
Configuring Units
122 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0
• Units with Rapid RAID Recovery enabled will not be readable if moved
to controllers using pre-9.5.1 firmware. If you wish to move the unit to a
controller with pre-9.5.1 firmware, you must first disable Rapid RAID
Recovery.
• Units created on controllers with pre-9.5.1 firmware will not be able to
take advantage of Rapid RAID Recovery when the controller is updated
to 9.5.1 or later. These units will show Rapid RAID Recovery as disabled.
• Since the Rapid RAID Recovery feature tracks areas of the unit where
write activity occurs, file systems such as FAT, FAT32, NTFS, and XFS
are ideally suited to this implementation. For details on other file systems,
search the LSI Knowledge Base for keyword 15462 (use the Advanced
Search) at https://selfservice.lsi.com/service/main.jsp. Protection against
unclean shutdowns to provide a fast verification and initialization is the
same regardless of the file system.
Changing or disabling Rapid RAID Recovery
Rapid RAID Recovery can only be enabled (that is - set to All or Rebuild)
when the unit is created. You can change between All and Rebuild at any
time. However, if you disable Rapid RAID Recovery, you cannot then enable
it.
To change or disable Rapid RAID Recovery for an existing unit
through 3DM 2
1 Choose
Management > Controller Settings from the menu bar in
3DM 2.
2In the
Unit Policies section of the Controller Settings page, select All,
Rebuild, or Disable from the Rapid RAID Recovery dropdown menu.
3 Click OK when 3DM 2 asks you to confirm your selection.
The page refreshes, and a message at the top confirms the change that you
have made.
To change or disable Rapid RAID Recovery for an existing unit
through 3BM
1 At the main 3BM screen, select the unit by highlighting it and pressing
Enter.
An asterisk appears in the left-most column to indicate that it is selected.
2Tab to the
Maintain Unit button and press Enter.
3 On the pop-up menu, select
Configure and press Enter.
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