CLI syntax ........................................................................................................................................ 52
Typical procedures ........................................................................................................................... 57
Using ACU scripting ................................................................................................................................... 73
Capturing a configuration ................................................................................................................. 73
Using an Input script ......................................................................................................................... 73
Creating an ACU script file ............................................................................................................... 74
Script file options ............................................................................................................................. 75
XML support .................................................................................................................................... 88
About the utility .......................................................................................................................................... 96
Reported information .................................................................................................................................. 96
Installing the utility ...................................................................................................................................... 98
Diagnostic report procedures ..................................................................................................................... 100
Drive arrays ............................................................................................................................................. 106
Effects of a drive failure ............................................................................................................................ 108
Fault-tolerance methods ............................................................................................................................. 109
RAID 0-No fault tolerance ............................................................................................................. 109
RAID 50 ........................................................................................................................................ 115
RAID 60 ........................................................................................................................................ 116
Selecting a RAID method................................................................................................................. 117
Diagnosing array problems ........................................................................................................ 119
Diagnostic tools ....................................................................................................................................... 119
Troubleshooting resources ......................................................................................................................... 119
Acronyms and abbreviations ...................................................................................................... 121
Documentation feedback ........................................................................................................... 123
Index ....................................................................................................................................... 124
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