Dell Manager Menu Options; Initialize Menu; Objects Menu; Table 12-3. Adapter Menu Options - Dell PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller 3 User Manual

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Del l Manager
Select Settings—> Keyboard—> Linux Console from the Terminal
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menu.

Dell Manager Menu Options

The following sections list the menu and sub-menu options available from
the Dell Manager Management Menu.

Initialize Menu

Choose Initialize from the Dell Manager Management Menu to initialize
one or more logical drives. This action typically follows the configuration of
a new logical drive.

Objects Menu

Choose Objects from the Dell Manager Management Menu to access the
controllers, logical drives, physical drives, and SCSI channels individually.
You can also change certain settings for each object. The Objects menu
options are described in Table 12-3.
Adapter
Select Objects—> Adapter select a PERC controller (if your computer has
more than one) and modify parameters. You can install only one PERC 3
controller, but you can install other PERC controllers in the computer.
Table 12-3 displays the Adapter menu options.
Ta b l e 1 2 - 3 . A d a p t e r M e n u O p t i o n s
Option Description
FlexRAID Select this option to allow drive reconstruction to continue
PowerFail when the system restarts if a power failure occurs. This will
reduce the size of the logical drive by [1 MB times the
number of drives in the logical drive].
Disk Spin up Select this option to set the method and timing for spinning
Timings up the hard drives in the computer.
Alarm Control Select this option to enable, disable, or silence the onboard
alarm tone generator.