IMPORTANT:
Disabling this option is not recommended because it typically degrades system performance.
Enabling or disabling the adjacent sector prefetch function
Procedure
1. From the System Utilities screen, select System Configuration > BIOS/Platform Configuration
(RBSU) > Performance Options > Advanced Performance Tuning Options > Adjacent Sector
Prefetch and press Enter.
2. Select a setting and press Enter.
a. Enabled
b. Disabled
3. Press F10.
DCU Stream Prefetcher
Use this option to enable or disable the DCU stream prefetch function. In most environments, leave the option
enabled for optimal performance. With certain workloads, disabling it might provide a performance benefit. Do
so only after performing application benchmarking to verify improved performance in a particular environment.
Enabling or disabling the DCU stream prefetch function
Procedure
1. From the System Utilities screen, select System Configuration > BIOS/Platform Configuration
(RBSU) > Performance Options > Advanced Performance Tuning Options > DCU Stream Prefetcher
and press Enter.
2. Select a setting and press Enter.
a. Enabled
b. Disabled
3. Press F10.
DCU IP Prefetcher
Use this option to enable or disable the DCU IP stream prefetch function. In most environments, leave the
option enabled for optimal performance. With certain workloads, disabling it might provide a performance
benefit. Do so only after performing application benchmarking to verify improved performance in a particular
environment.
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