Dell 34XX, 38XX, 32XX Start Disk Group Blink, Start Disk Group Defragment, Start Disk Group Export

Start Disk Group Blink

Description

This command identifies the physical disks that are logically grouped together to form the specified disk group by blinking the indicator LEDs on the physical disks. (Use the stop diskGroup blink command to turn off the indicator LEDs on the physical disks.)

Syntax

start diskGroup [diskGroupNumber] blink

Parameters

Parameter	Description
diskGroup	Number of the disk group to identify. You must put
	brackets ([ ]) around the disk group number.

Start Disk Group Defragment

Description

This command starts a defragment operation on the specified disk group.

NOTE: Defragmenting a disk group starts a long‑running operation that you cannot stop.

Syntax

start diskGroup [diskGroupNumber] defragment

Parameters

Parameter	Description
diskGroup	Number of the disk group to defragment. You
	must put brackets ([ ]) around the disk group
	number.

Start Disk Group Export

Description

This command moves a disk group into an Exported state. Then you can remove the physical disks that comprise the disk group and reinstall the physical disks in a different storage array.

NOTE: Within the disk group, you cannot move virtual disks that are associated with the premium features from one storage array to another storage array.

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