SET GLOBALS is used to set the expand priority, the
read/write ratio, and the system name.
Format:
SET GLOBALS / <qualifiers>
1 – Parameters
None
2 – Qualifiers
2.1 /EXPAND_PRIORITY
Specifies the expansion priority for the RAID Volumes.
Format:
/EXPAND_PRIORITY=(LOW | MEDIUM | HIGH)
Description:
EXPAND_PRIORITY=HIGH-the expand priority. Used when
expanding an array to set the priority of array
expansions in relation to input/output operations.
See below for detailed information about these
settings.
2.2 /READ_CACHE
Specifies the percentage of cache to be used on READ
commands.
Format:
/READ_CACHE=(AUTOMATIC | #percent)
Description:
READ_CACHE=50-the read cache. This value must be
between 0 and 100.
2.3 /REBUILD_PRIORITY
Specifies the Rebuild priority of the RAID Volume.
Format:
/REBUILD_P=(LOW | MEDIUM | HIGH)
Description:
REBUILD_PRIORITY=HIGH-the rebuild priority. Used
when rebuilding an array to set the priority of an
array rebuild in relation to input/output operations.
Low-expansion or rebuild takes place only when the
array controller is not busy handling normal I/O
requests. This setting has minimal effect on normal
I/O operations. However, there is an increased risk
that data will be lost if another physical drive
fails while the rebuild is in progress.
2.4 /WRITE_CACHE
Specifies the percentage of cache to be used on WRITE
commands.
Format:
/WRITE_CACHE=(AUTOMATIC | #percent)
Description:
WRITE_CACHE=50-the write cache. This value must be
between 0 and 100.
2.5 /SYSTEM_NAME
Specifies the name to be assigned for the controller.
Note: This qualifier is not supported for Smart Arrays.
Format:
/SYSTEM_NAME=(name)
Description:
SYSTEM_NAME="XXX"-the system name, where XXX represents
any user defined phrase, up to 20 alphanumeric characters.
2.6 /VERBOSE
Provides logging that can be interpreted by engineering.
3 – Examples
MSA> SET GLOBALS/EXPAND_PRIORITY=HIGH/REBUILD_
PRIORITY=HIGH/SYSTEM_NAME="XXX"/READ_CACHE=50/
WRITE_CACHE=50
Note: Read_cache plus write_cache must equal 100.
Example MSA$UTIL response for SHOW GLOBALS:
Controller: _$1$GGA1002: (DEFAULT)
Global Parameters:
System Name: ITA8.2-1
Rebuild Priority: high
Expand Priority: low
Total Cache: 256MB
25% Read Cache: 64MB
75% Write Cache: 192MB