Working with a stripe set of volume sets, Working with a stripe set of volume sets 8-6 – HP NetRAID-4M Controller User Manual
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Command Line Interface User’s Guide
For information on how to display the NetWare console remotely on
the NT client running FAST, see the Flexible Array Storage Tool User’s
Guide.
Understanding a Stripe Set of Mirror Set Creation in a UNIX
Environment
On UNIX systems, the message displayed after you execute the
container create mstripe
command includes the root special
file associated with the newly created multi-level stripe set.
Use the
container list
command to display the root special file
associated with the stripe set of mirror sets. See Displaying A Root
Special File (UNIX Only) for more information on the root special file.
Understanding Some Tasks to Perform After Creating a Stripe Set of
Mirror Sets
After you create a stripe set of mirror sets, you can:
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Add a file system. See Chapter 9, Modifying Containers, for a
description of how to add a file system.
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Assign a drive letter. See Chapter 6, Working with Container
Attributes, for a description of how to assign a drive letter.
Working with a Stripe Set of Volume Sets
A stripe set of volume sets is a multi-level container made up of a
top-level stripe set and two or more underlying volume sets of equal
size. See the Flexible Array Storage Tool User’s Guide for a description
of stripe sets and other container concepts.
To work with a stripe set of volume sets, you must understand:
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The stripe set of volume set attributes you can specify
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How to create a stripe set of volume sets
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Stripe set of volume set creation in a NetWare environment
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Stripe set of volume set creation in a UNIX environment
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Some tasks to perform after creating a stripe set of volume sets
The following sections discuss each of these topics.