3Ware 9550SXU-12 User Guide - Page 107

Setting the Size of Volumes Created with Auto-Carving Setting the Size of Volumes Created with Auto-Carving You can use auto-carving to divide units larger than 1 TB into multiple volumes. You control the size of the volumes to be created by setting the carve size (referred to as carving factor in 3BM). The carve size can be between 1 TB (1024 GB) and 32 TB (32768 GB); the default is 2 TB. When you change this policy, it applies to units you create in the future. Existing units will not be affected. To set the carve size in 3DM 1 Choose Management > Controller Settings from the menu bar in 3DM. 2 In the Other Controller Settings section at the bottom of the screen, in the Carve Size field, enter the size you want (between 1024 GB and 32768 GB) to use and click Submit. The page refreshes, and a message at the top confirms the change you have made. To set the carve size (carving factor) in 3BM 1 On the main 3BM screen, Tab to Settings and press Enter. 2 On the pop-up menu, select Controller Policies and press Enter. 3 On the Policy Settings page, Tab to the Carving Factor field, press Enter to display the text entry box, enter the size you want (between 1024 GB and 32768 GB) and press Enter again to accept it. 4 Tab to OK and press Enter to select it. The policy is enabled immediately. Enabling and Setting Up Staggered Spin-up You can set the number of SAS (9690SA only) and SATA drives that will spin up at the same time and the delay time between drive group spinups. This does not apply to SAS or SATA drives that are attached to an expander. Three policy settings let you set the number of drives that will spin up at the same time and set the delay between drive groups that spin up at one time. Not all SATA drives support staggered spinup. If you enable staggered spinup and have drives that do not support it, the setting will be ignored. You can change these settings in 3BM or using the CLI. www.3ware.com 95