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Enabling and Disabling the Unit Write Cache through 3DM, Management > Controller Settings

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Chapter 8. Configuring Units Enabling and Disabling the Unit Write Cache through 3DM 1 Choose Management > Controller Settings from the menu bar in 3DM. 2 In the Unit Policies section of the Controller Settings Page, check the Write Cache box to enable it for the designated unit. The page refreshes, and a message at the top confirms the change you have made. For more information about the write cache settings, see the reference section, "Controller Settings Page" on page 92. Enabling or Disabling the Write Cache through 3BM 1 At the main 3BM screen, select the unit by highlighting it and pressing Enter. An asterisk appears in the left-most column to indicate that it is selected. 2 Tab to the Maintain Unit button and press Enter. 3 On the pop-up menu, select Configure and press Enter. 4 In the Configure Disk Array screen, Tab to the field Write Cache Settings. Figure 61. Unit Write Cache State in 3BM The current setting-Enabled or Disabled-is shown. (The initial default setting is for write cache to be enabled.) 138 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide

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Chapter 8. Configuring Units
138
3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide
Enabling and Disabling the Unit Write Cache through
3DM
1
Choose
Management > Controller Settings
from the menu bar in 3DM.
2
In the
Unit Policies
section of the Controller Settings Page, check the
Write Cache box to enable it for the designated unit.
The page refreshes, and a message at the top confirms the change you
have made.
For more information about the write cache settings, see the reference section,
“Controller Settings Page” on page 92.
Enabling or Disabling the Write Cache through 3BM
1
At the main 3BM screen, select the unit by highlighting it and pressing
Enter
.
An asterisk appears in the left-most column to indicate that it is selected.
2
Tab
to the
Maintain Unit
button and press
Enter.
3
On the pop-up menu, select
Configure
and press
Enter
.
4
In the Configure Disk Array screen,
Tab
to the field
Write Cache
Settings
.
Figure 61. Unit Write Cache State in 3BM
The current setting—Enabled or Disabled—is shown. (The initial default
setting is for write cache to be enabled.)