Scheduling a Patrol Read

Perform the following steps to schedule a patrol read.

  1. In the Controller dashboard, select More Actions > Schedule Patrol Read.

    The Schedule Patrol Read dialog appears.

    Figure 1. Schedule Patrol Read Dialog
  2. (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.
  3. Perform the following steps to set the properties:
    1. 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.
    2. (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.
    3. Select the frequency at which the patrol read operation runs from the drop-down list.
    4. Select the month, day, and year on which to start the patrol read.
    5. Select the time of day to start the patrol read.
  4. Click Next.
  5. Select the virtual drives for which you want to set the patrol read properties.
  6. Click Finish.
    You can monitor the progress of the patrol read operation. See Background Operations Support.