You can use the Power Settings field in the MegaRAID Storage Manager software to choose whether to allow unconfigured drives or Commissioned Hotspares to enter Power-Save mode.
NOTE The Dimmer Switch technology is enabled by default.
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Use of a Commissioned Hotspare to rebuild a degraded drive group (Commissioned Hotspare drives only)
NOTE If your controller does not support this option, the Power Settings field does not appear.
Follow these steps to change the power-save setting.
1.
Select a controller icon in the Physical tab or the Logical tab in the left panel of the MegaRAID Storage Manager window.
2.
Select Go To > Controller > Power Settings from the menu bar.
The Power Settings dialog appears, as shown in the following figure.
Figure 42. Power Settings Dialog
3.
Select the Allow unconfigured drives to enter Power-Save mode check box, and click Ok.
The second Power Settings window appears.
Figure 43. Power Settings Dialog – Spin Down Time Delay Setting
After the specified time, the drives spin down automatically.
5.
Click Ok.
Your power settings are saved. In the Physical tab of the main menu window, the nodes for the unconfigured good drives that are spun down appear with - Powersave after their status.
DB15-000988-01 - August 2012 |
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