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infoDescribes what the rule does.

list

Lists the attributes of the rule that you can set.
runRuns the rule.
See “Rule definitions and attributes” on page 456.Discovering what a rule does

To obtain details about what a rule does, use the info keyword, as in the following example:

#vxse_stripes2 info

VxVM vxse:vxse_stripes2 INFO V-5-1-6153 This rule checks for stripe volumes which have too many or too few columns

Displaying rule attributes and their default values

To see the attributes that are available for a given rule, use the list keyword. In the following example, the single attribute, mirror_threshold, is shown for the rule vxse_drl1:

#vxse_drl1 list

VxVM vxse:vxse_drl1 INFO V-5-1-6004 vxse_drl1 - TUNEABLES default values

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mirror_threshold - large mirror threshold size Warn if a mirror is of greater than this size and does not have an attached DRL log.

To see the default values of a specified rule’s attributes, use the check keyword as shown here:

#vxse_stripes2 check vxse_stripes2 - TUNEABLES

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VxVM vxse:vxse_stripes2 INFO V-5-1-5546 too_wide_stripe - (16) columns in a striped volume

too_narrow_stripe - (3) columns in a striped volumeStorage Expert lists the default value of each of the rule’s attributes.

See “Rule definitions and attributes” on page 456.

To alter the behavior of rules, you can change the value of their attributes.See “Setting rule attributes” on page 448.Running a rule

The run keyword invokes a default or reconfigured rule on a disk group or file name, for example: