Intel 410 manual 3.5Setting the Controller Configuration

Select “ A” for Cache Policy; this sets cache policy “A” mode. Cache policy A mode (the default) provides write-back caching. Refer to the SWXRC RAID Array Controller User’s Guide (EK-SMCS1-UG) for more information regarding caching and cache pol- icy.

Chapter 3. Installing and Using the RAID Array 410 Manager for Windows NT

Figure 3−2 The System ID Window

4.At the RAID Manager main window, again click on Settings. This time, from the list of choices in the Settings pull-down menu, select Controller Communications.

The Controller Communications window opens. At the Controller Communications win- dow, make the following selections:

∙Choose the COM port (COM1, COM2, COM3, etc.) used to connect to the SWXRC-04 maintenance port.

∙For Baud Rate, choose 9600 from the list of choices.

∙For the Connect interval, choose Continuous from the list of choices.

5.When finished making your choices, click on Connect at the Controller Communica- tions window. The RAID Manager returns you back to the RAID Manager main win- dow. Note that the narrow status bar that extends across the window (about one third of the way from the top) has changed color from red to green, if you have connected suc- cessfully.

3.5Setting the Controller Configuration

At the RAID Manager main window, click on the Configuration pull-down menu. The Configuration pull-down menu provides the following choices: Create Storageset, Delete

Storageset, Modify, Controller, Configure from File, Delete All Storagesets, Controller Firmware Load.

Select the choice, Controller. For our example, Figure 3–2 shows the upper portion of the Controller Configuration Window.

Make the following two selections in the Controller Configuration Window:

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