Power Management Settings

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	Option	Description
	Backplane Mode	● Series 2, Series 5, Series 6 Controllers:
		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.
		● Series 6E/6T Controllers:
		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.
		Note—With the default IBPI setting, the firmware sends a SGPIO
		“Backplane_TYPE" signal if it recognizes that a SGPIO Backplane is
		connected. If any connected SGPIO backplane does not support the
		“Backplane_TYPE" signal, or it does not support the IBPI protocol, you
		can manually set the Backplane Mode to "SGPIO".
	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. When set to Big Block
		Bypass, DRAM write cache is bypassed based on IO write size;
		performance criteria is optimized for serving Web pages, file serving,
		and data retrieval. Default is Dynamic.

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.
Spin Up Limit (Internal)	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.
Spin Up Limit (External)	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.

2268300R specifications

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Adaptec 2268300R manual Power Management Settings

Models: 2268300R

Power Management Settings

2268300R specifications