Dell PowerVault MD3420 - Manual (Page 268)

Parameters
Parameter Description
sourceLocation This parameter specifies the location from which
to obtain backup database information.
• disk indicates that data comes directly from
the database on the physical disk
• cache indicates that data comes from the RPA
memory location
The default location is disk.
raidControllerModule This parameter specifies the RAID controller
module from which data will be exclusively
retrieved, if sourceLocation is set to onboard. If
the raidControllerModule parameter is not
specified, data might be retrieved from either RAID
controller modules. Valid RAID controller module
identifiers are 0 or 1, where 0 is the RAID controller
module in slot 0, and 1 is the RAID controller
module in slot 1.
contentType This parameter specifies the content type of the
data that will be retrieved.
• If the parameter is set to raidConfiguration,
the RAID configuration data will be retrieved.
The RAID configuration data includes disk
groups and associated virtual disks.
• If the parameter is set to all, all data that
resides in the database will be retrieved. This
includes disk group and disk pool
configuration.
The default is raidConfiguration.
file The file path and the file name to which you want
to save the database. Enclose the file name in
double quotation marks (" "). For example:
file="C:\Program Files\CLI\logs
\events.txt".
This parameter must appear last, after any of the
optional parameters.
This command does not automatically append a
file extension to the saved file. You must specify a
file extension when entering the file name.
Notes
The data that you save to the host using this command can, if needed, be restored to the RAID controller
module. A validator, however, is required to restore data from the file on the host.
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