Adaptec 7220ss User Guide

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Configuring the Controller
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While the controller reboots, hold down the Spacebar on your 
keyboard.
The Flash Utility screen appears.
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Press 6 for the Utility menu.
The Utility menu appears.
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Press 4 for Battery Life Monitor Options.
The Battery Life Monitor menu appears.
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Press the letter of the option you want:
– ANew Battery Installed—Use this option to reset the 
battery age to zero when you install a new battery. The 
system confirms that you want to install a new battery and 
resets the battery age. Press Y and Enter to make the change.
– BSet Battery Age—Use this option to set a specific age when 
you install a battery from another controller. The system 
prompts you to type the age of the current battery (in 
months). Type the number of months and press Enter. The 
system confirms the new age. Press Y and Enter to make the 
change.
– CDisable Battery Life Monitor—Use this option to 
completely disable the Battery Life Monitor function. We do 
not
 recommend using this option.
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Press q to return to the Utility menu.
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Press x to reboot the controller.
Changing the Utility Priority
You can change the priority at which utilities run when there are 
active I/O operations competing for the controller’s CPU. The 
priority settings are:
High
 (default)—Use if your highest priority is to get the array 
back to a fully fault-tolerant state. At this setting, heavy I/O 
with the host is slower than normal.
Medium