Changing Raid Levels; Changing Segment Size - Dell PowerVault MD3620f Command Line Interface Manual

Table 7-1. Storage Array Performance Information
Type of Information
Current IO/second
Maximum IO/second Highest number of I/Os achieved in the current
The general form of the command is:
save storageArray performanceStats file="filename"
where, file is the name of the file in which you want to save the performance
statistics. You can use any file name your operating system can support. The
default file type is .csv. The performance information is saved as a
comma-delimited file.
Before using the save storageArray performanceStats command, run the set
session performanceMonitorInterval and set session
performanceMonitorIterations commands to specify how often statistics are
collected.

Changing RAID Levels

When creating a disk group, define the RAID level for the virtual disks in that
group. You can later change the RAID level to improve performance or
provide more secure protection for your data. To change the RAID level, run
the following command:
set diskGroup [diskGroupNumber] raidLevel=
(0|1|5|6)
where, diskGroupNumber is the number of the disk group for which to change
the RAID level.

Changing Segment Size

When creating a new virtual disk, define the segment size for that virtual
disk. You can later change the segment size to optimize performance. In a
multi-user database or file system storage environment, set your segment size
to minimize the number of physical disks needed to satisfy an I/O request.
Use larger values for the segment size. Using a single physical disk for a single
Description
Current number of I/Os per second (current means the
number of I/Os per second since the last time the polling
interval elapsed, causing an update to occur)
I/O-per-second statistic block
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