IBM Array Summary
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State: Assigned, Unassigned, Unavailable
RAID Types: 5, 6, 10
Disk Classes: ENT, NL
Table: IBM Array Summary
Column name | Description |
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Array |
The Array ID. An Array (also known as a RAID Array) is an Array Site that has been formatted to a specific RAID format. |
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Storage Array |
The physical storage array system |
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Array State |
assigned, unassigned, unavailable. Indicates if the data is assigned to a Rank. |
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RAID Type |
RAID 5, 6, or 10 |
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# of Array Sites |
Drill down to the IBM Array Site Summary. An array can have 1 or 2 array sites. See IBM Array Site Summary . |
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Rank |
Drill down to the IBM Extent Pool Summary. See IBM Extent Pool Summary . |
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DA Pair |
Device adapter pair number--the physical I/O enclosure location. If the DA Pair is an even number, it indicates the first DA pair in the enclosure; an odd number indicates the second DA pair in the enclosure |
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Capacity |
The capacity of the Array (also known as the RAID Array)--one or more Array Sites can comprise an array and the capacity shown is the total for all the Array Sites in the array. |
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Disk Class |
Enterprise fibre channel drives (ENT) or Nearline ATA drives (NL) |