Acer Altos RAIDWatch, Manual

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Channel Configuration
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Chapter 7
Channel Configuration
Using Altos RAIDWatch Manager, you can modify the configuration of any channel on the
controller. There are 20 channels available. Channels 4 through 19 are SATA drive channels.
Channel 0 is used for inter controller communciation and Channel 3 is used for expansion. Channels
1 and 2 are host ports which are configurable as explained below.
Channel configuration settings are available under Physical View in the RAID View window. This
chapter describes the following Channel Configuration features:
• Accessing Channel Configuration Options, 7.1 on page 85
• User-Configurable Channel Parameters, 7.2 on page 86
• Setting the configuration of a channel, 7.3 on page 86
The following describes user-configurable channel parameters:
7.1 Accessing Channel Configuration
Options
Channel configuration options are available in the Physical View window, which is found in the
RAID View environment.
To be able to access the Physical View either use the RAID View toolbar icon or select the RAID View
command from the Open menu to open the RAID View. Once the RAID View has been opened
select either the Physical View button from the content window or the Physical View icon in the
Navigation Panel.
For more information on accessing the controller configuration options, please refer to 4.6, ”Using
the RAID View Window”, on page 58