B-6
ACU for DOS
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
. The array definition keywords
are listed alphabetically in the following table.
Keyword
Required?
Default
Value
Description
Array
Yes
None
Indicates the start of an array
definition block. See
).
Drives
Yes
None
Specifies the devices used in
creating the array. See
End
Yes
None
Indicates the end of an array
definition block. See
for details.
HotspareDrives
No
None
Specifies the hotspares to
assign to the array. See
InitializeAll
No
No
Indicates whether to initialize
all the drives connected to the
controller. See
Method
Yes
Build
Indicates the method (Build/
Verify, Clear, or Quick Init) to
use when creating a redundant
array (see
ReadCache
No
Yes
Indicates whether read
caching is enabled for this
array (see
).
Size
No
Maximum
Specifies the size of the array
(see
).
StripeSize
No
64
Specifies the size of contiguous
I/O, in bytes (see
).
Type
Yes
None
Indicates the type of array to
create (see
).
Wait
No
Yes
Indicates whether the ACU
should wait for the new array’s
build/verify or clear to com-
plete before continuing (see
).
WriteCache
No
Yes
Indicates whether write cach-
ing is enabled for this array
(see