User's Manual

Table 20. Manage Physical Disk Power Properties

Property Definition

Spin Down Unconfigured Drives The Enabled option spins down the unconfigured

disks if they are unattended for a specified interval

of time.

Spin Down Hot Spares The Enabled option spins down the hot spares if

no read‑write operation takes place on the hot

spare in a specified interval of time.

Spin Down Configured Drives The Enabled option spins down the configured

disks if they are unattended for a specified interval

of time.

Automatic Disk Power Saving (Idle C) Enables or disables the Automatic Disk Power

Saving (Idle C) feature for additional power saving.

When enabled, it enables the new generation

power savings without affecting the legacy drives.

Time Interval for Spin Down Sets the time interval after which the hot spares

and unconfigured drives spins down.

Quality Of Service (QOS)

Enable Quality Of Service Settings Select to set the start time and the time interval for

spin up activity at the virtual disk level.

NOTE: This option is available only if the Spin

Down Configured Drives option is selected.

Start Time (HH:MM) Displays the start time of the battery learn cycle.

This option is enabled only if Enable Quality Of

Service Settings is selected.

Time Interval for Spin Up (in Hours) Displays the spin up time interval for the battery

learn cycle. The time interval can range from 1-24

hours.