SATA Write and Compare

This help page provides information to guide you through the tasks to configure the SATA Write & Compare feature.  It contains the following topics:

Overview      (back to top)

 This feature performs a read and verification for every write operation to the SATA volumes and allows you to change SATA Write & Compare.

 

NOTE: Hitachi does not recommend the disabling of this feature for most critical and not replicated information, even though disabling it may be appropriate for most types of data and particularly duplicated data.

Viewing the SATA Write and Compare Status

To view the SATA Write & Compare status for the selected array:

  1. From the Array List window, select an array to manage.

  2. Click Settings from the navigation tree. The Settings window is displayed.

  3. Click SATA Write & Compare. The SATA Write & Compare window is displayed.

You can view the current status from this window, including the following information:

 

Status

Description

Enabled

An optimized read and verification will be performed for each write operation to SATA volumes. (Balanced Performance and Security)

Disabled

The read and verification will not be performed for write operations                  to SATA volumes.

Enabled (Full)

A read and verification will be performed for each write operation                  to SATA volumes. (Maximum Security)

See Also   (back to top)

The following topics within this help system provide information that may be helpful in understanding the information on this page, and/or may provide additional information that is related, but not required to understand this topic.

  Changing the SATA Write and Compare Status

  Array Settings Window

 

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