Modify Eco-mode General Setting

Overview

This function enables or disables the Eco-mode setting for storage system.

Note

To create a new Eco-mode schedule, use the [Create Eco-mode Schedule] function.

User Privileges

Availability of Executions in the Default Role

Default role	Availability of executions
Monitor
Admin
StorageAdmin
AccountAdmin
SecurityAdmin
Maintainer

Refer to "User Roles and Policies" for details on the policies and roles.

Settings

Eco-mode General Settings

In this screen, enable or disable the Eco-mode setting for the storage system.

Item	Description	Setting values
Eco-mode	Select whether to "Enable" or "Disable" the Eco-mode for the storage system.	Enable Disable (Default)
Host I/O Monitoring Interval	When "Enable" is selected for "Eco-mode", select the host I/O monitoring time interval between the last time that the drive is accessed and the time that the drive motor is stopped. If drive access is detected during the monitoring time, the monitoring time is extended for the specified minutes after access to the relevant drive is complete. If drive access is not detected during the monitoring time, the drive motor is stopped. Drive access is monitored for each RAID group or each Thin Provisioning Pool. This item is available when logged in using a user account with the "Maintenance Operation" policy.	10 min 20 min 30 min. (Default) 40 min 50 min 60 min
Disk Motor Spin-down Limit Count	When the Eco-mode is enabled, select the maximum number of drive motor spin-downs per day. The number of drive motor spin-downs is monitored over the duration of the day. If the number reaches the specified maximum, the drive motors are not stopped. Disk Motor Spin-down is monitored for each RAID group or each Thin Provisioning Pool. The Disk Motor Spin-down Count is reset to "0" at 0:00 every day. This item is available when logged in using a user account with the "Maintenance Operation" policy.	1 - 25 times/day 25 (Default)

Item

Description

Setting values

Eco-mode

Select whether to "Enable" or "Disable" the Eco-mode for the storage system.

Enable

Disable (Default)

Host I/O Monitoring Interval

When "Enable" is selected for "Eco-mode", select the host I/O monitoring time interval between the last time that the drive is accessed and the time that the drive motor is stopped.

If drive access is detected during the monitoring time, the monitoring time is extended for the specified minutes after access to the relevant drive is complete. If drive access is not detected during the monitoring time, the drive motor is stopped.

Drive access is monitored for each RAID group or each Thin Provisioning Pool.

This item is available when logged in using a user account with the "Maintenance Operation" policy.

10 min

20 min

30 min. (Default)

40 min

50 min

60 min

Disk Motor Spin-down Limit Count

When the Eco-mode is enabled, select the maximum number of drive motor spin-downs per day.

The number of drive motor spin-downs is monitored over the duration of the day. If the number reaches the specified maximum, the drive motors are not stopped.

Disk Motor Spin-down is monitored for each RAID group or each Thin Provisioning Pool.

The Disk Motor Spin-down Count is reset to "0" at 0:00 every day.

This item is available when logged in using a user account with the "Maintenance Operation" policy.

1 - 25 times/day

25 (Default)

Operating Procedures

Click [Modify Eco-mode General Setting] in [Action].
Specify the parameters, and click the [Set] button.

→ A confirmation screen appears.
Click the [OK] button.

→ The application of the Eco-mode general settings starts.
Click the [Done] button to return to the [Eco-mode] screen.