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Using the Command Line Interface

Displaying Array Information

The CLI enables you to display and manage the attributes
(characteristics) of arrays using the following commands:

container list

Array Attribute:

Indicates:

drive letter

Letter associated with an array. Not
automatically assigned when you create an
array.

root special file

UNIX/Linux root special file associated
with the array and created by the operating
system after array creation. Appears in the
Num Label

column.

array number

ID of an array (number from 0 to 63).

array label

Name assigned to an array. Not
automatically assigned. Appears in the
Num Label

column.

array type

Whether an array is a volume, RAID 0,
RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, RAID 50, or a
reconfigured array.

creation date

Month, day, and year the array was created.

creation time

Hour, minute, and second the array was
created.

total size

Number of bytes in an array. The size of an
array is the size of the available space when
the array was created, reconfigured, or
extended.

stripe size

Number of bytes in a stripe (amount of data
written to a segment before the I/O data
stream switches to the next segment/array).

read only

Whether an array is read-only accessible.
An array can be set to read-only if not in use
by an application.

read/write

Whether an array is read-write accessible.

lock

Whether an array is locked into volatile
memory space on the currently open
controller. Typically, you lock and unlock
arrays only under the direction of technical
support.

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