HP 3PAR OS 3.1.3 Command Line Interface Reference

Select the approximate maximum run time in hours (default is 6 hours). The number should be
between 1 and 24 hours. The command will attempt to limit the amount of data to be moved so
the command can complete by the specified number of hours. If the time runs beyond the specified
hours, the command will abort at an appropriate time.
-compact <mode>
Specify if and how CPGs should be compacted. Choices for <mode> are:
• auto Automatically select the compactcpg mode (default). This will free up the most space
but can potentially take longer because it may cause additional region moves to increase
consolidation. This is the default mode.
• trimonly Only run compactcpg with the -trimonly option. This will not perform any
region moves during compactcpg.
• no Do not run compactcpg. This option may be used if compactcpg is run or scheduled
separately.
-min_iops <min_iops>
Do not execute the region moves if the average LD IOPS for the AOCFG during the measurement
interval is less than <min_iops>. If –min_iops is not specified, the default value is 50.
-dryrun
Do not execute the region moves, only show which moves would be done.
SPECIFIERS
<aocfg_name>
The AO configuration name, using up to 31 characters.
RESTRICTIONS
EXAMPLES
Start execution of AO config prodaocfg using data for the past 3 hours:
cli% startao -btsecs -3h prodaocfg
Start execution of AO config prodaocfg using data from 12 hours ago until 3 hours ago, allowing
up to 6 hours to complete:
cli% startao -btsecs -12h -etsecs -3h -maxrunh 6 prodaocfg
NOTES
The startao command can be run manually, but it can also be scheduled to run automatically
at specific times using the createsched command.
startao 585