Scheduling a Patrol Read
Perform the following steps to schedule a patrol read.
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In the Controller dashboard, select More Actions > Schedule Patrol Read.
The Schedule Patrol Read dialog appears.
Figure 1. Schedule Patrol Read Dialog -
(Optional) Click Load Factory Defaults to restore any modified settings back to the default factory setting.
This option loads default factory values in the existing Schedule Patrol Read dialog.
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Perform the following steps to set the properties:
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Select an operation mode for the patrol read from the Set Mode drop-down list. The following modes are available:
- Enable – The patrol read operation runs automatically at the time interval you specify or when you manually start it by selecting Start Patrol Read from the Controller dashboard.
- Disable – The patrol read operation does not run.
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(Optional) Specify a maximum number of physical drives to include in the patrol read concurrently.
The count must be a number from 1 to the maximum number of configurable physical devices.
- Select the frequency at which the patrol read operation runs from the drop-down list.
- Select the month, day, and year on which to start the patrol read.
- Select the time of day to start the patrol read.
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Select an operation mode for the patrol read from the Set Mode drop-down list. The following modes are available:
- Click Next.
- Select the virtual drives for which you want to set the patrol read properties.
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Click Finish.
You can monitor the progress of the patrol read operation. See Background Operations Support.