Using the Command Line Interface

Displaying Array Information

The CLI enables you to display and manage the attributes (characteristics) of arrays using the following commands:

■container list

Array Attribute:

Indicates:

drive letter

Letter associated with an array. Not

 

automatically assigned when you create an

 

array.

root special file

UNIX/Linux root special file associated

 

with the array and created by the operating

 

system after array creation. Appears in the

 

Num Label column.

array number

ID of an array (number from 0 to 63).

array label

Name assigned to an array. Not

 

automatically assigned. Appears in the

 

Num Label column.

array type

Whether an array is a volume, RAID 0,

 

RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, RAID 50, or a

 

reconfigured array.

creation date

Month, day, and year the array was created.

creation time

Hour, minute, and second the array was

 

created.

total size

Number of bytes in an array. The size of an

 

array is the size of the available space when

 

the array was created, reconfigured, or

 

extended.

stripe size

Number of bytes in a stripe (amount of data

 

written to a segment before the I/O data

 

stream switches to the next segment/array).

read only

Whether an array is read-only accessible.

 

An array can be set to read-only if not in use

 

by an application.

read/write

Whether an array is read-write accessible.

lock

Whether an array is locked into volatile

 

memory space on the currently open

 

controller. Typically, you lock and unlock

 

arrays only under the direction of technical

 

support.

 

 

4-13