Autoconfigure storage array hot spares – Dell PowerVault MD3000 User Manual

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Script Commands

Autoconfigure Storage Array Hot Spares

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.

diskGroupWidth

Number of physical disks in a disk group
in the storage array. For information
about the number of physical disks that
you can use in a disk group, see
"Enclosure Loss Protection" on page 52.

diskGroupCount

Number of disk groups in the storage
array. Use integer values.

virtualDisksPerGroupCount

Number of equal-capacity virtual disks
per disk group. Use integer values.

hotSpareCount

Number of hot spares in the storage array.
Use integer values. For information about
hot spares, see "Assigning Global Hot
Spares" on page 59

.

segmentSize

Amount of data (in kilobytes) that the
RAID controller module writes on a single
physical disk in a virtual disk before
writing data on the next physical disk.
Valid values are 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, or
512. For information about the
segmentSize parameter, see "Using the
Auto Configure Command" on page 53.

Parameter

Description

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