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<div class="BodyAfterHead"><a name="1173288">The following polices are set when you create a unit, and can be adjusted later </a>through settings on the <span class="UI-Element">Management &gt;&gt; Controller Settings </span>pages of 3DM2 and the Policy Control screen in 3BM. </div>
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<div class="Bullet_inner"><span class="NoteHeading"><a name="1173294">Write Cache.</a></span> Determines whether write cache is enabled for the unit. When the write cache is enabled, data is stored locally on the controller before it is written to disk, allowing the computer to continue with its next task. This provides the most efficient access times for your computer system. When disabled, the computer will wait for the controller to write all the data to disk before going on to its next task. For details, see <a href="Config_Units.6.9.html#1113091">Enabling and Disabling the Unit Write Cache</a>.</div>
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<div class="Indent"><a name="1880857">This feature interacts with functionality of the BBU, if you have one, and </a>with the units StorSave profile. For details, see <a href="Config_Units.6.9.html#1113091">Enabling and Disabling the Unit Write Cache</a>.</div>
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<div class="Bullet_inner"><span class="NoteHeading"><a name="2184764">Read Cache</a></span>. Determines whether Intelligent or Basic Read Cache is enabled, or whether Read Cache is disabled. Setting the appropriate type of Read Cache can improve performance for different types of applications. For details, see <a href="Config_Units.6.10.html#2185087">Working with Read Cache Settings</a>.</div>
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<div class="Bullet_inner"><span class="NoteHeading"><a name="2059992">Auto-Verify.</a></span> Determines whether the unit will be automatically verified at a time determined by the Verify Schedule. Enabling this feature helps insure that the unit is verified on a regular basis. For details, see <a href="Config_Units.6.11.html#2185080">Enabling or Disabling Auto-Verify for a Unit</a>.</div>
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<div class="Bullet_inner"><span class="NoteHeading"><a name="1489282">Override ECC (Continue on Source Error When Rebuilding).</a></span> Determines whether ECC errors are ignored when they are encountered during a rebuild. (ECC errors are an indication of errors that have occurred on a particular drive since it was last read.)<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>When not enabled, a rebuild will abort upon encountering an ECC error and the unit will be set to Degraded. For details, see <a href="Config_Units.6.12.html#1589821">Setting Overwrite ECC (Continue on Source Error When Rebuilding)</a>.</div>
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<div class="Bullet_inner"><span class="NoteHeading"><a name="1173309">Queuing.</a></span> Determines whether command queuing is enabled for the unit. When enabled for drives that support it, this policy can improve performance. For details, see <a href="Config_Units.6.13.html#1173071">Enabling and Disabling Queuing for a Unit</a>.</div>
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<div class="Bullet_inner"><span class="NoteHeading"><a name="1173310">StorSave Profile.</a></span> Determines what StorSave profile is used for the unit. Three profiles are available: Protection, Balanced, and Performance. For details, see <a href="Config_Units.6.14.html#1113125">Setting the StorSave Profile for a Unit</a>.</div>
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<div class="Bullet_inner"><span class="NoteHeading"><a name="2055302">Rapid RAID Recovery.</a></span> Determines which Rapid RAID Recovery option to use, <span class="UI-Element">All</span>, <span class="UI-Element">Rebuild </span>or <span class="UI-Element">Disable</span>. <span class="UI-Element">All </span>will apply the policy to both rebuilds and unclean shutdowns. <span class="UI-Element">Rebuild</span> will apply only to rebuilds. You can switch between <span class="UI-Element">All</span> and <span class="UI-Element">Rebuild</span> settings, but, once Rapid RAID Recovery is disabled for the unit, it cannot be re-enabled. For details, see <a href="Config_Units.6.15.html#2055333">Rapid RAID Recovery</a>.</div>
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<div class="RelatedTopic"><a href="Config_Units.6.9.html#1113091" name="2407281">Enabling and Disabling the Unit Write Cache</a></div>
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<div class="RelatedTopic"><a href="Config_Units.6.10.html#2185087" name="2407285">Working with Read Cache Settings</a></div>
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<div class="RelatedTopic"><a href="Config_Units.6.11.html#2185080" name="2407289">Enabling or Disabling Auto-Verify for a Unit</a></div>
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<div class="RelatedTopic"><a href="Config_Units.6.12.html#1589821" name="2407293">Setting Overwrite ECC (Continue on Source Error When Rebuilding)</a></div>
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<div class="RelatedTopic"><a href="Config_Units.6.13.html#1173071" name="2407297">Enabling and Disabling Queuing for a Unit</a></div>
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<div class="RelatedTopic"><a href="Config_Units.6.14.html#1113125" name="2407301">Setting the StorSave Profile for a Unit</a></div>
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