Drivetype, Onlinespare, Logical drive category – HP Linux Server Management Software User Manual
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If you use Custom method mode, choose one of the following methods to specify the drives to be used in 
the array. (Different arrays on the same controller can use different methods.) 
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To specify individual drives, use the applicable convention (port:ID, box:bay, or port:box:bay).
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To specify only the number of drives to use (not which specific drive IDs to use), enter that number as 
the value for this option. For example, if you enter drive=3, ACU uses the first three available 
drives to build or expand the array that you define in the remainder of the script. ACU automatically 
determines which drives are suitable to use. 
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To use all available drives, enter an asterisk as the value for this option. An array that is configured 
using this method cannot have a spare. 
DriveType
The value that you enter for this option specifies the type of drive (SAS, SATA, or parallel SCSI) that ACU 
must use to build the array. 
OnlineSpare
The value for this option determines whether the array specified previously in the script will be configured
with spare drives.
Method mode
Possible values
Default value
Custom
To specify exactly which drives to use as
spares, use the applicable convention (port:ID, 
box:bay, or port:box:bay). 
To specify only the number of spares (not the 
exact IDs), enter that number as the value for 
this option. ACU automatically selects only 
those drives that are suitable for the array. 
To specify that the array should not have 
spares, enter None. 
In Configure action mode: None 
In Reconfigure action mode, ACU 
ignores any value entered for this 
option and keeps any spares that 
are already present in the 
configuration
Auto
Yes (indicating one spare) 
No 
In Configure action mode: Yes
(indicating one spare) 
In Reconfigure action mode, ACU 
ignores any value entered for this 
option and keeps any spares that 
are already present in the 
configuration 
Logical Drive category
The Logical Drive category has the following options:
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