Misc. Array/Device Options - HighPoint RocketRAID 230x User Manual

RocketRAID 230x Driver and Software Installation
2. You cannot change an array to another type of array with a smaller capacity.
In some cases, a disk may need to be added to the RocketRAID host
adapter.
3. During the OCE/ORLM procedure, the redundancy level of the array will be
the lowest of the source and target arrays; e.g. if you ORLM a RAID0 array
to a RAID1 array, the array will be non-redundant until the procedure is
complete.
4. The OCE/ORLM process can be aborted and continued at later time.
However, you should always stop the transform progress from the RAID
Management software.
5. An unexpected system crash may result in data loss while performing OCE/
ORLM on an array.

8 - Misc. Array/Device Options

Device Management
The Device Management window provides configuration information about control-
lers (the RocketRAID host adapter), channels and hard disks.
To access the Device Management window, highlight the "Management" menu, and
select the "Device Management" function.
Changing Device Settings
Depending upon the hard disk in question, and support provided by the current
device driver, you can adjust settings for disk: Read Ahead, Write Cache, TCQ, and
NCQ. Each feature can be enabled or disabled individually.
S.M.A.R.T Status
You can view S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology)
data about a drive to help troubleshoot any problems that occur. You can also setup
periodical S.M.A.R.T. status checks that send notification messages when
S.M.A.R.T. thresholds are exceeded.
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