3 basic array configuration commands – Accusys eXpeRAID User Manual
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EXPERAID COMMAND LINE INTERFACE USER GUIDE
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“DESKTOP RAID”
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3.3.3 Basic Array Configuration Commands
3.3.3.1
Command Name
Command Description
CreateArray
Use this command to create an array with specified RAID level.
Parameter 1
Parameter Description
RAID Level:
Parameter 2
Stripe Size:
Parameter 3
Initialization Type:
Parameter 4
RAID Level:
R0: RAID Level 0
R1: RAID Level 1
R5: RAID Level 5
R6: RAID Level 6
R01: RAID Level 0+1
Stripe Size:
Measures in KB.
1 KB=2 Blocks.
Initialization Type:
Fly: On-the-fly initialization
Evaluation: Performance evaluation
Member Drives:
Drive=
where z1, z2, x and y stand for drive numbers and y must be larger
then x.
Example
Member Drives:
CLI>CreateArray Level=R5 Stripe=128 Type=Fly Drive=3,4,6~8
[Enter]
Array will be created with drive 3,4,6,7,8 with an unused array number
if all specified drives are available. If all array numbers have been used
CLI will reply error.