Adaptec 2130SLP - SCSI RAID Controller, Installation And User Manual

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Appendix D: Using the ACU for DOS
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Creating the Script File Manually
Script files contain blocks:
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Array definition block keywords (see below)
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Optional—ACU error codes (see page 112 )
The syntax rules are:
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Each keyword must start its own line.
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Syntax is not case sensitive.
Entering Comments in the Script File
To enter a comment in the script file, start with a pound character (
#
).
You can start anywhere on a line. For a sample script that includes
comments, see
Sample Scripts on page 113 .
Array Definition Block Keywords
The array definition block always begins with the keyword
Array
and
ends with the keyword
End
. The other required array definition
keywords are
Drives
and
Type
.
Array definition keywords and descriptions are listed in this table.
Keyword Required? Description
Array Yes Indicates the start of an array definition block.
No default. See
page 106 .
Drives Yes Specifies the disk drives used in creating the
array. No default. See
page 106 .
End Yes Indicates the end of an array definition block.
No default. See
page 107 .
HotspareDrives No Specifies the hot spares to assign to the array.
No default. See
page 107 .
InitializeAll No Indicates whether to initialize all the drives
connected to the controller. Default is
No . See
page 107 .
Method Yes Indicates the method (Build/Verify, Clear, or
Quick Init) to use when creating a redundant
array. Default is
Build . See page 108 .
ReadCache No Indicates whether read caching is enabled for
this array. Default is
Yes . See page 108 .