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Adapter Properties, Option, Description

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Adapter Properties The following screen appears when you select Adapter Properties from the MegaRAID WebBIOS main screen: The Adapter Properties menu options are: Option Firmware Version BIOS Version RAM Size Initiator ID Rebuild Rate Spinup Parameters Flex RAID PowerFail Alarm Control Adapter BIOS Cluster Mode Battery Backup Auto Rebuild Class Emulation Mode Set Factory Defaults Description This item displays the firmware version number. This item displays the BIOS version number. This item displays the size of the random access memory. Identifying number for the MegaRAID card. You can change the Initiator ID only when you are in cluster mode. You cannot change the ID while in standard mode. The ID can be a number from 0 to 15. We recommend that you use 6 or 7. When you are in standard mode, the ID is always 7. Use this option to select the rebuild rate for drives attached to the selected adapter. Use this option to set the timing for spinning up the hard disk drives in the computer. The options are Automatic, 2 per sec, 4 per sec, or 6 per sec. Choose this option to enable or disable the FlexRAID PowerFail feature. This option allows drive reconstruction to continue when the system restarts because of a power failure. Choose this option to enable, disable, or silence the onboard alarm tone generator. Choose this option to enable or disable the BIOS on the adapter. Cluster mode allows the controller to operate as part of a cluster. You can enable or disable cluster mode. When you disable cluster mode, the system operates in standard mode. In addition, when you enable cluster mode, the system automatically disables the BIOS. Indicates whether the battery backup is present or absent. Enable this option to automatically rebuild drives when they fail. You can select this option to operate in I2O or mass storage mode. Enable this option to load the default MegaRAID WebBIOS Configuration Utility settings. Chapter 3 WebBIOS Configuration Utility 39

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Chapter 3 WebBIOS Configuration Utility
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Adapter Properties
The following screen appears when you select Adapter Properties from the
MegaRAID WebBIOS main screen:
The Adapter Properties menu options are:
Option
Description
Firmware Version
This item displays the firmware version number.
BIOS Version
This item displays the BIOS version number.
RAM Size
This item displays the size of the random access memory.
Initiator ID
Identifying number for the MegaRAID card. You can change the Initiator ID
only when you are in cluster mode. You cannot change the ID while in
standard mode. The ID can be a number from 0 to 15. We recommend that
you use 6 or 7. When you are in standard mode, the ID is always 7.
Rebuild Rate
Use this option to select the rebuild rate for drives attached to the selected
adapter.
Spinup Parameters
Use this option to set the timing for spinning up the hard disk drives in the
computer. The options are
Automatic, 2 per sec, 4 per sec,
or
6 per sec.
Flex RAID
PowerFail
Choose this option to enable or disable the FlexRAID PowerFail feature.
This option allows drive reconstruction to continue when the system restarts
because of a power failure.
Alarm Control
Choose this option to enable, disable, or silence the onboard alarm tone
generator.
Adapter BIOS
Choose this option to enable or disable the BIOS on the adapter.
Cluster Mode
Cluster mode allows the controller to operate as part of a cluster. You can
enable or disable cluster mode. When you disable cluster mode, the system
operates in standard mode. In addition, when you enable cluster mode, the
system automatically disables the BIOS.
Battery Backup
Indicates whether the battery backup is present or absent.
Auto Rebuild
Enable this option to automatically rebuild drives when they fail.
Class Emulation
Mode
You can select this option to operate in I2O or mass storage mode.
Set Factory
Defaults
Enable this option to load the default MegaRAID WebBIOS Configuration
Utility settings.