HP NetRAID 1Si Controller - Manual (Page 88)

Chapter 4 HP NetRAID Express Tools
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NOTE You do not need to use the Format option if you simply want to
erase existing information on your hard drives, such as a DOS
partition. Choosing the Intialize menu selection, and
initializing the logical drive(s) erases that information.
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Make Online: Changes the state of the selected disk drive to Online.
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Fail Drive: Changes the state of the selected disk drive to Fail. One Failed
physical drive changes the logical drive as follows:
◊ Optimal RAID 1, 3, 5, 10, 30, or 50 logical drives change to Degraded.
◊ Degraded RAID 1, 3, 5, 10, 30, or 50 logical drives change to Offline.
◊ Optimal RAID 0 logical drives change to Offline.
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Make Hot Spare: Designates the selected disk drive as a hot spare.
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Properties: Displays the selected physical drive properties of Device
Type, Capacity, Vendor ID, Product ID, Revision, SCSI Standard, and
Device Errors.
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Synchronous Negotiation: Disables synchronous negotiation for the
selected physical device. The default is Enabled.
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SCSI-2 Command Tagging: Sets the number of queue tags per target
device to 2, 3, 4, or Enhanced Qtag Scheduling, or it disables command
tagging. The default setting is Enhanced Qtag Scheduling, which allows
the firmware to automatically adjust itself to each target device’s queuing
capabilities and to use this optimized value for the queue depth.
SCSI Channel
The SCSI Channel option allows you to select a SCSI channel on the currently
selected adapter. Select a channel to perform the operations described below.
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Terminate High 8 Bits: Available for HP NetRAID-3Si and integrated
HP NetRAID in HP NetServer LH 3000/3000r, LH 6000/6000r, and
LT 6000r. Enables termination on the selected channel for the upper eight
bits and disable termination on the adapter for the lower eight bits. Use this
setting if the selected SCSI channel is terminated with 8-bit devices at both
ends.
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Terminate Wide Channel: Available for HP NetRAID-3Si and integrated
HP NetRAID in HP NetServer LH 3000/3000r, LH 6000/6000r, and
LT 6000r. Enables Wide termination for the selected channel. If the