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Appendix D: Using the Array Configuration Utility for DOS ● 95 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 Array Drives End HotspareDrives InitializeAll Method ReadCache Size StripeSize Type Wait WriteCache Required? Description Yes Indicates the start of an array definition block. No default. See page 95. Yes Specifies the disk drives used in creating the array. No default. See page 95. Yes Indicates the end of an array definition block. No default. See page 96. No Specifies hot spares to assign to the array. No default. See page 96. No Indicates whether to initialize all the drives connected to the controller. Default is No. See page 96. Yes Indicates the method (Build/Verify, Clear, or Quick Init) to use when creating a redundant array. Default is Build. See page 97. No Indicates whether read caching is enabled for this array. Default is Yes. See page 97. No Specifies the size of the array. Default is Maximum. See page 97. No Specifies size of contiguous I/O, in bytes. Default is 256. See page 97. Yes Indicates the type of array to create. No default. See page 98. No Indicates whether the ACU should wait for the new array's Build/ Verify or Clear to complete before continuing. Default is Yes. See page 98. No Indicates whether write caching is enabled for this array. Default is Yes. See page 98. Array Keyword Array is a required keyword, indicating the start of an array definition block. The syntax is Array=, where label is an optional alphanumeric string. For example: Array=MyData Drives Keyword Drives is a required keyword, specifying the devices to use in creating the array. There is no default value. A disk drive is identified by its channel number, ID (target), and LUN, separated by colons; for example, 0:0:0 or 0:1:0. Separate multiple disk drive identifiers with commas. Prior to creating any new arrays, the ACU initializes any drives specified by the Drives keyword. If a disk drive is specified in more than one array definition block in a script, it is initialized only once. ! Caution: Any disk drive specified within the script file is initialized, which destroys any data on that disk drive.

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Appendix D: Using the Array Configuration Utility for DOS
●
95
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.
Array Keyword
Array is a required keyword, indicating the start of an array definition block. The syntax is
Array=<
label
>
, where
label
is an optional alphanumeric string.
For example:
Array=MyData
Drives Keyword
Drives is a required keyword, specifying the devices to use in creating the array. There is no
default value.
A disk drive is identified by its channel number, ID (target), and LUN, separated by colons; for
example,
0:0:0
or
0:1:0
. Separate multiple disk drive identifiers with commas.
Prior to creating any new arrays, the ACU initializes any drives specified by the
Drives
keyword. If a disk drive is specified in more than one array definition block in a script, it is
initialized only once.
Caution:
Any disk drive specified within the script file is initialized, which destroys any
data on that disk drive.
Keyword
Required
?
Description
Array
Yes
Indicates the start of an array definition block. No default. See
page 95
.
Drives
Yes
Specifies the disk drives used in creating the array. No default. See
page 95
.
End
Yes
Indicates the end of an array definition block. No default. See
page 96
.
HotspareDrives
No
Specifies hot spares to assign to the array. No default. See
page 96
.
InitializeAll
No
Indicates whether to initialize all the drives connected to the
controller. Default is
No
. See
page 96
.
Method
Yes
Indicates the method (Build/Verify, Clear, or Quick Init) to use when
creating a redundant array. Default is
Build
. See
page 97
.
ReadCache
No
Indicates whether read caching is enabled for this array. Default is
Yes
. See
page 97
.
Size
No
Specifies the size of the array. Default is
Maximum
. See
page 97
.
StripeSize
No
Specifies size of contiguous I/O, in bytes. Default is
256
. See
page 97
.
Type
Yes
Indicates the type of array to create. No default. See
page 98
.
Wait
No
Indicates whether the ACU should wait for the new array’s Build/
Verify or Clear to complete before continuing. Default is
Yes
. See
page 98
.
WriteCache
No
Indicates whether write caching is enabled for this array. Default is
Yes
. See
page 98
.
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