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Option

Description

 

 

Disk Spin up

Choose this option to set the method and timing for

Timings

spinning up the hard disk drives.

 

 

Cache Flush

Choose this option to set the cache flush interval to once

Timings

every 2, 4, 6, 8, or 10 seconds. The default is 4.

 

 

Rebuild Rate

Use this option to select the rebuild rate for drives attached

 

to the selected adapter.

 

The rebuild rate is the percentage of the system resources

 

dedicated to rebuilding a failed drive. A rebuild rate of 100

 

percent means the system is totally dedicated to rebuilding

 

the failed drive. The default is 30 percent.

 

 

Alarm Control

Choose this option to enable, disable, or silence the

 

onboard alarm tone generator. The alarm sounds when

 

there is a change in a drive state, such as when a drive fails

 

or when a rebuild is complete.

 

 

Other Adapter

Provides general information about the adapter, such as the

Information

firmware version, and BIOS version.

 

 

Factory Default

Choose this option to load the default BIOS Configuration

 

Utility settings.

 

 

Enable BIOS

Choose this option to enable or disable the BIOS on the

 

adapter. If the boot device is on the RAID controller, the

 

BIOS must be enabled; otherwise, the BIOS should be

 

disabled or it might not be possible to use a boot device

 

elsewhere.

 

 

Emulation

You can operate in the I2O mode or mass storage mode

 

Dell recommends that you use only mass storage mode, and

 

Dell drivers only.

 

 

Auto Rebuild

Set to Enabled to automatically rebuild drives when they

 

fail.

 

 

Initiator ID

ID for the cluster card. It cannot have the same ID as the

 

other node. The default is 7.

 

 

Cluster Mode

You can enable or disable cluster mode. When you disable

 

cluster mode, the system operates in standard mode.

 

Cluster:Adapter or Standard:Adapter displays in

 

the upper right corner of the screen.

 

 

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