Dell PowerVault MD3260i - Manual (Page 44)

Example Of The Auto Configuration Command
client>smcli 123.45.67.89 -c "autoConfigure
storageArray physicalDiskType=SAS raidLevel=5
diskGroupWidth=8 diskGroupCount=3
virtualDisksPerGroupCount=4 hotSpareCount=2
segmentSize=8;"
The command in this example creates a storage array configuration that uses SAS physical disks set to RAID level 5.
Three disk groups are created. Each disk group consists of eight physical disks configured into four virtual disks. The
storage array has two hot spares, and segment size for each virtual disk is 8 KB.
Modifying Your Configuration
After creating your initial configuration, modify the properties of the configuration to ensure that it meets your
requirements for data storage. Use the following commands to modify the properties of your configuration:
• autoConfigure storageArray
• create virtualDisk
Use the set commands to modify a storage array configuration. This section explains how to modify the following
properties:
• Storage array password
• Simple Mail Transport Protocol (SMTP) and Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) alerts
• RAID controller module clocks
• Storage array host type
• Global hot spares
NOTE: Before modifying your configuration, save a copy of your current configuration to a file (see Saving A
Configuration To A File). If you have problems with your modifications, you can use the information in the file to
restore your previous configuration.
Setting The Storage Array Password
The set storageArray command enables you to define a password for a storage array. The following syntax is the
general form of the command:
set storageArray password="password"
The password parameter defines a password for the storage array. Passwords provide added security to a storage
array to reduce the possibility of implementing destructive commands.
CAUTION: Implementing destructive commands can cause serious damage, including data loss.
NOTE: CLI commands do not have interactive warnings for destructive commands.
Unless you define a password for the storage array, anyone can run all of the script commands. A password protects
the storage array from any command that the RAID controller modules consider destructive. A destructive command is
any command that can change the state of the storage array, such as virtual disk creation, reset, delete, rename, or
change. If you have more than one storage array in a storage configuration, each array has a separate password.
Passwords can have a maximum length of 30 characters. You must put quotation marks (" ") around the password. The
following example shows how to use the set storageArray command to define a password:
client>smcli 123.45.67.89 -c "set storageArray
password=\"1a2b3c4d5e"\;"
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