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IBM PC ServeRAID Adapter Disk Array Configuration Ver. 2.00
Adapter Number: 1 Bus Number: 0 Host ID = Null Config
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| 2 2. Backup IPS ServeRAID Config | 1 | 1 | 1 ONL A | |
| 3 3. Restore/Convert Saved Config | 2 | 2 | 2 ONL A | |
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| 5 5. Change RAID Parameters | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
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Figure 43. ServeRAID Adapter Advanced Functions Menu
2 Backup IPS ServeRAID Config; and
3 Restore/Convert Saved Config
These two options let you back up or restore the disk array configuration to or from a diskette. This should be done when ever the configuration changes (either manually by you, or automatically when a
Back up to Diskette!
We strongly recommend you back up your ServeRAID configuration to diskette whenever a change is made.
The Restore/Convert option also helps you upgrade from a PCI RAID or Streaming RAID adapter by converting your previous configuration.
Note: There are some limitations to this conversion option. See the ServeRAID User′s Guide for more information.
4 Change Write Policy
Select Change write policy to configure a logical drive of an array to work in either the
5 Change RAID Parameters
Change RAID Parameters allows you fine tune the RAID subsystem:
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Stripe unit size - should be set to the size of I/O requests
Rebuild priority - specify which has higher priority: rebuild I/O or system I/O
Auto rearrange - allows the adapter to resolve configuration related conflicts automatically.
Read ahead - toggles the cache read ahead up to the end of stripe unit.
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