Users guide

Intel® RAID Software User Guide 100
BIOS Mode Specifies the following options to
set the BIOS boot mode:
• Stop on Error: Shows the errors encountered during boot up and
waits for your input. The firmware does not proceed with the boot
process till you take some action
• Ignore Error: Ignores errors and the firmware proceeds with boot.
• Pause on Error: The firmware may halt due to hardware faults. If the
firmware encounters no hardware faults, then the boot up continues.
• SafeMode Error: Boots the controller to run in safe mode.
Boot Device Use this option to select the boot device from th
e list of virtual drives and
JBODs.
Rebuild Rate Use this option to select the rebuild rate for drives connected to the
selected controller. The rebuild rate is the percentage of system resources
de
dicated to rebuilding a failed drive. The higher the number, the more
system resources that are devoted to a rebuild. The range of rebuild rate
is between 0 and 100 percent.
BGI Rate Use this option to select the amount of system resources ded
icated to
background initialization of virtual drives connected to the selected
controller. The range of background initialization (BGI) rate is between 0
and 100 percent.
CC Rate Use this option to select the amount of system resources ded
icated to
consistency checks of virtual drives connected to the selected controller.
The range of Consistency Check (CC) rate is between 0 and100 percent.
Recon. Rate Use this option to select the amount of system resources ded
icated to
reconstruction of drives connected to the selected controller. The range of
Recon rate is between 0 and100 percent.
Patrol Rate Use this option to select the rate for pa
trol reads for drives connected to
the selected controller. The patrol read rate is the percentage of system
resources dedicated to running a patrol read. The range of patrol read is
between 0 to 100 percent.
Cache Flush
Int
erval
Use this option to control the interval at which the contents of the onboard
data cache are flushed. The range of Cache Flush Interval is between 0
to100 seconds.
Spinup Delay Use this option to control the interva
l (in seconds) between spinup of
drives connected to this controller.
The delay prevents a drain on the system’s
power supply that would occur
if all drives spun up at the same time. The range of Spinup Delay is
between 0 to 255 seconds.
Spinup Drive Use this option to control the interval at which
the contents of the onboard
data cache are flushed. The range of Spinup Drive is between 0 to 255
seconds.
Maintain PD Fail
Histo
ry
Use this option to maintain the history of all drive failures.
Enable Controller
B
IOS
Use this option to enable or disable the BIOS for the selected controller.
If the boot device is on the selected controlle
r, the BIOS must be enabled.
Otherwise, the BIOS should be disabled, or you might be unable to use a
boot device elsewhere.
Option Description