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Intel® RAID Software User Guide 106
5. Press Ye s for the erase operation to start.
Once the Drive Erase operation has started, the Simple, Normal, and Tho
rough
options are disabled and the Stop Erase option is enabled.
7.13.8 Managing Link Speed
The Managing Link Speed feature lets you change the link speed between the controller
and an expander, or between the controller and a drive that is directly connected to the
controller.
All phys in a SAS port can have different link speeds or can have the same link speed.
You can select a link speed setting. However, if phys in a SAS port have different link
speed settings and if a phy is connected to a drive or an expander, the firmware overrides
the link speed setting you have selected. Instead, the firmware uses the common
maximum link speed among all the phys.
Perform the following steps to change the link speed:
1. In the Contr
oller Settings screen, press Next.
The second C
ontroller Settings screen appears.
2. Press Manage Link
Speed.
The Manage Lin
k Speed dialog appears.
Figure 47. Manage Link Speed
—The SAS Addr
ess column shows the SAS address that uniquely identifies a
device in the SAS domain.
—The Phy colu
mn shows the system-supported phy link values. The phy link
values are from 0 through 7.