Specifications

4–36 Planning Storagesets
Choosing Switches for Storagesets and
Devices
Depending upon the kind of storageset or device you are configuring, you can enable
the following options or “switches”:
■ RAIDset and mirrorset switches
■ Initialize switches
■ Unit switches
■ Device switches
Enabling Switches
If you use StorageWorks Command Console to configure the device or storageset,
you can set switches from the command console screens during the configuration
process. The Command Console automatically applies them to the storageset or
device. See Getting Started with Command Console for information about using the
Command Console.
If you use CLI commands to configure the storageset or device manually, the
procedures in “Configuring Storagesets with CLI Commands,” page 6–2, indicate
when and how to enable each switch.
Changing Switches
You can change the RAIDset, mirrorset, device, and unit switches at any time. See
“Changing Switches,” page 4–36, for information about changing switches for a
storageset or device.
You cannot change the initialize switches without destroying the data on the
storageset or device. These switches are integral to the formatting and can only be
changed by re-initializing the storageset. (Initializing a storageset is similar to
formatting a disk drive; all of the data is destroyed during this procedure.)