Setting the background task mode, Setting background task rate – Avago Technologies 3ware SAS 9750-16i4e User Manual

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3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.2

Setting the Background Task Mode

You set the Background Task Mode on the 3DM2

Controller Settings

page.

Settings are available for both Rebuild/Migrate and for Verify. By default,
both Background Mode settings are set to

Adaptive

.

To change the Background Task Mode

1

Choose

Management >> Controller Settings

from the menu bar in

3DM2.

2

In the Background Task section of the Controller Settings page, select the
Background Mode you want for Rebuild/Migrate and for Verify.

Figure 81. Background Task Mode on the 3DM2 Settings page

The page refreshes and a message appears at the top to confirm the
changes you make.

Setting Background Task Rate

You can set the relative performance of background tasks (initializing,
rebuilding/migrating, and verifying) in relation to normal I/O activity (reading
and writing to disk).

Controllers can have separate settings for Rebuild/Migrate Rate and Verify
Rate. (Initialization occurs at the Rebuild rate.)

To change the background task rate

1

Choose

Management >> Controller Settings

from the menu bar.

2

In the

Background Task Rate

section of the Controller Settings page,

select one of the five radio buttons to indicate the relative task rate for
Rebuild and Verify Tasks.

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