Set host, Description, Syntax – Dell PowerVault MD3420 User Manual

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imported with the physical disks of a disk group that are transferred to a new storage array. The latter
failure creates an incomplete disk group on the new storage array.

Description

Run this command to add the missing (foreign) physical disks back into their original disk group and to
make them part of the new storage array disk group configuration of the new storage array.
Use this operation for emergency recovery only: when one or more physical disks must be changed from
a foreign physical disk status and returned to a native status within their original disk group.

CAUTION: Using this command for purposes other than what is stated above might result in data
corruption or data loss without notification.

Syntax

set (physicalDisk [enclosureID,slotID] |

physicalDisks [enclosureID1,slotID1 enclosureID2, slotID2...

enclosureIDn,slotIDn]|

allPhysicalDisks) nativeState

Parameters

Parameter

Description

physicalDisk or physicalDisks

The enclosure and the slot where the physical disk
resides. Enclosure ID values are 0 to 99. Slot ID
values are 0 to 31. Enclose the enclosure ID values
and the slot ID values in square brackets ([ ]).

allPhysicalDisks

Selects all the physical disks.

Set Host

Description

This command assigns a host to a host group or moves a host to a different host group. You can also
create a new host group and assign the host to the new host group with this command. The actions
performed by this command depend on whether the host has individual mappings or does not have
individual mappings.

Syntax

set host [hostName]

hostGroup=("hostGroupName" | none | defaultGroup)

userLabel="newHostName"

hostType=(hostTypeIndexLabel | hostTypeIndexNumber)

Parameters

Parameter

Description

host

The name of the host that you want to assign to a
host group. Enclose the host name in square

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