B-6

ACU for DOS
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. The array definition keywords

are listed in the table below alphabetically.

Keyword

Required

?

Default

Value Description

Array Yes None Indicates the start of an array
definition block. See pageB-7).
Drives Yes None Specifies the devices used in
creating the array. See
pageB-7).
End Yes None Indicates the end of an array
definition block. See pageB-7
for details.
HotspareDrives
No None Specifies the hotspares to
assign to the array. See
pageB-8).
InitializeAll
No No Indicates whether to initialize
all the drives connected to the
controller. See pageB-8).
Method Yes Build Indicates the method (Build/
Verify, Clear, or Quick Init) to
use when creating a redundant
array (see pageB-9.
ReadCache No Yes Indicates whether read
caching is enabled for this
array (see pageB-10).
Size No
Maximum
Specifies the size of the array
(see pageB-10).
StripeSize No 64
Specifies the size of contiguous
I/O, in bytes (see pageB-10).
Type Yes None Indicates the type of array to
create (see pageB-9).
Wait No Yes
Indicates whether the ACU
should wait for the new array’s
build/verify or clear to com-
plete before continuing (see
pageB-11).
WriteCache No Yes Indicates whether write cach-
ing is enabled for this array
(see pageB-11).