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<a class="WebWorks_Breadcrumb_Link" href="Config_Units.6.1.html#1173071">Configuring Units</a> &gt; <a class="WebWorks_Breadcrumb_Link" href="Config_Units.6.8.html#1173071">Setting Unit Policies</a> &gt; Enabling and Disabling Queuing for a Unit</div>
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<div class="BodyAfterHead"><a name="1236926">Some drives support command queuing, a feature that can result in increased </a>performance for applications that require a lot of random access of data (usually server-type applications). This is accomplished by causing command reordering to be done on the drive.</div>
<div class="Body"><a name="1173074">In order to make use of command queuing, the feature must be enabled at both </a>the drive and the controller. You can enable support for command queuing on a per-unit basis, as described below.</div>
<div class="Body"><a name="1173075">You can see whether command queuing is supported and enabled for a </a>particular drive in the Drive Details window. For details, see <a href="Drive_Details.html#1039080">Drive Details window</a>. </div>
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<div class="CellBody"><span class="NoteHeading"><a name="1199899">Note:</a></span> Not all drives support command queuing. If a drive does not support command queuing, the policy setting for the controller is ignored. Queuing information for SAS is not available.</div>
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<div class="ToDo"><a name="1173083">To enable or disable queuing for a unit through 3DM2</a></div>
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<div class="NumberedFirst_inner"><a name="1173084">Choose </a><span class="UI-Element">Management &gt;&gt; Controller Settings</span> from the menu bar in 3DM2.</div>
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<div class="Numbered_inner"><a name="1173088">In the </a><span class="UI-Element">Unit Policies </span>section of the <a href="Controller_Settings.html#1088416">Controller Settings page</a>, enable queuing by checking the box under “Queuing” for the designated unit; disable it by unchecking the box.</div>
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