Set storage array, Description, Syntax – Dell PowerVault MD3420 User Manual

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Notes

When you use this command, you can specify only one of the parameters. You cannot enter more than
one parameter when you run this command.

Set Storage Array

Description

This command defines the properties of the storage array.

Syntax

set storageArray (cacheBlockSize=cacheBlockSizeValue |

cacheFlushStart=cacheFlushStartSize |

cacheFlushStop=cacheFlushStopSize |

defaultHostType=("hostTypeName" | "hostTypeIdentifier")

failoverAlertDelay=delayValue |

mediaScanRate=(disabled | 1-30) |

userRole=(admin | monitor)

password="password" |

userLabel="storageArrayName"

isnsRegistration=(TRUE | FALSE))

Parameters

Parameter

Description

cacheBlockSize

The cache block size that is used by the RAID

controller module for managing the cache. Valid

values are 4 (4 KB), 8 (8 KB), 16 (16 KB), or 32 (32

KB).

cacheFlushStart

The percentage of unwritten data in the cache that

causes a cache flush. Use integer values from 0 to
100 to define the percentage. The default value is
80.

cacheFlushStop

The percentage of unwritten data in the cache that

stops a cache flush in progress. Use integer values

from 0 to 100 to define the percentage. This value

must be less than the value of the
cacheFlushStart parameter.

defaultHostType

The default host type of any unconfigured host

port to which the RAID controller modules are

connected. To generate a list of valid host types for

the storage array, run the show storageArray
hostTypeTable
command. Host types are

identified by a name or a numerical index. Enclose

the host type name in double quotation marks (" ").

Do not enclose the host type numerical identifier

in double quotation marks.

failoverAlertDelay

The failover alert delay time in minutes. The valid

values for the delay time are 0 to 60 minutes. The

default value is 5.

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