Command Line Interface Guide

size=<number | max | min> Parameter Specification Description
(megabytes), or g (gigabytes). For example, size=500m
indicates that the virtual disk is 500 MB.
size=max To create a virtual disk that is the maximum size possible,
specify size=max. When creating a RAID-50 virtual disk,
this parameter is specified as size=max.
size=min To create a virtual disk that is the minimum size possible,
specify size=min.
PDISKID=<connector:enclosureID:targetID | connector:targetID>
Use this parameter to specify the physical disks to be included in the virtual disk.
When reconfiguring a virtual disk, you must specify all physical disks to include in the reconfigured virtual disk. The
physical disk specification applies to physical disks in the original virtual disk and continues in the reconfigured virtual
disk and to any new physical disks being added to the reconfigured virtual disk. Some controllers allow you to remove a
physical disk from a virtual disk. In this case, do not specify to remove the physical disk.
The pdisk=<PDISKID> parameter indicates a physical disk by specifying either connector:enclosureID:targetID or
connector:targetID.
stripesize=<2kb | 4kb | 8kb | 16kb | 32kb | 64kb | 128kb>
Different controllers support different stripe sizes. For more information on stripe sizes supported for a controller, see
the Dell OpenManage Online Help . All stripe sizes are specified in kilobytes. For example, when specifying 128 KB as the
stripe size, type: stripesize=128kb
cachepolicy=<d | c>] parameter
Different controllers support different cache policies. The following table displays how to specify the [cachepolicy=<d |
c>] parameter for each of the cache policies.
Table 96. Cache Policy Parameters
Cache Policy cachepolicy=d | c Parameter Specification
Direct I/O cachepolicy=d
Cache I/O cachepolicy=c
diskcachepolicy=<disabled | enabled>
Different controllers support different disk cache policies. The following table indicates how to specify the
[diskcachepolicy=<disabled | enabled>] parameter for each of the cache policies.
Table 97. Disk Cache Policy Parameters
Disk Cache Policy diskcachepolicy=disabled | enabled Parameter
Specification
Disabled diskcachepolicy=disabled
Enabled diskcachepolicy=enabled
readpolicy=ra | nra | ara | rc | nrc>
Different controllers support different read policies. The following table displays how to specify the readpolicy=<ra | nra
| ara | rc | nrc> parameter for each of the read policies.
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