Dell EMC Server Administrator Storage Management 9.1

Starting And Stopping Patrol Read

Does my controller support this feature? See Supported Features.

NOTE: The Patrol Read operation is not supported on solid-state drives (SSD).
NOTE: This task is not supported on PERC hardware controllers running in HBA mode.

When the Set Patrol Read mode is set to Manual, you can start the Patrol Read task or stop the task when it is running.

There are certain conditions under which the Patrol Read task cannot be run.

To start or stop the Patrol Read Task:

Click Start Patrol Read or Stop Patrol Read.

NOTE: On PERC 9 family of hardware controllers, the Stop Patrol Read task displays: Patrol Read Aborted. On controllers before PERC 9, the Stop Patrol Read task displays: Patrol Read Stopped.

To exit without starting or stopping the Patrol Read, click Go Back to Previous Page.

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