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ICP RAID Console Note: Partition Drive is only available in XROM ICPCON. Overwrite Master Boot Code Warning: Never use this menu option on host drives containing valid data, otherwise all data will be lost. This option creates a valid and consistent master boot record on the selected host drive and should be carried out on any new host drive on which Windows NT is installed. Cluster Type (Priv./local) Note: Refer to the accompanying Hardware Guide to determine if your ICP RAID controller supports clustering. Use this command to enable the selected host drive for clustering. Shared IO channel(s) of the ICP RAID controllers must be enabled for clustering prior to using this command. Figure 10-105. Host Drive Cluster Transaction Tracking In a cluster configuration, Transaction Tracking logs all changes written to the disks in a specific area on the hard disk (transaction container). This allows recovery from situations where a hardware problem has occurred. Write Through When the Write Through function is enabled, the controller uses no write caching on the host drive. 10.5.6 Repair Array Drives The Repair Array Drives option on the Advanced Setup menu functions similarly to the comparable option in the Express Setup menu, Section 10.4.2, Repair Array Drives. 10.6 Monitor Menu The Monitor menu has the following menu options. • View Statistics - to supervise the performance of the different components of the RAID subsystem. • View Events - to review enhanced event recordings of RAID and controller-specific events. • View Hard Disk Info - to view detailed information on the connected devices (important are the retries, reassigns, grown defects and last status information) 148 Software Installation and User's Guide

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Software Installation and User’s Guide
ICP RAID Console
Note:
Partition Drive
is only available in XROM ICPCON.
Overwrite Master Boot Code
Warning:
Never use this menu option on host drives containing valid data, otherwise all data
will be lost.
This option creates a valid and consistent master boot record on the selected host drive
and should be carried out on any new host drive on which Windows NT is installed.
Cluster Type (Priv./local)
Note:
Refer to the accompanying Hardware Guide to determine if your ICP RAID controller
supports clustering.
Use this command to enable the selected host drive for clustering. Shared IO channel(s) of
the ICP RAID controllers must be enabled for clustering prior to using this command.
Figure 10-105. Host Drive Cluster
Transaction Tracking
In a cluster configuration, Transaction Tracking logs all changes written to the disks in a
specific area on the hard disk (transaction container). This allows recovery from situations
where a hardware problem has occurred.
Write Through
When the
Write Through
function is enabled, the controller uses no write caching on the
host drive.
10.5.6
Repair Array Drives
The
Repair Array Drives
option on the Advanced Setup menu functions similarly to the
comparable option in the Express Setup menu,
Section 10.4.2,
Repair Array Drives
.
10.6
Monitor Menu
The Monitor menu has the following menu options.
View Statistics
- to supervise the performance of the different components of the RAID
subsystem.
View Events
- to review enhanced event recordings of RAID and controller-specific
events.
View Hard Disk Info
- to view detailed information on the connected devices (important
are the retries, reassigns, grown defects and last status information)