Dell 3 Computer Hardware User Manual


 
PERC 3 BIOS Configuration Utility 161
If you select New Configuration, the existing configuration information on
the selected controller is destroyed when the new configuration is saved.
View/Add Configuration
View/Add Configuration allows you to control the same logical drive
parameters as New Configuration without disturbing the existing
configuration information. You can also choose to enable the Configuration
on Disk feature.
PERC 3/QC and PERC 3/DC Default Settings
Table 11-8 displays the default settings for PERC 3/QC and PERC 3/DC.
NOTE: In cluster mode,
PERC 3/DC allows write-
through cache policy only.
PERC 3/SC and PERC 3/DCL Default Settings
Table 11-9 displays the default settings for PERC 3/SC and PERC 3/DCL.
Table 11-8. PERC 3/QC and PERC 3/DC Default
Settings
Stripe size 64 KB
Write policy Write-back
Read-ahead policy Adaptive
Cache policy Direct I/O
FlexRAID virtual sizing OFF
FlexRAID PowerFail ON (OFF for cluster enabled)
Table 11-9. PERC 3/SC and PERC 3/DCL Default
Settings
Stripe size 64 KB
Write policy Write-through
Read-ahead policy Adaptive
Cache policy Direct I/O
FlexRAID virtual sizing OFF
FlexRAID PowerFail ON