User`s guide

Appendix D: Using the Array Configuration Utility for DOS ● 96
About Record Mode
Note: You can also create a script file manually (see the following section).
In Record Mode, the ACU writes a RAID controller’s existing array configuration to a specified
script file, which lets you create the same configuration by running the ACU in Playback Mode
(/P switch) with the resulting script.
You can only record one RAID controller at a time with Record Mode. Record multiple RAID
controllers separately using separate script files.
The syntax is ACU /R <file> where file is the name of the script file. The file parameter can
include a drive, directory, filename, and extension, but only the filename and extension are
required. If no drive or directory is specified, the file is placed in the same location as the ACU
executable.
The ACU supports only a subset of available array types. If it encounters an array it can’t
create, a warning displays (or is recorded in the log file, if the /L switch is used); no keywords
for that array are recorded in its script file.
When recording an array, the ACU always uses the default Wait setting (equivalent to
Wait=Yes) unless you edit the script file and include Wait=No in the array’s definition block.
For more information, see Wait Keyword on page 100.
Creating the Script File Manually
Script files contain blocks:
● Array definition block keywords (see page 97)
● Optional—ACU error codes (see page 101)
The syntax rules are:
● Each keyword must start its own line.
● Syntax is not case sensitive.
Entering Comments in the Script File
To enter a comment in the script file, start with a pound character (
# ). You can start anywhere
on a line. For a sample script that includes comments, see Sample Scripts on page 102.