Quick Reference Guide

280 Summary of SYSCFG and RAIDCFG Options
-r
or
raid
<valid RAID level
number>
Sets the RAID level for the array.
Valid RAID values are 0, 1, 5, 10, 50.
If no value is specified for RAID, 0 is taken as the
default level.
Optional.
See Table 4-4 for
specific usage
information.
-rp
or
readpolicy
ra, ara, nra, rc, nrc Sets the read policy for the virtual disk. Optional.
See Table 4-4 for
specific usage
information.
-se
or
setenvironm
ent
NA Sets a user-defined environment variable to the value
returned from the function call. Function calls are:
getcontrollerslots, getfirmware,
getcontrollertype, getadisks,
getadiskcount, getfreeadisks,
getfreeadiskcount, getfreeadisksize,
gethotspares.
Mandatory.
See Table 4-8 for
specific usage
information.
-si
or
silent
NA Does not display any information on the
terminal console.
Optional.
See Table 4-11 for
specific usage
information.
-sz
or
size
<number> Sets the maximum size on the virtual disk in MB or GB
if the size is not provided.
The default size is in MB. If GB follows the number,
the size is expressed in GB.
Optional.
See Table 4-4 for
specific usage
information.
-sp
or
spanlength
<number> The span size of RAID 5, which is a mandatory
parameter for RAID 50.
NOTE: Spanlength is applicable only for RAID 50. The
minimum permissible spanlength value is 3. The number
of array disks for creating virtual disks should not be a
prime number and should be divisible by the specified
spanlength.
Mandatory.
See Table 4-4 for
specific usage
information.
-ssz
or
stripesize
<number> Sets the stripe size on the virtual disk in KB.
NOTE: When creating virtual disks, do not specify the
units for chunk (stripe) size. The units are always
listed in KB.
Optional.
See Table 4-4 for
specific usage
information.
Table E-2. RAIDCFG Short and Long Format Options (continued)
Option Valid Arguments Short Description Mandatory or
Optional