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Configuration Utility Objects Menu, Objects, Adapter

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Configuration Utility Objects Menu Objects Choose the Objects option from the Configuration Utility main menu to access the controllers, logical drives, physical drives, and SCSI channels individually. You can also change settings for each object. The Objects menu options are as follows. Battery Backup appears shown on some Objects menus but you cannot select this option because MegaRAID does not support this feature. Adapter Choose Adapter from the Objects menu to select a controller (if the computer has more than one) and to modify parameters. You can install only one MegaRAID controller, but you can also install other controllers. The menu options are: • Clear Configuration • FlexRAID PowerFail • Disk Spin up Timings • Chip Set Type • Cache Flush Timings • Rebuild Rate • Alarm Control • Factory Defaults • Auto Rebuild The Objects/Adapter menu options are: Option Clear Configuration FlexRAID PowerFail Disk Spin up Timings Chip Set Type Cache Flush Timings Rebuild Rate Alarm Control Factory Defaults Auto Rebuild Description Choose this option to erase the current configuration from the controller non-volatile memory. Choose this option to enable the FlexRAID PowerFail feature. Choose this option to allow drive reconstruction to continue when the system restarts if a power failure occurs. Choose this option to set the method and timing for spinning up the hard disk drives in the computer. Select the type of chipset used in the motherboard in the host computer. Choose this option to set the cache flush interval to once every 2, 4, 6, 8, or 10 seconds. Choose this option to display and change the rebuild rate for drives attached to the selected adapter. Choose this option to enable, disable, or silence the onboard alarm tone generator. Choose this option to load the default MegaRAID Configuration Utility settings. Choose this option to automatically rebuild drives when they fail. Cont'd Chapter 2 MegaRAID Configuration Utility 11

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Chapter 2 MegaRAID Configuration Utility
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Configuration Utility Objects Menu
Objects
Choose the Objects option from the Configuration Utility main menu to access
the controllers, logical drives, physical drives, and SCSI channels individually.
You can also change settings for each object. The Objects menu options are as
follows.
Battery Backup
appears shown on some Objects menus but you cannot
select this option because MegaRAID does not support this feature.
Adapter
Choose
Adapter
from the Objects menu to select a controller (if the computer
has more than one) and to modify parameters. You can install only one
MegaRAID controller, but you can also install other controllers. The menu
options are:
Clear Configuration
FlexRAID PowerFail
Disk Spin up Timings
Chip Set Type
Cache Flush Timings
Rebuild Rate
Alarm Control
Factory Defaults
Auto Rebuild
The Objects/Adapter menu options are:
Option
Description
Clear Configuration
Choose this option to erase the current configuration from
the controller non-volatile memory.
FlexRAID
PowerFail
Choose this option to enable the FlexRAID PowerFail
feature. Choose this option to allow drive reconstruction to
continue when the system restarts if a power failure occurs.
Disk Spin up
Timings
Choose this option to set the method and timing for spinning
up the hard disk drives in the computer.
Chip Set Type
Select the type of chipset used in the motherboard in the
host computer.
Cache Flush
Timings
Choose this option to set the cache flush interval to once
every 2, 4, 6, 8, or 10 seconds.
Rebuild Rate
Choose this option to display and change the rebuild rate for
drives attached to the selected adapter.
Alarm Control
Choose this option to enable, disable, or silence the onboard
alarm tone generator.
Factory Defaults
Choose this option to load the default MegaRAID
Configuration Utility settings.
Auto Rebuild
Choose this option to automatically rebuild drives when
they fail.
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