Sethostvolumewritecachemode - HP 418800-B21 - StorageWorks Modular Smart Array 70 Storage Enclosure User Manual

Action specified
Disable
Disable
Enable
Enable
Syntax and arguments
When initially inserted into a job, the command syntax and default arguments are:
SetHostVolumeGroupWriteCacheMode ( %volgroup_unc_name%, WRITE_CACHE_ENABLED, NOWAIT )
UNC Host Volume Group Name (%volgroup_unc_name%). Select or enter the name of the host volume
group whose write cache mode is to be set.
Write Cache Mode. Select the write cache mode for the host volume. Choices are write_cache_enabled,
and write_cache_disabled.
Wait Flag. Select wait or nowait. See jobs
Examples
AIX
HP-UX
Linux
OpenVMS
Solaris
Tru64 UNIX
Windows
Comments
• Associated validation commands. ValidateHostVolumeGroup.
• Agent and license prerequisites. Requires a host agent.
• Command result value. None. For a complete list, see
• OS specifics. Yes. See examples above.
• See resource names and UNC

SetHostVolumeWriteCacheMode

Enables or disables (stops and flushes) the write cache of the storage volumes (virtual disks) that underlie
a host volume.
When the job is run, the virtual disk write cache mode is enabled or disabled as specified. If the write
cache mode is already as specified, no change in operation occurs.
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Jobs
Mode found when the job is run
Disabled
Enabled
Disabled
Enabled
SetHostVolumeGroupWriteCacheMode ( "\\HostA2\/home/vg02",
WRITE_CACHE_ENABLED, NOWAIT )
SetHostVolumeGroupWriteCacheMode ( "\\HostA2\/users/vg02", WRITE_CACHE_EN-
ABLED, NOWAIT )
SetHostVolumeGroupWriteCacheMode ( "\\HostA2\/var/vg02", WRITE_CACHE_EN-
ABLED, NOWAIT )
Not applicable
SetHostVolumeGroupWriteCacheMode ( "\\HostA2\/usr/vg02", WRITE_CACHE_EN-
ABLED, NOWAIT )
SetHostVolumeGroupWriteCacheMode ( "\\HostA2\dom01", WRITE_CACHE_ENABLED,
NOWAIT )
Not applicable
formats.
Resulting action
No change in write cache
operation
Write caching is stopped and the
cache memory is written to disk
(flushed)
Write caching is started
No change in write cache
operation
wait/no wait argument.
command result values.