3-RAID Control-LCD
5. RAID System Functions
To control the RAID System, Select the “RAID System Function” option and then press ENT to enter further submenus. Scroll to select the submenus and then press ENT to enter the specified function.
5.1 Mute The Alert Beeper
Select the “Mute The Alert Beeper” function to mute the RAIDBank4 alert buzzer. Press ENT in the dialog box to turn the beeper off temporarily. The buzzer will still activate on any subsequent fault.
5.2 Alert Beeper Setting
The Alert Beeper setting function item is used to enable or disable the RAIDBank4 controller alarm tone generator. Scroll to the “Alert Beeper Setting” selection and press ENT. Press ENT at the confirmation screen to accept the function.
5.3 Change Password
The RAIDBank4’s administrative functions can be protected with a password. To set or change the RAIDBank4 password, scroll to the “Change Password” selection and press ENT. The New Password: screen appears, and a new password may be entered. If the LCD front panel is used, use the UP/DOWN keys to select the letters and ENT to move to the next letter; When done, Press ENT repeatedly until the confirmation screen will be displayed. To disable the password, press ENT repeatedly in the password field and ENT in the confirmation screen. The existing password will be cleared.
5.4 JBOD/RAID Configuration
The RAIDBank4 controller can be used in JBOD (Just a Bunch Of Drives) mode, which allows each drive to be presented separately to the host. To use this mode, make sure to erase any existing RAID sets.
5.5 RAID Rebuild Priority
The RAID Rebuild Priority is a relative indication of how much processor time the controller devotes to a rebuild operation. The RAIDBank4 allows user to choose the rebuild priority (low, normal, high) to balance volume set access and rebuild tasks appropriately.
To set or change the RAIDBank4 RAID Rebuild Priority, Select “RAID Rebuild Priority” option and press ENT. Set the rebuild value at the rebuild priority selection screen that appears, and press ENT at the confirmation screen.
5.6 Maximum SATA Mode
The RAIDBank4 uses 4 discrete SATA busses for its disk channels. These drive channels can support up to SATA300 and NCQ (Native Command Queuing,) A SATA function controlling dynamic rearranging of data fetching commands for maximum performance. Please do not change this setting unless instructed by MicroNet’s technical support.
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