SANRAD I3.1.1205 Switch User Manual


 
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Virtual
Volume
Physical
Volume
Disk 1
S10 S11
S9 S12
S6 S7
S5 S8
S2 S3
S1 S4
S14 S15
S13 S16
S14 S15
S13 S16
Disk 2
S10 S11
S9 S12
S6 S7
S5 S8
S2 S3
S1 S4
Concatenated
Volume
B1 B2 B3 B4
B5 B6 B7 B8
Figure 6-9. Concatenated Volume Block Distribution
volume create concatenated
You need to define four parameters to create a concatenated volume:
SWITCH PARAMETER DEFINITION STATUS EXAMPLE
-vol
VOLUME NAME USER-ASSIGNED
VOLUME NAME
MANDATORY
Concat1
–nbc
NUMBER OF
CHILDREN
N
UMBER OF
VOLUMES OR
CHILDREN FROM
WHICH TO BUILD
STRIPED VOLUME
OPTIONAL
DEFAULT: 2
3
–ch
CHILD FIRST VOLUME
(CHILD) TO
COMBINE
MANDATORY
Simple5
–ch
CHILD SECOND VOLUME
(CHILD) TO
COMBINE
MANDATORY
Simple12
–ch
CHILD N VOLUME (CHILD)
TO COMBINE
MANDATORY
Simple14
The system default for the number of children being concatenated is two.
Therefore, you only need to specify the number of children for numbers greater
than two.