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DataDirect Networks EF2800 FC RAID Storage System User Guide (V 1.0)
M a n a g i n g D i s k D r i v e s a n d E n c l o s u r e s
G.1.2
Clearing Metadata from a Drive
All of the member drives in an array contain metadata in the first
sectors of the drive. The EF2800 uses the metadata to identify array
members after restarting or replacing an SM.
You can clear the metadata from a drive if you have a drive that was
previously a member of an array. Drives in this state display “Leftover”
in the Display Drives screen. After you clear the metadata, you can use
the drive in an array or as a spare.
To clear metadata from a drive:
1.
From the System Menu, select
Utilities Menu
and press <Enter>.
The Utilities Menu displays.
2.
Select
Drive Utilities Menu
and press <Enter>. The Drive Utilities
Menu displays.
3.
Select
Clear Metadata
and press <Enter>. The Select Drive screen
displays showing drives that are not array members.
4.
Select the drive you want and press <Enter>. You can now use this
drive in an array or as a spare.
G.1.3
Enabling and Disabling Write-back Cache
You can control the write-back cache setting for all of your disk drives
at once. Changes take effect after the next rescan or restart. A change
to this setting on either SM is automatically updated on the other SM.
This can be set to ENABLE, DISABLE, or DON’T MODIFY (which
means the EF2800 should not change any drive’s write-back cache
settings). The default setting is DISABLE.
Typically, if your drives are part of an array, you do not want to turn on
write-back cache on the drives. The EF2800 is already using write-back
cache to improve performance. Turning on write-back cache on the
disk drive
may
improve performance in some cases, depending on the
type of array and how you are using it.
Any disk drives with write-back cache enabled should be connected to
an Uninterruptible power supply (UPS) in case of power failure. If the
drives are not on a UPS and power is lost during disk writes, the array
will lose any data in the disk’s write-back cache.
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