Adaptec 5085 Installation And User Manual page 103

Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility
Option Description
Physical Drives Display When enabled, connected disk drives are displayed during system Power
During POST On Self Test (POST). Displaying the disk drives adds a few seconds to
the overall POST time. Default is disabled.
DVD/CD-ROM Boot When enabled, the system can be booted from a bootable DVD/CD.
Support (This setting is not available on all RAID controller models.)
Removable Media When enabled, removable media devices, such as CD drives, are
Devices Boot Support supported. (This setting is not available on all RAID controller models.)
Alarm Control When enabled, the alarm sounds. Default is enabled.
Note—When the alarm is turned off (disabled), it will automatically turn
back on after a reboot.
Default Background Sets the default priority for background tasks on the controller (such as
Task Priority logical drive creation) to High, Medium, or Low. Default is Medium.
Note—This setting applies to new tasks. It does not affect currently
running tasks.
LED Indication Mode When set to Activity and Fault, the drive activity LEDs blink to indicate
I/O activity (randomly depending on I/O load) and fault (steady 1Hz).
When set to Fault Only, the drive activity LEDs blink to indicate fault
state only. For Series 2 and Series 5 controllers, default is Activity and
Fault. For Series 6/6E controllers, default is Fault Only.
Backplane Mode
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When set to Auto, controller automatically detects backplane signal
type: I2C or SGPIO. To set the backplane mode explicitly select SGPIO,
I2C, or Disabled. Default is Auto.
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When set to Default, controller automatically sets the backplane mode
to IBPI. To set the backplane mode explicitly, select IBPI, SGPIO, or
Disabled. Default is IBPI.
Selectable Performance When set to Dynamic, performance criteria adjusts automatically based
Mode on controller usage, RAID level, and disk drive type. When set to OLTP/
Db, performance criteria is optimized for transaction-oriented
applications, such as data entry and retrieval. Default is Dynamic.
Power Management Settings
Note:
When power management is disabled, no related options will be displayed.
Note:
Make sure the operating system driver supports power management.
Note:
Default settings are shown in bold type.
Option Description
Power Management When enabled, switches the system to low power state, based on the
Settings specified settings.
Time Zone The time zone of the place in which the system is located. Time specific
power management settings are implemented based on the set time
zone. By default, it is set to 00:00.
The valid range for the time zone settings is -12:00 to +12:00.
Stay Awake Start The time from which the system should operate in the full power mode,
irrespective of other power management settings, daily. By default it is
set to 00:00.
The valid range is 00:00 to 23:59.
Stay Awake End The time until which the system should operate in the full power mode,
irrespective of other power management settings, daily. By default it is
set to 00:00.
The valid range is 00:00 to 23:59.
Series 2 and Series 5 Controllers:
Series 6/6E Controllers:
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