HP NetRAID-4M Controller User Manual

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Command Line Interface User’s Guide

following table summarizes the values for the /unprotected and
/write_cache_enable switches:

Understanding How to Enable a Container’s NVRAM Write-back Cache

This section provides an example that describes how to enable a
container’s NVRAM write-back cache.

Before enabling a container’s NVRAM write-back cache, use the

container list

command to display information about your

containers, as in the following example. In the example, the Type
column indicates a Volume set on container 0, and the Usage

/write_cache_enable
Switch Setting

/unprotected
Switch Setting

Result

FALSE

FALSE

The NVRAM write-back
cache setting for the
specified container is
disabled.

FALSE

TRUE

Not allowed. An
appropriate error
message displays.

TRUE

FALSE

The NVRAM write-back
cache setting for the
specified container is
enabled when protected.
This means the controller
enables the container’s
NVRAM write-back
cache only if a battery is
present and its status is
OK.

TRUE

TRUE

The NVRAM write-back
cache setting for the
specified container is
enabled always. This
means the controller
forces the enabling of the
container’s NVRAM
write-back cache even if
write data could be lost
due to no battery or a bad
battery.

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