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9 RAID / Storage Configuration and Operations
SCP can be used to perform a variety of RAID and storage operations. A few common activities have been
included below and additional details can be found in the Creating and Managing XML Configuration Files by
Using WS-Man whitepaper.
NOTE: HBA controllers are not supported for SCP export or import.
NOTE: Storage Component elements can be nested inside of their parent Components. This is done to
show the hierarchy of these devices. In the first example below, Disk.Virtual.0 is a subcomponent of
RAID.Slot.2-1. This is also reflected in the Disk.Virtual.0:RAID.Slot.2-1 FQDD.
9.1 Create and initialize a virtual disk
SCP can be used to create and initialize a virtual disk. The XML example below illustrates how this can be
accomplished with a template. The Virtual Disk will be a part of RAID.Slot.2-1 using disk 0 and 9. The
RAIDaction attribute specifies the Create activity, and the RAIDinitOperation attribute specifies how the VD
will be initialized.
<ComponentFQDD="RAID.Slot.2‐1">
<ComponentFQDD="Disk.Virtual.0:RAID.Slot.2‐1">
<AttributeName="IncludedPhysicalDiskID">
Disk.Bay.0:Enclosure.External.0‐0:RAID.Slot.2‐1
</Attribute>
<AttributeName="IncludedPhysicalDiskID">
Disk.Bay.9:Enclosure.External.0‐0:RAID.Slot.2‐1
</Attribute>
<AttributeName="RAIDaction">Create</Attribute>
<AttributeName="RAIDinitOperation">Fast</Attribute>
<AttributeName="DiskCachePolicy">Default</Attribute>
<AttributeName="RAIDdefaultWritePolicy">WriteBack</Attribute>
<AttributeName="RAIDdefaultReadPolicy">Adaptive</Attribute>
<AttributeName="Name">xmlconfig</Attribute>
<AttributeName="Size">146163105792</Attribute>
<AttributeName="StripeSize">128</Attribute>
<AttributeName="SpanDepth">1</Attribute>
<AttributeName="SpanLength">2</Attribute>
<AttributeName="RAIDTypes">RAID1</Attribute>
</Component>
</Component>