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Rule definitions and attributes

 

 

Table 15-1

Rule definitions in Storage Expert

 

 

Rule

Description

 

 

 

 

 

vxse_raid5log1

Checks for RAID-5 volumes that do not have an associated log.

 

 

 

vxse_raid5log2

Checks for recommended minimum and maximum RAID-5 log sizes.

 

 

 

vxse_raid5log3

Checks for large RAID-5 volumes that do not have a mirrored

 

RAID-5 log.

 

 

 

vxse_redundancy

Checks the redundancy of volumes.

 

 

 

vxse_rootmir

Checks that all root mirrors are set up correctly.

 

 

 

vxse_spares

Checks that the number of spare disks in a disk group is within the

 

VxVM “Best Practices” thresholds.

 

 

 

vxse_stripes1

Checks for stripe volumes whose stripe unit is not a multiple of the

 

default stripe unit size.

 

 

 

vxse_stripes2

Checks for stripe volumes that have too many or too few columns.

 

 

 

vxse_volplex

Checks for volumes and plexes that are in various states, such as:

 

disabled plexes

 

detached plexes

 

stopped volumes

 

disabled volumes

 

disabled logs

 

failed plexes

 

volumes needing recovery

 

 

 

 

 

You can use the list and check keywords to show what attributes are available for a rule and to display the default values of these attributes.

See “Running a rule” on page 447.Table 15-2lists the available rule attributes and their default values.