MegaRAID Storage Manager Online Help System

Configuration > Changing Power Settings > Automatically Spin up Drives

Automatically Spin up Drives

The Dimmer Switch technology also allows the controller to automatically spin up the drives that are in Power-Save mode.

Perform the following steps to arrive at the Manage Power Save Settings screen.

  1. Right click on Drive group and select Power Settings.
  2. The Manage Power Save Settings dialog appears, as shown in the following figure.
    Figure 42 Manage Power Save Settings



  3. Select the power save mode from the drop-down selector.
  4. The values are Max, Max without cache, Auto, None, and controller defined.

    The Controller Defined option enables the system to inherit the controller Power-Save mode for online drives.

  5. Click OK.

DB09-000202-05  37857-02  Rev. F  May 2011
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