Dell 3 User Manual
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PERC 3 BIOS Configuration Utility
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If you select New Configuration, the existing configuration information on
the selected controller is destroyed when the new configuration is saved.
View/Add Configuration
View/Add Configuration allows you to control the same logical drive
parameters as New Configuration without disturbing the existing
configuration information. You can also choose to enable the Configuration
on Disk feature.
PERC 3/QC and PERC 3/DC Default Settings
Table 11-8 displays the default settings for PERC 3/QC and PERC 3/DC.
NOTE: In cluster mode,
PERC 3/DC allows write-
through cache policy only.
PERC 3/SC and PERC 3/DCL Default Settings
Table 11-9 displays the default settings for PERC 3/SC and PERC 3/DCL.
Ta b l e 1 1 - 8 . P E R C 3 / Q C a n d P E R C 3 / D C D e f a u l t
S e t t i n g s
Stripe size
64 KB
Write policy
Write-back
Read-ahead policy
Adaptive
Cache policy
Direct I/O
FlexRAID virtual sizing
OFF
FlexRAID PowerFail
ON (OFF for cluster enabled)
Ta b l e 1 1 - 9 . P E R C 3 / S C a n d P E R C 3 / D C L D e f a u l t
S e t t i n g s
Stripe size
64 KB
Write policy
Write-through
Read-ahead policy
Adaptive
Cache policy
Direct I/O
FlexRAID virtual sizing
OFF
FlexRAID PowerFail
ON