CLI Guide

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
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 161. 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 162. 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.
Table 163. Read Policy Parameters
Read Policy readpolicy=ra | ara | nra | rc | nrc Parameter
Specification
Read ahead readpolicy=ra
Adaptive read ahead readpolicy=ara
No read ahead readpolicy=nra
Read cache readpolicy=rc
No read cache readpolicy=nrc
writepolicy=<wb | wt | wc | nwc>]
Different controllers support different write policies. The following table displays how to specify the writepolicy=<wb | wt | wc |
nwc | fwb> parameter for each of the write policies.
Table 164. Write Policy Parameters
Write Policy writepolicy=wb | wt | wc | fwb | nwc Parameter
Specification
Write-back cache writepolicy=wb
Write-through cache writepolicy=wt
Write cache writepolicy=wc
Force write back writepolicy=fwb
No write cache writepolicy=nwc
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