Dell PowerVault MD3420 - Manual (Page 31)

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About The Script Commands
You can use the script commands to configure and manage a storage array. The script commands are
distinct from the command line interface (CLI) commands; however, you enter the script commands
using the command line interface. You can enter individual script commands, or run a file of script
commands. When entering an individual script command, include it as part of a CLI command. When
running a file of script commands, include the file name as part of a CLI command. The script commands
are processed by a script engine that performs the following functions:
• Verifies command syntax
• Interprets the commands
• Converts the commands to the appropriate protocol-compliant commands, which is, in turn, run by
the RAID controller module
• Passes the commands to the storage array
At the storage array, the redundant array of independent disks (RAID) controller modules in the storage
array runs the script commands.
The script engine and script commands support the storage array configuration and management
operations listed in the following table.
Table 4. Configuration and Management Operations
Operation Activities
Virtual disk, disk group configuration Creating, deleting, and setting priority; labeling;
setting physical disk composition when creating
virtual disks; setting segment size; and setting
media scan control
Physical disk configuration Configuring the hot spare
RAID controller module configuration Defining virtual disk ownership, changing mode
settings, defining network settings, and setting host
port IDs
General storage array configuration Resetting a configuration to defaults, labeling,
checking the health status, setting the time of day,
clearing the Major Event Log, and setting the
media scan rate
NVSRAM configuration Downloading and modifying the user configuration
region at the bit and byte level, displaying
nonvolatile static random access memory
(NVSRAM) values
Product identification Retrieving the enclosure profile display data
Battery management Setting the battery installation date
Firmware management Downloading RAID controller module, enclosure
management module (EMM), and physical disk
firmware
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