Dell PowerVault User Manual

Parameters
Parameter Description
iscsiName
The default identifier of the iSCSI initiator.
userLabel
The name that you want to use for the iSCSI initiator. Enclose the
name in double quotation marks (" ").
host
The name of the host in which the iSCSI initiator is installed.
chapSecret
The password that you want to use to authenticate a peer
connection.
NOTE: Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP) is a protocol that authenticates the
peer of a connection. CHAP is based upon the peers sharing a “secret.” A secret is a security key that
is similar to a password. Use chapSecret only for initiators requiring mutual authentication.
Create RAID Virtual Disk (Automatic Physical Disk Select)
Description
This command creates a disk group across the storage array physical disks, and a new virtual disk in the
disk group. The RAID controller modules in the storage array choose the physical disks to include in the
virtual disk.
Syntax
create virtualDisk physicalDiskCount=
numberOfPhysicalDisks
diskGroupUserLabel="diskGroupName"
raidLevel=(0 | 1 | 5 | 6)
userLabel=”
virtualDiskName”
[physicalDiskType=(SAS)
capacity=virtualDiskCapacity
owner=(0 | 1)
cacheReadPrefetch=(TRUE | FALSE)
segmentSize=
segmentSizeValue
usageHint=(fileSystem | dataBase | multiMedia)
enclosureLossProtect=(TRUE | FALSE)
drawerLossProtect=(TRUE | FALSE)
dssPreAllocate=(TRUE | FALSE)
securityType=(none | capable | enabled)]
Parameters
Parameter Description
physicalDiskCount
Number of unassigned physical disks to use in the disk group.
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Dell PowerVault Specifications

General

RAID Levels	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
RAID Support	Yes
Drive Type	SAS, SSD
Interface	SAS, Fibre Channel, iSCSI
Category	Storage
Connectivity	Ethernet, Fibre Channel
Scalability	Yes
Operating System Compatibility	Windows, Linux, VMware
Management Software	PowerVault Manager, OpenManage