Mode
This option determines how frequently the controller polls for drives
S.M.A.R.T.
reporting a predictive drive failure (S.M.A.R.T. error). The default is 300
Polling
seconds (5 minutes).
Select this option to enable, disable, or silence the onboard alarm tone
Alarm Control
generator on the controller. The default is Enabled.
ASUS PIKE 2208
The number you choose depends on how much the
drives from various vendors vary in their actual size. We
recommend that you use the 1GB coercion mode option.
WebBIOS CU settings.
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