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Array Definition Block Keywords, Array, Drives

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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 Array Drives End HotspareDrives InitializeAll Method ReadCache Size StripeSize Type Wait WriteCache Required? Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No No No Yes No No Default Value None None None None No Build Yes Maximum 64 None Yes Yes Description Indicates the start of an array definition block. See page B-7). Specifies the devices used in creating the array. See page B-7). Indicates the end of an array definition block. See page B-7 for details. Specifies the hotspares to assign to the array. See page B-8). Indicates whether to initialize all the drives connected to the controller. See page B-8). Indicates the method (Build/ Verify, Clear, or Quick Init) to use when creating a redundant array (see page B-9. Indicates whether read caching is enabled for this array (see page B-10). Specifies the size of the array (see page B-10). Specifies the size of contiguous I/O, in bytes (see page B-10). Indicates the type of array to create (see page B-9). Indicates whether the ACU should wait for the new array's build/verify or clear to complete before continuing (see page B-11). Indicates whether write caching is enabled for this array (see page B-11). B-6

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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
).