Advanced: This screen displays the Advanced Settings of the MegaRAID Configuration Console. Each field is described in the table below:

Field

Description

Fail Physical Drive if Error Threshold Reached

Marks drive as Failed when error threshold is reached. After marking as Failed this drive can’t be used anymore. Drive status can only be changed from the BIOS configuration utility. This option is not set by default.

Start Rebuilding if Error Threshold Reached

MegaRAID Configuration Console begins an automatic rebuild if the array has more than a specified number of errors. If so, it starts an automatic rebuild.

* - This option is valid only for arrays set for reliability mode (RAID 1 mirrored arrays.)

Check Array for Rebuild at Startup

MegaRAID Configuration Console checks the number of errors in the arrays to see if they need rebuilding.

Stop Rebuilding if Rebuilding Error Threshold Reached

If the maximum number of errors allowed is found in an array during rebuild, MegaRAID Configuration Console will stop the rebuild.

Make Contents of Array Drives Identical after Check Consistency error found

If MegaRAID Configuration Console finds mismatches between two mirrored (RAID 1) arrays, it will copy the data from one drive to the other to make them identical.

* - This option is valid only for arrays set for reliability mode (RAID 1 mirrored arrays.)

Delete Activity Log Files when it reaches maximum Allowed Size

This deletes the activity log file if it reaches the maximum allowable size (as set in the box below this item.)

If checked, the activity log file is overwritten when it reaches the maximum size. If not checked, the file stops updating when it reaches the maximum size and is not updated anymore.

Activity Log File Size

Use this box to select the maximum size for the activity log file.

Enable S.M.A.R.T. on Physical Drive

By checking this option, it enables S.M.A.R.T. monitoring of all physical drives attached to the RAID controller.

S.M.A.R.T. Poll Interval

This setting allows you to set the time interval that S.M.A.R.T. status is checked.