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Command Line Abbreviations and Conventions 5-5
5.3.2 Conventions
There are some options for which you can specify multiple values.
You can enter commands for a single controller (
–aN
), multiple controllers
(
-a0,1,2
) or work on all present controllers (
-aALL
). This is denoted as
–aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL
in this document and specifies that you can enter
commands for one controller, multiple controllers, or all controllers.
Note : All options in the MegaRAID Command Tool are position-
dependent, unless otherwise specified.
Table 5.2 describes the conventions used in the options.
Table 5.1 Command Line Abbreviations
Abbreviation Description
WB WriteBack write policy
WT WriteThrough write policy
ADRA Adaptive Read Ahead read policy
RA Read Ahead read policy
NORA Normal Read policy (No read ahead)
DIO Direct I/O cache policy
CIO Cached I/O cache policy
Table 5.2 Conventions
Convention Description
|
Specifies “or,” meaning you can choose between options.
-aN N
specifies the controller number for the command.
-a0,1,2
Specifies the command is for controllers 0, 1, and 2. You can select two or more
controllers in this manner.
-aALL
Specifies the command is for all controllers.
-Lx x
specifies the virtual drive number for the command.
-L0,1,2
Specifies the command is for virtual drives 0, 1, and 2. You can select two or
more virtual drives in this manner.
-Lall
Specifies the command is for all virtual drives.