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<div class="Body"><a name="2184891">Auto-Verify can help insure that a unit is verified on a regular basis. This is </a>important, as it can provide early warning of unstable units and possible data loss due to a failing drive.</div>
<div class="Body"><a name="2065266">Auto-Verify is set on a per-unit basis, and works in conjunction with the </a>Verify Schedule, which is set on a controller-wide basis. By default, the Verify Schedule is set to “Basic,” which specifies a weekly day and time for verification to occur when Auto-Verify is enabled.</div>
<div class="Body"><a name="2069656">The steps below describe how to enable or disable Auto-Verify for an existing </a>unit. For more detailed information, see <a href="Maintain_Units.7.18.html#1261503">Using Auto Verification</a>. For how to view or change the Verify Schedule, see <a href="Maintain_Units.7.29.html#1515263">Selecting Advanced or Basic Verify Schedules</a>.</div>
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<div class="CellBody"><span class="NoteHeading"><a name="2068845">Note:</a></span> If Auto-Verify is disabled for a unit, then verification will only run if you start it manually or in the event of an unclean shutdown. </div>
<div class="CellBody"><a name="2069734">You can start a verify manually at any time. See </a><a href="Maintain_Units.7.19.html#1522248">Starting a Verify Manually</a>.</div>
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<div class="ToDo"><a name="1173112">To enable or disable the Auto-Verify policy for an existing unit </a>through 3DM2</div>
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<div class="NumberedFirst_inner"><a name="1173113">Choose </a><span class="UI-Element">Management >> Controller Settings</span> from the menu bar.</div>
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<div class="Numbered_inner"><a name="1173117">In the </a><span class="UI-Element">Unit Policies </span>section of the <span class="UI-Element">Controller Settings</span> page check the <span class="UI-Element">Auto-Verify</span> box for the appropriate unit. (To disable this policy, uncheck the box.)</div>
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