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(or, --serial-number serial_number | --sn)
[--admin password (use with cg | --create-group only)]
[--chap-user username | --cu (use with cg | --create-group only)]
[--chap-secret password | --cs (use with cg | --create-group only)]
[--dcb-vlan-id DCBVlanID | --vid]
[--raid 10|50|6|6-accelerated (use with --cg | --create-group only)]
The following table describes the required and optional command parameters.
Table 6. Initialize Command Parameters
Parameter Abbr. Argument Description
Required Parameters
--create-group or --
join-group
--cg or --jg none Specifies whether to create a new group for the member using the
specified group name and group IP address, or whether the member
should join the group with specified group name and group IP address.
If the --create-group parameter is specified, the --group-name
and --group-ip command parameters are required and must not be
in use by any other group.
--group-ip --gip IPv4_address Designates the IP Address of the new PS Series group that will be
created for the member or the existing group that the member will join.
Only IPv4 addresses are supported.
--group-name --gn group-name Designates the name of the new PS Series group that will be created
for the member or the existing group that the member will join.
--member-ip-eth0 --mip IPv4_address Designates the IP Address for eth0 of the PS Series array to be
initialized. Only IPv4 addresses are supported.
--member-name --mn member-name Designates the name of the PS Series array to be initialized.
--membership none password Specifies the password on the command line to use for authenticating
membership access to the specified group. If you omit this parameter,
you will be prompted to enter the group membership password as the
command executes.
--member-subnet --msub subnet_mask Designates the subnet mask for the subnet controlling access to the PS
Series array to be initialized.
--member-gateway --mgwy IPv4_address Designates the IP Address of the gateway to use for access to the PS
Series array to be initialized. Only IPv4 addresses are supported.
--service-tag or --
serial-number
--st or --sn service-tag or serial
number
Designates the service tag or serial number of the PS Series array to be
initialized. The --service-tag parameter is not supported on all
versions of the PS Series array firmware.
Optional Parameters
--admin none password Specifies the password to use for default group admin user access to
the specified group. Required if --create-group is specified.
--chap-user --cu username Specifies the CHAP username of the member, to only be used with the
--create-group option. This optional parameter is provided for
compatibility with other host-based management tools, but is not
stored in the Linux host.
--chap-secret --cs password Specifies the CHAP password of the member, to only be used with the
--create-group option. This optional parameter is provided for
compatibility with other host-based management tools, but is not
stored in the Linux host.
--dcb-vlan-id --vid DCBVLanID Specifies the VLan ID to use for iSCSI traffic if data center bridging is
enabled. This parameter is not supported on all versions of the PS
Series array firmware.
--raid
1
none 10|50|6| 6-accelerated Specifies whether the RAID policy for the member in a new group
should be RAID10, RAID50, RAID6, or RAID6-accelerated. This option is
required with --create-group.
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