Autoconfigure storage array hot spares, Blink ssd cache – Dell PowerVault MD3420 User Manual

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Parameter

Description

• enabled—The disk group and virtual disks have

security enabled.

Autoconfigure Storage Array Hot Spares

Description

This command automatically defines and configures the hot spares in a storage array. You can run this
command at any time. This command provides the best hot spare coverage for a storage array.

Syntax

autoConfigure storageArray hotSpares

Parameters

None.

NOTE: When you run the autoconfigure storageArray hotSpares command, the RAID
controller module firmware determines the number of hot spares to create based on the total
number and type of physical disks in the storage array.

Blink SSD Cache

Description

The start locate command identifies the Solid State Disks (SSDs) that are being used in the SSD cache
by turning on the indicator lights for the SSDs. The stop locate command turns off the indicator lights
on the SSDs.

Syntax Applicable To Starting A Blink Operation

start ssdCache [ssdCacheName] locate

Syntax Applicable To Stopping A Blink Operation

stop ssdCache locate

Parameter

Parameter

Description

ssdCache

The alphanumeric identifier (including - and _) of
the SSD cache that you want to locate. Enclose the
identifier in square brackets ([ ]). If the SSD cache
name contains special characters or consists only
of numbers, you also must enclose the identifier in
double quotation marks (" ") inside square brackets.

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