Enabling Writecache - Asus TS700-E6 RS8 User Manual

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6.2.8

Enabling WriteCache

You may manually enable the RAID controller's WriteCache option after creating a
RAID set to improve the data transmission performance.
When you enable WriteCache, you may lose data when a power interruption occurs
while transmitting or exchanging data among the drives.
The WriteCache function is recommended for RAID 1 and RAID 10 sets.
To enable WriteCache
From the Management Menu, select Objects > Adapter, and then press
1.
<Enter> to display the adapter properties.
Select Disk WC, and then press <Enter> to turn on the option.
2.
LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A.60 Jul 30, 2008
Management Menu
Configure
Initialize
Objects
Rebuild
Check Consistency
Disk Write Cache - Off(Write Through) or On(Write Back)
Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option
From the Management Menu, select Objects > Virtual Drive, and then press
3.
<Enter> to display the adapter properties.
Select Disk WC, and then press <Enter> to turn on the option.
4.
LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A.60 Jul 30, 2008
Management Menu
C o n f i g u r e
I n i t i a l i z e
O
b
j
e
R
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u
Check Consistency
Disk Write Cache - Off(Write Through) or On(Write Back)
Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option
5.
When finished, press any key to continue.
ASUS TS700-E6/RS8
BIOS Version
Rebuild Rate
Objects
Chk Const Rate = 30
Adapter
FGI Rate
Virtual Drive
BGI Rate
Physical Drive
Disk WC
Read Ahead
Bios State
Stop On Error = No
Fast Init
Auto Rebuild
Auto Resume
Disk Coercion = 1GB
Factory Default
BIOS Version
Virtual Drive
R A I D
Objects
Size
A
d
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p
t
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r
S t r i p e S i z e
V i r t u a l
D r i v e
# S t r i p e s
Physical Drive
State
c
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s
S p a n s
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l
d
D i s k W C
Read Ahead
A.08.09161344R
Adapter 0
= 30
= 30
= 30
= Off
= On
= Enable
= Enable
= On
= Enable
A.08.09161344R
= 0
= 1428604MB
= 6 4 K B
=
2
= OPTIMAL
= 1
= O n
= On
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