Chapter 8. Configuring Units
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3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide
To enable or disable unit write cache through 3BM
1
At the main 3BM screen, select the unit by highlighting it and pressing
Enter
.
An asterisk appears in the left-most column to indicate that it is selected.
2
Tab
to the
Maintain Unit
button and press
Enter
.
3
On the pop-up menu, select
Configure
and press
Enter
.
4
In the Configure Disk Array screen,
Tab
to the field
Write Cache
Settings
.
Figure 56. Unit Write Cache State in 3BM
The current setting—Enabled or Disabled—is shown. (The initial default
setting is for write cache to be enabled.)
5
Press
Enter
to display the choices, use the
arrow keys
to select the
setting you want, and press
Enter
again to choose it.
6
Tab to the
OK
button and press
Enter
to select it.
You return to the main 3BM screen.
7
When you are finished making changes, press
F8
to save them and exit
3BM.
Setting Auto Verify for a Unit
The Auto Verify policy causes verify tasks to be performed automatically.
This feature is designed to make verification of units easier.
If Auto Verify is set and there is no schedule set up for verify tasks, then the
controller firmware can initiate a verify task once every 24 hours. If verify
time windows are scheduled, then the controller will only start an automatic
