Compaq ProLiant CL380 Compaq ProLiant CL380 Software User Guide - Page 67

CR3500 RAID Controller., The controller creates RAID sets while it handles I/O activity. A rate

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CR3500 Configuration Utility 4-15 I Read-ahead cache limit-Enter the desired read-ahead limit (0-16). If you enter 0, the read-ahead is disabled. Each increment equals 32 blocks of data that are read ahead in the cache. For example, 2 would equal 64 blocks read-ahead. I Controller mode-Shows the controller mode, which is active or unavailable. I Rebuild rate-Enter the desired rebuild rate, which ranges from 1 to 100. The controller rebuilds while it handles I/O activity. A rate below 50 emphasizes I/O response over the RAID rebuild. A rate above 50 puts a higher priority on the RAID rebuild at the expense of I/O activity. I Create rate-Enter the desired create rate, which ranges from 1 to 100. The controller creates RAID sets while it handles I/O activity. A rate below 50 emphasizes I/O response over the RAID set creation. A rate above 50 puts a higher priority on the RAID set creation at the expense of I/O activity. I Firmware revision-Shows the current firmware revision of the CR3500 RAID Controller. I Serial number-Shows the serial number of the controller. I Connection type-Shows the connection type, which can be serial or SCSI.

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CR3500 Configuration Utility
4-15
Read-ahead cache limit
Enter the desired read-ahead limit (0-16). If
you enter 0, the read-ahead is disabled. Each increment equals 32 blocks
of data that are read ahead in the cache. For example, 2 would equal
64 blocks read-ahead.
Controller mode
Shows the controller mode, which is active or
unavailable.
Rebuild rate
Enter the desired rebuild rate, which ranges from
1 to 100. The controller rebuilds while it handles I/O activity. A rate
below 50 emphasizes I/O response over the RAID rebuild. A rate above
50 puts a higher priority on the RAID rebuild at the expense of I/O
activity.
Create rate
Enter the desired create rate, which ranges from 1 to 100.
The controller creates RAID sets while it handles I/O activity. A rate
below 50 emphasizes I/O response over the RAID set creation. A rate
above 50 puts a higher priority on the RAID set creation at the expense
of I/O activity.
Firmware revision
Shows the current firmware revision of the
CR3500 RAID Controller.
Serial number
Shows the serial number of the controller.
Connection type
Shows the connection type, which can be serial or
SCSI.