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Automatically Spin-Up Drives

The Dimmer Switch technology also permits the controller to automatically spin up the drives that are in Power-save mode.

Perform the following steps to access the Manage Power Save Settings window:

1.

Right-click Drive group > Manage Power Settings.

The Manage Power Save Settings dialog appears.

Figure 57. Manage Power Save Settings Dialog

2.

Select the Power-save mode from the drop-down list.

The values can be Max, Max without cache, Auto, None, and controller defined in the same order.

NOTE  The Controller defined option enables the system to inherit the controller Power-save mode for online drives.

3.

Click OK.

The Power-save mode is saved.