Setting Unit Policies
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To enable or disable queuing for a unit through 3DM
1
Choose
Management > Controller Settings
from the menu bar in 3DM.
2
In the
Unit Policies
section of the Controller Settings page, enable
queuing by checking the box under “Queuing” for the designated unit;
disable it by unchecking the box.
The page refreshes, and a message at the top confirms the change that you
have made.
To enable or disable queuing for a unit 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
Drive Queuing
Mode
.
5
Press
Enter
to display the choices, use the
arrow keys
to select the
setting you want (Enabled or Disabled), 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 the StorSave Profile for a Unit
You can set the desired level of data protection versus performance for a unit
by selecting the StorSave Profile. Three profiles are provided:
Protection
(maximum data protection),
Performance
(maximum performance, less data
protection), and
Balanced
(a middle ground).The default is Protection.
About StorSave Profile Levels
The three profiles automatically adjust several different factors that affect
protection and performance on a per unit basis. These are summarized in the
table below and further explained after the table.
