Adaptec SATA AND SCSI RAID CONTROLLERS - Manual (Page 84)

B-6
ACU for DOS
Array Definition Block Keywords
The array definition block always begins with the keyword Array
and ends with the keyword End. The other required array definition
keywords are Drives and Type. The array definition keywords
are listed in the table below alphabetically.
Keyword Required?
Default
Value Description
Array Yes None Indicates the start of an array
definition block. See
page B-7 ).
Drives Yes None Specifies the devices used in
creating the array. See
page B-7 ).
End Yes None Indicates the end of an array
definition block. See
page B-7
for details.
HotspareDrives No None Specifies the hotspares to
assign to the array. See
page B-8 ).
InitializeAll No No Indicates whether to initialize
all the drives connected to the
controller. See
page B-8 ).
Method Yes Build Indicates the method (Build/
Verify, Clear, or Quick Init) to
use when creating a redundant
array (see
page B-9 .
ReadCache No Yes Indicates whether read
caching is enabled for this
array (see
page B-10 ).
Size No Maximum Specifies the size of the array
(see
page B-10 ).
StripeSize No 64 Specifies the size of contiguous
I/O, in bytes (see
page B-10 ).
Type Yes None Indicates the type of array to
create (see
page B-9 ).
Wait No Yes Indicates whether the ACU
should wait for the new array’s
build/verify or clear to com-
plete before continuing (see
page B-11 ).
WriteCache No Yes Indicates whether write cach-
ing is enabled for this array
(see
page B-11 ).