Software Instruction Manual

Toolkit utilities 49
If you use Custom method mode, choose one of the following methods to specify the drives to be used in
the array. (Different arrays on the same controller can use different methods.)
• To specify individual drives, use the applicable convention (port:ID, box:bay, or port:box:bay).
• To specify only the number of drives to use (not which specific drive IDs to use), enter that number as
the value for this option. For example, if you enter drive=3, ACU uses the first three available
drives to build or expand the array that you define in the remainder of the script. ACU automatically
determines which drives are suitable to use.
• To use all available drives, enter an asterisk as the value for this option. An array that is configured
using this method cannot have a spare.
DriveType
The value that you enter for this option specifies the type of drive (SAS, SATA, or parallel SCSI) that ACU
must use to build the array.
OnlineSpare
The value for this option determines whether the array specified previously in the script will be configured
with spare drives.
Method mode Possible values Default value
Custom
To specify exactly which drives to use as
spares, use the applicable convention (port:ID,
box:bay, or port:box:bay).
To specify only the number of spares (not the
exact IDs), enter that number as the value for
this option. ACU automatically selects only
those drives that are suitable for the array.
To specify that the array should not have
spares, enter
None
.
In Configure action mode: None
In Reconfigure action mode, ACU
ignores any value entered for this
option and keeps any spares that
are already present in the
configuration
Auto Yes (indicating one spare)
No
In Configure action mode: Yes
(indicating one spare)
In Reconfigure action mode, ACU
ignores any value entered for this
option and keeps any spares that
are already present in the
configuration
Logical Drive category
The Logical Drive category has the following options:
• ArrayAccelerator (on page 50)
• LogicalDrive (on page 50)
• LogicalDriveSSPState (on page 50)
• ParityGroups (on page 50)
• PreferredPath (on page 50)
• RAID (on page 51)