HP Storage Essentials V5.00.01 CLI guide (T4283-96015, January 2006)

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• <ca> - the cache reach ahead multiplier (0 to 65535 bytes). A cache read ahead multiplier
copies additional data blocks into the cache while it is reading and copying host-requested data
blocks from disk to cache. Select the multiplier that maximizes performance for the way the
volume will be utilized.
• <ss> - is the segment size of the volume.
• <name> - is the name of the storage volume you want to create.
To create a storage volume on a storage system other than Engenio (LSI), use one of the following
commands:
• ”appiqcreate -volume <stor sys pool id> -storagesetting <storage setting id | [-default]> -size
<size in MB>” on page 67
• ”appiqcreate -volume <stor sys pool id> -storagesetting <storage setting id | [-default]> -size
<size in MB> -name <name>” on page 68
Zones
Use the following types of CLI commands to manage and obtain information about zones:
• appiqlist - Lists the ports and/or zone aliases in a specified zone.
• appiqshow - Provides detailed information about ports and/or zone aliases within a specified
zone.
• appiqcreate - Creates a zone.
• appiqdelete - Deletes a zone.
• appiqadd - Lets you add a specified zone to a zone set. You can also use this command to add
zone aliases or ports to a zone.
• appiqremove - Removes a specified zone from a zone set.
appiqlist -zone <zone id> -all
where <zone id> is the zone identifier. The zone identifier can be obtained from several methods,
such as from the appiqlist -fabric <fabric id> -zone command.
Description: Provides a list of the ports, zone aliases, hosts and storage systems contained in the
zone specified.
appiqlist -zone <zone id> -host
where <zone id> is the zone identifier. The zone identifier can be obtained from several methods,
such as from the appiqlist -fabric <fabric id> --zone command.
Description: Provides a list of the hosts in the zone specified.
appiqlist -zone <zone id> -storagesystem
where <zone id> is the zone identifier. The zone identifier can be obtained from several methods,
such as from the appiqlist -fabric <fabric id> --zone command.
Description: Provides a list of the storage systems in the zone specified.