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6 WebBIOS Configuration Utilitywww. del l .c om | s upp ort .d el l. c omSilence the AlarmClick this icon to turn off the sound on the alarm.Go to B

WebBIOS Configuration Utility 7Adapter PropertiesThe Adapter Properties screen appears when you select Adapter Properties from the WebBIOS Main Menu

8 WebBIOS Configuration Utilitywww. del l .c om | s upp ort .d el l. c omInitiator ID Identifying number for the card. You can change the Initiator

WebBIOS Configuration Utility 9Scan DevicesWhen you select Scan Devices from the Main Menu screen, WebBIOS checks the physical and logical drives to s

10 WebBIOS Configuration Utilitywww. del l .c om | s upp ort .d el l. c omSCSI Channel PropertiesThe SCSI Channel Properties screen displays when yo

WebBIOS Configuration Utility 11SCSI ChannelsThe SCSI Channels section of the screen lists the channels on the selected controller, and the values fo

12 WebBIOS Configuration Utilitywww. del l .c om | s upp ort .d el l. c omLogical DrivesThe Logical Drives screen displays when you select Logical D

WebBIOS Configuration Utility 13InitializeYou should use the Initialize option to initialize each new logical drive that you configure. Perform the fo

14 WebBIOS Configuration Utilitywww. del l .c om | s upp ort .d el l. c omThe Check Consistency screen shows a check in progress.Check Consistency S

WebBIOS Configuration Utility 15• Allow RAID migration. RAID migration means changing the RAID level of the array. You can optionally add one or more

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16 WebBIOS Configuration Utilitywww. del l .c om | s upp ort .d el l. c omPhysical DrivesThe Physical Drives screen displays when you select Physica

WebBIOS Configuration Utility 17Configuration WizardThe Configuration Wizard screen displays when you select Configuration Wizard on the WebBIOS Main

18 WebBIOS Configuration Utilitywww. del l .c om | s upp ort .d el l. c omSelect ConfigurationStep 2/5 displays on the Select Configuration screen.

WebBIOS Configuration Utility 19Array DefinitionThe Array Definition screen displays next. To add drives to an array, press and hold the Ctrl key whil

20 WebBIOS Configuration Utilitywww. del l .c om | s upp ort .d el l. c omLogical Drive Definition The Logical Drive Definition screen displays for

WebBIOS Configuration Utility 21A larger stripe size produces higher read performance, especially if your computer does mostly sequential reads. Howev

22 WebBIOS Configuration Utilitywww. del l .c om | s upp ort .d el l. c om6 Select the Cache Policy.The Cache Policy determines whether reads for a

WebBIOS Configuration Utility 23Configuration Preview Step 5/5 displays a preview of the configuration that you have create in the shown in Configurat

24 WebBIOS Configuration Utilitywww. del l .c om | s upp ort .d el l. c omAdapter SelectionWhen you select Adapter Selection on the WebBIOS Main Me

WebBIOS Configuration Utility 25Physical View\Logical ViewThe Physical View and Logical View display on the WebBIOS Main Menu screen. The option toggl

Contents 1Contents1 WebBIOS Configuration UtilityFeatures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Starting the WebBIOS Utili

26 WebBIOS Configuration Utilitywww. del l .c om | s upp ort .d el l. c omConfiguration MismatchA configuration mismatch occurs when the data in the

WebBIOS Configuration Utility 27Random Array DeletionThe PERC controllers support random array deletion. Random array deletion is the ability to delet

28 WebBIOS Configuration Utilitywww. del l .c om | s upp ort .d el l. c om NOTE: When a ‘delete’ request reaches the operating system driver, the d

WebBIOS Configuration Utility 29Procedure for Deleting Logical DrivesTo delete logical drives in WebBIOS, perform the the following steps:1 On the Mai

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Index 31IndexAAdapter Properties, 7Adapter Selection, 24Adaptive, 21Alarm Control, 8Array Definition, 19Auto Rebuild, 9BBIOS, 29BIOS Configuration Uti

32 Index32 IndexWWeb BIOS Configuration Utility, 1WebBIOS Icons, 5Write Policy, 21Write-back, 21Write-through, 21

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1SECTION 1WebBIOS Configuration UtilityFeaturesStarting the WebBIOS UtilityWebBIOS Toolbar IconsAdapter PropertiesScan DevicesSCSI Channel PropertiesL

2 WebBIOS Configuration Utilitywww. del l .c om | s upp ort .d el l. c omFeaturesThe WebBIOS Configuration Utility allows you to configure and manag

WebBIOS Configuration Utility 3Starting the WebBIOS UtilityWhen the host computer boots, hold the <Ctrl> key and press the <H> key when th

4 WebBIOS Configuration Utilitywww. del l .c om | s upp ort .d el l. c om NOTE: If there is a configuration mismatch between the disks and the NVRA

WebBIOS Configuration Utility 5WebBIOS Toolbar IconsTable 1-1 describes the WebBIOS toolbar icons.Table 1-1. WebBIOS Toolbar IconsIcon DescriptionGo t