Verifying And Fixing A Disk Drive; Changing A Disk Drive's Write Cache Setting - Adaptec CDP-00278-02-A User Manual

Verifying and Fixing a Disk Drive

When you verify a physical drive (HDD or SSD), maxView Storage Manager checks it for inconsistent or
bad data and then fixes any problems it finds. (You can also choose to verify a physical drive without
fixing it.) While maxView Storage Manager verifies and fixes a physical drive, you can't complete any
other tasks on that drive. You can verify any drive in the Ready state.
To verify and fix a physical drive:
1. In the Enterprise View, select a controller, then select a physical drive on that controller.
2. On the ribbon, in the Physical Disk group, click Verify.
The Verify PD window opens.
3. To repair inconsistent or bad data during verification, click Verify with fix. To verify the physical
drive without fixing bad data, leave the checkbox blank.
4. Click Verify.
Caution: Do not power off the system while the verification is in progress. If you
do, the verification will stop.
When the verification is complete, an event notice is generated in the event log, at which time you
can continue working with the drive.

Changing a Disk Drive's Write Cache Setting

Note: This task is for advanced users only.
By default, disk drive write caching is disabled in maxView Storage Manager. You can enable write
caching on a disk drive to improve performance. However, if the system experiences a power, device,
or system failure, or cannot be shut down properly, there is a possibility of data loss or file-system
corruption.
Caution: With disk drive write caching enabled, you may lose data if a power outage
or other system failure occurs.
1. In the Enterprise View, select a controller then, in the Physical Devices tree, select a disk drive.
2. On the ribbon, in the Physical Disk group, click Set Properties.
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