Checking Backup Unit Status; Formatting And Verifying Disk Drives; Locating Disk Drives; Identifying Disk Drives - Adaptec CDP-00277-01-A Installation And User Manual

Option
Time Zone
Stay Awake Start
Stay Awake End
Spin Up Limit (Internal)
Spin Up Limit (External)

Checking Backup Unit Status

To check the status of the controller's flash backup unit, select Backup Unit Status from the Controller
Settings menu. This option is available only if the controller is configured with a flash backup unit.

Formatting and Verifying Disk Drives

You can use the ARC Disk Utilities tool to low-level format or verify your disk drives. (New disk drives
are low-level formatted at the factory and do not need to be low-level formatted again.)
Caution: Before you format a disk drive, back up all data. Formatting destroys all data
on a disk drive.
To format or verify a disk drive:
1. Start the ARC utility (see
2. Select the controller you want, then press
3. Select Disk Utilities.
4. Select the disk drive you want, then press
5. Select Format Disk or Verify Disk Media.

Locating Disk Drives

You can use the Identify Drive feature to physically locate a disk drive by blinking the LED.
Note: This feature is only available with disk drives that have an activity LED.
To locate a disk drive:
1. Start the ARC utility (see
2. Select the controller you want, then press
3. Select Disk Utilities.
4. Select the disk drive you want, then press
5. Select Identify Drive, then press
6. When you have finished locating your disk drive, press any key to stop the blinking.

Identifying Disk Drives

You can identify disk drives by viewing the list of disk drives on your system. Only physical drives that
display during POST are shown.
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Description
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.
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.
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.
The number of internal drives to be spun up at any given moment. By default it is
set to 0. In the default setting, all the internal drives will spin up.
The number of external drives to be spun up at any given moment. By default it is
set to 0. In the default setting, all the external drives will spin up.
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