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Appendix B: The raid5 Command Line Interface
getcache
If you use storage system caching, you can use the raid5 getcache command
to get information on cache activity. The information in this command’s
output, particularly the percentage of cache hits, may help you decide on the
most efficient cache page size and whether a physical disk unit really
benefits from caching.
To display cache information, use
raid5 -d
device
getcache
Following is sample output:
Usable Cache: 8
Page size: 2
Cache State: Enabled
Low Watermark; 75
High Watermark: 90
SP A Cache Pages: 2048
SP B Cache Pages: 2047
Unassigned Cache Pages: 0
Read Hit Ratio: 82
Node
The /dev/scsi entry that the agent uses as a path to the actual SCSI
device; this value must be entered by the user for every CLI
command (except getagent)
Signature
Unique 32-bit identifier for the SP being accessed through Node
Peer Signature
Unique 32-bit identifier for the other SP in the chassis; 0 if no
additional SP is present
Revision
Revision of firmware currently running on the SP
SCSI ID
SCSI ID number
Prom Rev
PROM revision currently present on the SP
SP Memory
Amount of DDRAM present on the SP
Serial No
12-digit ASCII string that uniquely identifies this subsystem
Table B-2 (continued)
Output of raid5 getagent
Entry
Meaning