Avago Technologies 3ware 9650SE-12ML (Channel) - Manual (Page 3)

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Table of Contents
About this Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ii
9.5.2 Additions and Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Supported Operating Systems and Platforms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Working with Read Cache Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
About the Read Cache Basic and Intelligent Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
When to Use Each Read Cache Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Setting the Read Cache Policy for a New Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Changing the Read Cache Policy for Existing Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Working with the Background Task Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
About Latency and the Background Task Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Relationship of Task Mode and Task Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Setting the Background Task Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Controlling Command Logging in 3DM 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Secure Email Support for E-mail Event Notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Working with Enclosure Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Controlling an Enclosure Alarm In 3DM 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Turning Off an Enclosure Alarm in 3BM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Other Changes in 9.5.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
3DM 2 Support in OpenSolaris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Support for 256 KB Stripe Size for RAID 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Default Stripe Size is Now 256 KB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Default StorSave Profile is Now Balanced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
New Create Array Screens in 3BM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Additions to the Errors and Notifications List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Corrections to 9.5.1 User Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21