Description
Option
Sets the default priority for background tasks on the controller (such as logical drive creation)
to High, Medium, or Low. Default is High.
Default Background Task Priority
Note: This setting applies to new tasks. It does not affect currently
running tasks.
Microsemi Adaptec Series 8 Controllers:
Backplane Mode
When set to Default, controller automatically sets the backplane mode to IBPI. To set the
backplane mode explicitly, select IBPI, SGPIO, or Disabled. Default is IBPI.
Note: With the default IBPI setting, the firmware sends a SGPIO "Back-
plane_TYPE" signal if it recognizes that a SGPIO Backplane is connected.
If any connected SGPIO backplane does not support the "Backplane_TY-
PE" signal, or it does not support the IBPI protocol, you can manually
set the Backplane Mode to "SGPIO".
Table 1 • IBPI LED Blink Pattern
3 LEDs per Slot
2 LEDs per Slot
Interpreta-
tion
Fail LED
Locate LED
Activity LED
Status LED
Activity LED
X
X
Off
X
Off
Drive not
present
X
X
On
X
On
Drive
present, no
activity
X
X
4 Hz (Blink)
X
4 Hz (Blink)
Drive
present, activ-
ity
Off
4 Hz (Blink)
X
4 Hz (Blink)
4 Hz (Blink)
Locate (Identi-
fy)
On
Off
X
On
X
Fail
1 Hz (Blink)
Off
X
1 Hz (Blink)
X
Rebuild
Table 2 • SGPIO LED Blink Pattern
Fail LED
Locate LED
Activity LED
Interpretation
X
X
On
Activity
X
X
Off
No activity
Off
On
X
Locate (Identify)
On
Off
X
Fail
On
On
X
Rebuild
When set to Dynamic, performance criteria adjusts automatically based on controller usage,
RAID level, and disk drive type. When set to OLTP/Db, performance criteria is optimized for
Selectable Performance Mode
transaction-oriented applications, such as data entry and retrieval. When set to Big Block B-
ypass, DRAM write cache is bypassed based on IO write size; performance criteria is optimized
for serving Web pages, file serving, and data retrieval. When set to User Defined, you are
prompted to use the OS tools to set individual parameters (contact Microsemi Adaptec
support for more information). Default is Dynamic.
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