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User Guide

ioManager 2.3 User Guide

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Contents

IoManager Introduction...........................

Operating System Support ............

Software Installation .................................

Windows ..........................................

Linux .................................................

Startup and License Agreement ....

Fusion-io Device Management ...............

Device Report .................................

Performance Report .......................

IoManager Interface Options .......

Detached Device after Install .......

Remote Console (Bare Mode) Fea

Navigating IoManager ....................

Device Tree ................................................

Drive Status .....................................

Viewing Alerts .................................

ioDrive Duos ...................................

Reserve Space and Device Health

Device Report Panel .................................

Saving ioDrive Information ..........

Performance Monitoring .........................

Performance Report .......................

Operations ..................................................

Update Firmware ............................

Low-Level Format ..........................

Attach Device ..................................

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Detach Device .................................

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troduction ___________________

Welcome to the IoManager administrator’s console for the ioDrive. This manual shows you how to use IoManager to maintain your ioDrive or ioDrive Duo at peak performance and troubleshoot any issues with the device.

Operating System Support

IoManager runs on both Windows and Linux platforms.Visit http://ts.fujitsu.com/support/downloads.html for the latest list of supported systems.

All operating systems must be 64-bit architecture to support the ioDrive.

Windows

•••• Microsoft Windows Vista 64-bit, all versions t

Linux

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5•• OpenSUSE 10.3, 11 • Debian Etch, Debian Lenny, Debian Squeeze•• Ubuntu 8.04, 8.10, 9.04• CentOS 4, 5

IoManager In_____________________________

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IoManager runs on the following versions of Windows:

Microsoft Windows XP Professional 64-Bit (with SP2 or higher) Microsoft Windows 2003 Server 64-Bit (with SP2 or higher)Microsoft Windows 2008 Server 64-Bit, all versions (with SP1 or higher)

IoManager supports the following Linux distributions:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10, 11

Fedora Core 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

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as part of either the Windows Setup package or Linux IoManager .RPM or .DEB.

Windows

Linux

You can also install the Linux IoManager separately:

• IoManager-gui-2.3.0.1686-1.1.noarch.rpm

• IoManager-jre-2.3.0.1686-1.1.x86_64.rpm

or the .DEB files for Ubuntu/Debian:

• IoManager-gui_2.3.0.1686-1.1_all.deb

• IoManager-jre_2.3.0.1686-1.1_amd64.deb

The actual filenames may vary.

3. Run the following command:

$ sudo rpm –Uvh IoManager*.rpm

Software I_____________________________

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The IoManager application downloads from http://ts.fujitsu.com/support/downloads.html

The ioDrive Windows Setup program creates a shortcut for IoManager and can create a desktop icon at C:\Program Files\Fusionio\IoManager as part of the installation.

The Linux version of IoManager is part of the packages downloaded with the ioDrive driver.

1. Select your Linux distribution from http://ts.fujitsu.com/support/downloads.html.

2. Download the IoManager and supporting Java JRE packages:

or for Ubuntu/Debian, run this command:

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$ sudo dpkg -i IoMan

All commands re

4. Log in as “root” or use s

This installs the application in /application also now appears in

Startup and License Ag

Running IoManager reqrun the utility.

The IoManager startup screen is

Figure 1—IoManager startup scr

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nager*.deb

equire administrator privileges.

sudo to run the install.

usr/bin along with the command-line utilities. ThSystem/Administration.

greement

quires administrator privileges. Log in as “root” or

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use sudo to

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The first time you run IoManagshown below.

Figure 2 - EULA

5. Click Accept to accept t

If you choose Decline,

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this agreement and continue to run IoManager.

IoManager closes.

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The IoManager console provideinstalled on the computer. There

Figure 3—Console tabs

Device Report On the Device Report tab there

• The Device Tree on ththe top, the server name

• The Device Report pan

Drive capacities are repo(1,073,741,824); one GB

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es a single point of management for all Fusion-io de are two tabs: Device Report and Performance

e are two sections:

e left displays a list of the installed devices on the e and OS version are displayed. nel on the right displays details on one or more se

orted in GiB, or gibibytes. One GiB is equal to 230

B is equal to 109 bytes (1,000,000,000).

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devices e.

computer. At

elected devices.

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Figure 4—Device Report tab, wi

Performance Report When you click on the Performaof selected attached devices. Yothroughput in megabytes per sec(MB/sec) vs Time, and Write (Mhow long the data has been captgather more data.

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ith the Device Report Tree (left) and Device Repo

ance tab, IoManager draws a real-time graph of thou can view Read and Write vs. Time, which measucond, or you can separate the data into two graph

MB/sec) vs Time. The lower left corner of each wtured, in minutes and seconds. You can re-size the

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he throughput ures

hs: Read window shows e window to

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Figure 5—Performance tab

IoManager Interface OIoManager also includes severalReport view and Performance

Figure 6—Menu bar

You can also display the

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ptions l options at the top of the screen, available in bothview. These options help you manage your Fusio

ese options by right-clicking any device listed in th

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he Device Tree.

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• Update Firmware—Up• Low Level Format—P

selected device(s).

A low-lelevel formFusion-ioformatte

• Attach Device—AttachWorks only on a detache

• Detach Device—Detacupgrade the firmware. D

• Page File Settings—E

Page File

Detached Device after A Fusion-io device may appear IoManager, as shown below. (Th

Figure 7—Detached ioDrive

Check to see if the Device Repthe case, you can go to the Upda

Remote Console (BareIoManager offers a less graphicsconsoles. Bare Mode conserves desktops. To activate this Bare M

1. Click the Fusion icon in

A drop-down menu appears

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pgrades the firmware on the selected device(s). Performs a low-level format to change the logical s

evel format is not the same as an OS file system format should generally be performed only when reco Customer Support, as the device should already

ed.

hes an ioDrive so that the operating system can ined device. ches an ioDrive so you can perform a low-level fo

Detach Device only works on an attached device.nables or disables the use of the ioDrive as a page

e settings are the equivalent of settings on Linux.

Install detached right after installation and the first time he connector line does not connect across to the

port panel shows that the device has outdated firmate Firmware section in this guide to update the firm

e Mode) Feature s-intensive interface called Bare Mode, for use ovebandwidth and speeds up redraws of the console

Mode:

n the upper left corner of the menu bar.

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you run device icon.)

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Figure 8—Bare Mode menu

2. Choose Enable Bare M

To disable Bare Mode, click the menu.

Figure 9—Disabling Bare Mode

Navigating IoManagerYou can navigate IoManager usi

• The Tab key moves the

• The Enter key activates

• The Scroll keys (Up Arr

control the Device Rep

• The Esc key closes dialo

• The Ctrl-A key combinaioDrives in the Device T

To see the IoManager splash scrAbout IoManager from the Io

To exit IoManager, click the X iExit from the IoManager menu

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Mode.

same icon and choose Disable Bare Mode from t

ing familiar keyboard controls:

e focus between onscreen components.

a selection.

row, Down Arrow, PgUp, PgDn, Ctrl-Home, Cport panel scrolling.

og boxes.

ation selects all the available items in a list (such asTree).

reen, which includes version and copyright informoManager menu.

in the upper-right corner of the IoManager windou.

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The Device Tree (shown belowcomputer.

Figure 10—Device Tree (Device

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The computer is identified with

• Server Name • IP Address • Operating System and v

Each installed ioDrive is identifinumber in the name, such as theinstalled the device. You can alsthe number represents the orderfct1 for the second, etc.)

You can also find out more infopointer in the Device Tree (Wimuch free space is available, and

Figure 11 - Device Tree tool tip

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version (if known)

fied by name on a separate branch of the tree. (In We “4” in fct4, is the location on the PCIe bus wheo confirm this bus number using Device Managr in which you installed the devices—fct0 for the

ormation about each drive by hovering over it withindows only). A tool tip appears, showing mount pd file system information:

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Right-clicking on the Tool Tip ballows you to “Open in Exploredirectory (Windows only).

Drive Status The tree also shows the status oprogress, or if an error condition

Drive Normal: When a drive isappears connected to the DevicDevice Tree shows the device’sIf the drive is mounted to multipDevice Tree. The other mountmousing over the device and wainformation appears in the Toolerror is displayed instead).

Figure 12—Drive normal

Drive Detached: When a drivethe Device Tree does not connor if the drive is not functioning

Figure 13—Drive detached

Operation in Progress: The depanel indicates which operation completing the operation.

Figure 14—Operation in progres

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brings up a context menu (shown in the followinger,” opening a Windows Explorer window to that

of each drive—attached, detached, which operation exists.

s attached to the operating system and available toce Tree with a solid line. When an ioDrive is attacs ID, mount point, and free space, just below the ple file system mount points, only the first one is t points and detailed file system information can baiting for the Tool Tip (Windows only) to appear. l Tip (unless there is an error on the device, in wh

e is not available to the operating system or users, nect to the drive. (This results from a Detach Devg, or if the firmware is out of date.)

evice shows an activity icon. A message in the Devis executing, the percent complete, and an estima

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o users, it ched, the device name. shown in the

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hich case the

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vice Report ated time for

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The animated activity ico

Error Conditions: When condiin the Device Tree. Warnings awhile errors are indicated by a reDevice Report panel provides t

Figure 15 - Device Report—trou

Viewing Alerts IoManager shows alerts that havshown next to each ioDrive, as wall managed devices shown in thcomplete list of all alerts, choose

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on does not appear in Bare Mode.

itions require attention, IoManager indicates warnare indicated by a yellow triangle with an exclamated stop sign with an exclamation point. A messagtroubleshooting information for selected devices.

ubleshooting information

ve been received by all the devices it is managing. well as being rolled up by host and group, with a s

he alerts tray at the bottom of the IoManager winde Show Alerts from the IoManager menu.

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Alerts are summary for dow. To view a

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Figure 16—Show Alerts

The Alerts window appears, disp

Figure 17—Alerts pane, Device R

To dismiss an alert, click the X nof an alert, click it.

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playing a list of current alerts for devices in this m

Report tab

next to it. To dismiss all alerts, click Clear All. To

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see the details

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You can also see the details of athe tree.

ioDrive Duos The IoManager Device Tree alsmodules in each ioDrive Duo ap

Figure 18—ioDrive Duo in Devi

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o displays ioDrive Duos. The two ioMemory (ioDppear separately in the tree:

ice Tree

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Reserve Space and DeThe health of the device is deterspace decreases as NAND blockfaster than reads do.

An early warning message is senthe 10%-available threshold. If tenters write-reduced mode (degafter the reserve space is depletedevice can be done. If crossed, tprovide ample time for you to b

The diagram below illustrates th

Figure 19—Reserve space and pe

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h module as you would a standalone ioDrive. (Forles would display their details as well.)

evice Health rmined by the percentage of reserve space availablks are retired, with write operations tending to we

nt by the driver when the amount of reserve is closthe reserve space decreases to 0% of its original si

graded) in order to prolong the lifespan of the devied, the device enters read-only mode; no further wthese thresholds and their accompanying message

back up and migrate data on the device.

he reserve space thresholds:

erformance thresholds

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The Device Report panel displinstalled in this computer. To vi

• Click one of the ioDrive

• Hold the left mouse but

• Use Ctrl-Click left mou

The Device Report panel displwhat fields they report due to ha

• Device Name—The num• Status—Shows the statu

status messages include • Serial number • Driver version—Indicat• Firmware version • Manufacture date • Advertised Max Capacit

default formatting. This option during formatting

• Formatted Capacity—In• Formatted Sector Size—

The dialog also shows the assoc

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ays details on each ioDrive and ioDrive Duo ioDiiew information on one or more ioDrives:

es in the Device Tree.

tton down to select several devices in a row.

use button to select two or more separate devices.

ays details about each device (individual devices mardware differences):

mber indicates the device’s Serial Number. us of the device. Normal status is Attached. Otherdetached, scanning data, stopped, or in an error c

tes the ioDrive driver software version.

ty—Indicates this ioDrive’s largest size for user dacan be increased by using the Maximum Write Peg. ndicates this ioDrive’s current size.

—Indicates this sector size of the current format.

ciated PCIe bus details:

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• Device ID

• Vendor ID

• Subsystem Device ID

• Subsystem Vendor ID

• Slot number

• Reserve space—Percentreduced mode; 0% trigg

The following runtime statistics

• Current temperature, in

• Lifetime physical read vo

• Lifetime physical write v

Saving ioDrive InformaYou can save information from

1. Highlight one or more ioselect which drives you wDevice Report panel as y

2. Click in the Device Repo

3. Press Ctrl-A to select allcursor to choose a small

4. Press Ctrl-C to copy the

IoManager saves the contents othis information as needed into

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tage of reserve space available (10% or less triggergers read-only mode)

are provided:

degrees Centigrade

olume (bytes read so far during the life of this dev

volume (bytes written so far during the life of this

ation the selected ioDrive(s) by using the Copy feature

oDrives in your Device Tree. Use the Shift or Ctrwish to view. IoManager displays each drive’s infoyou select it.

ort panel to change the focus to that list.

l the device information. (Or highlight text with thler piece of data.)

e information.

f the Device Report panel to the Clipboard. You a report or other document.

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Performance Report When you click the Performancperformance of selected attacheper second.

The lower left corner of each wiand seconds. Each drive has a cthe window to gather more data

The default view is Combined, w

• Read and Write (MB/s)

• Reand and Write Operat

The Combined view is showed b

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ce tab, IoManager draws a real-time graph of the red devices. Read and Write vs Time measures thro

indow shows how long the data has been capturedolor-coded circle to match its graph color. Also, y

a.

with two windows:

vs. Time

tions (IOPS, or I/O per second) vs. Time

below:

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ead and write oughput in MB

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To view performance data in sepcorner of the Performance wind

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parate windows, click the Separate View icon on the dow.

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Figure 21 - Performance graphs,

The Separate Views panel show

• Read (MB/s) vs. Time

• Write (MB/s) vs. Time

• Read IOPS vs. Time

• Write IOPS vs. Time

To switch back to Combined ViPerformance window.

To select devices you want to mdata is not available for a devicethat it isn’t available by displayin

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Separate Views option

ws four categories of performance for each selected

iew, click on the Combined View icon at the uppe

monitor, click on their images in the left panel. If pe—such as when the device is detached—IoManagng blank performance graphs.

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To manage one or more ioDrive

• Click on one of the ioDr

• Hold the left mouse but

• Use Ctrl-Click left mou

Update Firmware The Update Firmware operatiothe firmware if:

• IoManager presents a w

• The Windows System Ereports a problem due to

• The ioDrive stops worki

• You are instructed to do

In most cases, if you upgas well. Most support issversions 1.2.4 and higheto version 2.0.2. If your before advancing to a dr

Upgrading the firmware

Back up the data on you

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es,

rives in the Device Tree.

tton down to select several devices at once.

use button to select two or more separate devices.

on lets you upgrade the ioDrive’s firmware. You s

arning icon stating that the firmware is out of date

Event Log or Linux system log (typically in /var/lo out-of-date firmware.

ing.

o so by company Customer Support.

grade the ioDrive firmware you must upgrade thesues arise from mismatched firmware and drivers.er, with their corresponding firmware versions, candriver version is older than 1.2.4, it must be upgra

river/firmware version later than that.

e may take some time. Monitor the progress using

ur ioDrive(s) prior to performing the upgrade.

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should upgrade

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log/messages)

e ioDrive driver . Only driver n be upgraded aded to 1.2.4

IoManager.

the system prior to performing a firmware upgrade.

the computer to prevent damage to the device.

Important

of the following messages:

“update to take effect.”

“restart for the update to take ef f

and place it in a convenient directory.

h

fect.”

3. Click Update Firmware in the menu bar.

It is extremely important that the power not be turned off during a firmware upgrade, asthis could cause device failure. If a UPS is not already in place, consider adding one to

Interrupting an update while it is in progress can result in permanent damage to the device. Never use the Windows Task Manager to stop the update or kill the process inLinux. (For this same reason, IoManager ignores all exit requests.) If the operation fails, it is critical that you restart this operation and complete it successfully before restarting

: To properly complete the firmware upgrade to the device, you need to perform a cold or warm boot of your system. IoManager advises you which action is required, giving one

The firmware on the selected devices was successfully updated. Restart your computer for the

The firmware on the selected devices was successfully updated. Shut down your computer and

To perform a firmware upgrade:

1. Download the ioDrive firmware upgrade file from http://ts.fujitsu.com/support/downloads.html

2. Highlight the device(s) you want to upgrade in the Device Tree.

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Figure 22—Select Firmware dialo

4. Browse to the ioDrive ficonvention is ioDrive_firmware). The default lo(Windows) or in /usr/s

5. Use the Browse button default directories, so unthe Select Firmware Filfile from a given folder, open next time you do a

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firmware file using the dialog that appears. (The filversion.fff (where version is the numerical versiocation for this file is in Program Files\companyshare/<company>/images (Linux).

to navigate to the location of this file. IoManagernless you have installed the firmware in a non-stanle dialog opens to the correct location. Once you that folder is saved as the default place for the file

a firmware update.

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6. Double-click the desired

Figure 24—Select Firmw

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d firmware file to select it and display it in the con

ware File dialog with selected file

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Figure 25—Confirm Upd

8. Click Update.

As the update occurs, a blue proReport panel. This bar shows bcomplete the update. The task pdevice.

Figure 26—Firmware up

All three external LED iprocess.

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date Firmware dialog

ogress bar is displayed for the selected device(s) inboth the percentage as well as the estimated time rpercentage is also dosplayed in the pie-chart icon f

date progress

indicators on each selected ioDrive light up during

Manager displays a dialog requesting you to restar28.

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Figure 27—Firmware up

9. Click OK. The new firm

10. Completely power downand installation of the fir

The fiochdisk utility au

Firmware Already Update

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mware information now appears in the Device Rep

n and restart the computer to ensure a full reset ofrmware.

utomatically runs after a firmware upgrade.

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The dialog shows the same firmthe selected device is “already upfirmware change in this case is n

If you want to cancel the update

To select a different firmware up

Low-Level Format Your ioDrive comes pre-formatyou would use it if any of these

• You need to re-format t

• Your application supporto tune your device accoCPU/memory use, and size when the sector size

• You are instructed to do

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mware version number in the dialog as well as the mp to date.” IoManager also dims the Update buttnot necessary.

e, click the X at the upper right of the dialog to ex

pdate file, click Back to return to the file selection

tted, so generally it’s not necessary to use this optisituations arise:

the drive to change its logical size to enhance write

rts sector sizes larger than 512 bytes (the default), ordingly. Larger sector sizes allow for more optimathe Maximum Capacity format option provides a e is increased.

o so by company Customer Support.

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xit.

n dialog.

ion. However,

e performance.

and you want al larger format

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IoManager performs a low-levelsystem using standard disk manaformat to create an operating sy

Formatting an ioDrive ddata to another device, c

To format an ioDrive:

1. Select one or more ioDr

2. Click Format Low-leve

3. Select the type of forma

Figure 29—Format Settin

• Maximum Capacity—device, which is larger threductions in write speedDevice Health earlier in th

• Advertised Capacity (dThe drive will be format

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l format that is different from a format performed bagement utilities. You do not need to perform a lo

ystem-specific volume on the device.

destroys any data still on the device. If you have nochoose Cancel to abort the format.

rive(s) from the Device Tree.

el.

t you want to perform:

ngs dialog

—Creates the maximum possible capacity for user dhan the default Advertised Capacity. The tradeoffsds and device longevity. For more details, see Rese

his guide.

default)—This is the standard format found on a ntted to its advertised size.

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ot backed up

data on the s are possible erve Space and

new ioDrive.

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• Improved Write Perfor

at the cost of approxima

• Maximum Write Perfo

at the cost of approxima

4. Choose an option and cl

Figure 30—Format Settin

The default block size ischeck the Custom check

5. Click Next.

IoManager lists your seleafter formatting for each

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rmance—Formats the device for increased write ately 30 percent capacity.

ormance—Formats the device for maximum writately 50 percent capacity.

lick Next. The Additional Options dialog appears

ngs dialog, Additional Options

s 512 bytes. If you need to change the default sectkbox and type a new sector size.

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