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options raid.disk.timeout.enable

johnhuber — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 05:40:08 GMT

Can someone tell me what this setting does. I have read bits and pieces about the setting but nothing as to what its function is exactly.

Re: options raid.disk.timeout.enable

HARI_KRISHNA981 — Fri, 21 Mar 2014 13:13:57 GMT

Hi johnhuber,

I think there is no setting like options raid.disk.timeout.enable (AFAIK)

The options associated with raid.disk are

options raid.disk.background_fw_update.raid4.enable

options raid.disk.copy.auto.enable

options raid.disktype.enable

The nearest one will be the below one.

options raid.timeout

The raid.timeout option controls how long a storage system runs after a RAID group goes into degraded mode or the NVRAM battery malfunctions or loses power. You can change the value of this option.

Refer this doc for the additional info

https://library.netapp.com/ecmdocs/ECMP1196817/html/storage/raid-options/toc.html

Regards,

Hari.

Re: options raid.disk.timeout.enable

resqme914 — Fri, 21 Mar 2014 13:38:56 GMT

The option is there up until 8.1.1. It's undocumented though. Starting from 8.1.2 the option is no longer there, or is otherwise invisible.

san-1els01>

san-1els01> version

NetApp Release 8.1.1 7-Mode: Mon Jul 30 12:49:46 PDT 2012

san-1els01> options raid.disk.timeout.enable

raid.disk.timeout.enable ata@jake,fc,ata@ario,sata,sas,bsas,ssd,fsas (value might be overwritten in takeover)

san-1els01>

My best guess is that it's a list of drive types where the raid.timeout is enabled for. But that's just a WAG.

Re: options raid.disk.timeout.enable

johnhuber — Fri, 21 Mar 2014 13:43:43 GMT

The setting does exist. It is a hidden setting, forgot to mention that. I got an ASUP risk assessment on it and I modified the setting.

https://library.netapp.com/ecmdocs/ECMP1196821/html/GUID-308C5E9A-8C6D-4738-9F68-113A3C8E6692.html

The page above gives a very limited description of the setting and I was looking for more detail on the option.

Re: options raid.disk.timeout.enable

HARI_KRISHNA981 — Fri, 21 Mar 2014 13:48:02 GMT

Hmm...got it . Let me check