Viewing properties for one array

Complete this task to view the detailed properties of one array and the array site that is associated with a storage unit using DS CLI commands.

The steps in this task presume that you have created your arrays.
The creation of arrays is based on the array sites that are associated with the storage unit. After you have created your arrays, there might be times when you want to view the status of an array site and the associated array.
Note: For your 1750 machine type, you might have created your array from one or two array sites. An array inherits the characteristics of its parent array sites and is given a RAID type attribute (5 or 10).

Perform the following steps to view the status of the array site or sites and the array that is associated with the storage unit.

  1. Issue the showarraysite command to generate a report that displays the array site or sites and their status. Enter the showarraysite command at the dscli command prompt with the following parameters and variables:
    dscli>showarraysite -dev storage_image_ID site_ID
    Notes:
    1. The site ID is a four-digit number that is preceded by the letter S with no leading zeros.
    2. The site ID does not specify a physical location. It is, however, an identifier for the array site ID.
    3. The array site state shows a value of assigned if you have created the array.
  2. Issue the showarray command to generate the properties report for the specified array. Enter the showarray command at the dscli command prompt with the following parameters and variables:
    dscli>showarray -dev storage_image_ID array_ID
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