HP Workstation xw6000 Adaptec SCSI RAID 2120S: Software User's Guide - Page 27

Using the Controller Configuration Utility

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Using Adaptec RAID Configuration Using the Controller Configuration Utility To access the Controller Configuration Utility: 1 When you turn on or reboot your system, press Ctrl+A to access ARC when prompted by the following message: Press for Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility 2 If multiple controllers are installed, select the controller you want to configure and press Enter. 3 From the ARC menu, select SCSISelect Utility. The Controller Configuration and SCSI Configuration menu options are displayed. 4 Select Controller Configuration. You can modify the following Controller Interface Definitions: ■ Drives Write Cache - Enables or disables the write-back cache feature of all SCSI disk drives connected to the controller. If Disabled, the controller will disable the writeback cache of all attached drives. If Enabled, then the controller will enable the write-back cache of all attached drives. If Drive Default, then the controller will not change the write-back cache setting of any attached drives. The default is Drive Default. ! Caution: Disk drives with write-back cache enabled do not have the benefit of battery protection and could lose or corrupt data as a result of unexpected power loss or drive removal. Certain controllers may not support drives write cache. In those cases where drives write cache is not supported, setting the option to Enabled has no effect. ■ Runtime BIOS - Enables or disables the controller's runtime BIOS. The BIOS must be enabled if you want to boot from the controller. 2-11

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Using Adaptec RAID Configuration
Using the Controller Configuration Utility
To access the Controller Configuration Utility:
1
When you turn on or reboot your system, press
Ctrl+A
to access
ARC when prompted by the following message:
Press <Ctrl><A> for Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility
2
If multiple controllers are installed, select the controller you
want to configure and press
Enter
.
3
From the ARC menu, select
SCSI
Select
Utility
.
The
Controller Configuration
and
SCSI Configuration
menu
options are displayed.
4
Select
Controller Configuration
.
You can modify the following Controller Interface Definitions:
■
Drives Write Cache
— Enables or disables the write-back
cache feature of all SCSI disk drives connected to the
controller. If
Disabled
, the controller will disable the write-
back cache of all attached drives. If
Enabled
, then the
controller will enable the write-back cache of all attached
drives. If
Drive Default
, then the controller will not change
the write-back cache setting of any attached drives. The
default is
Drive Default
.
Caution:
Disk drives with write-back cache enabled
do
not
have the benefit of battery protection and could
lose or corrupt data as a result of unexpected power
loss or drive removal.
Certain controllers may not support drives write cache. In
those cases where drives write cache is not supported,
setting the option to
Enabled
has no effect.
■
Runtime BIOS
— Enables or disables the controller’s
runtime BIOS. The BIOS must be enabled if you want to boot
from the controller.
!