Intel S2600IP Software User Guide for Windows* - Page 20

RAID Features The following table summarizes the functionality: Controller AHCI & SCU AHCI SCU SCU Table 2. Auto Rebuild Auto Rebuild Support Action Previously marked Hot Spare available. Rebuild starts when spare found. This takes precedence over auto-spare disk. No Hot Spare previously marked No auto rebuild: Manual steps required to rebuild array using new disk Auto rebuild conditions described above are met. Auto rebuild starts without any user intervention One or more of the above conditions was not met. No auto rebuild: Manual steps required to rebuild array using new disk Automatic rebuild support will default to OFF for Intel® RSTe and can be enabled through the Intel® RSTe GUI. 2.5.25 Error Threshold Monitoring/Handling Intel® RSTe will support the ability to initiate an automatic RAID rebuild to a marked hot spare drive in the event of a drive SMART event alert that indicates a failure (Windows* only) 2.5.26 Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) Intel® RSTe will support UEFI for the SCU and AHCI controllers using common metadata. 2.5.27 Disk Write Cache Intel® RSTe will support the ability to enable/disable Disk Write Cache through the Intel® RSTe GUI. Disk Data Cache will be disabled by default. Note: Enable Disk Write Cache will improve the disk performance but may cause unwritten cached data loss if power is lost. Intel Corporation strongly recommends using an uninterrupted power supply (UPS). 2.5.28 RAID Volume Read Cache Intel® RSTe will support the ability to enable/disable RAID Volume Read Cache through the Intel® RSTe GUI. RAID Volume Read Cache will be enabled by default. Note: Disable RAID Volume Read Cache will result in RAID logical drive performance drop. 2.5.29 Write Back Cache Intel® RSTe will support the ability to enable/disable Write Back Cache through the Intel® RSTe GUI. Write Back Cache will be disabled by default. Intel® RSTe User's Guide 11