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ISP rules and vxassist attributes shows the equivalent ISP rules for attributes in vxassist that specify volume configuration.

ISP rules and vxassist attributes

vxassist attribute

ISP rules

Description

layout=mirror-stripe 

mirror nmir { stripe max_ncolumn-min_ncolumn } 

Mirrored-stripe volume. 

layout=stripe-mirror 

stripe max_ncolumn-min_ncolumn { mirror nmir } 

Striped-mirror volume. 

layout=mirror,stripe 

mirror nmir stripe max_ncolumn-min_ncolumn 

Mirrored-stripe volume. 

layout=stripe,mirror 

mirror nmir stripe max_ncolumn-min_ncolumn 

Mirrored-stripe volume. 

layout=mirror 

mirror nmir 

Mirrored volume. 

layout=raid5 

stripe max_nraid5column-min_nraid5column parity true log 1 { type raid5 } 

RAID-5 volume. 

layout=stripe 

stripe max_ncolumn-min_ncolumn 

Striped volume.

layout=mirror-concat 

mirror nmir 

Mirrored volume. 

layout=concat-mirror 

mirror nmir 

Concatenated-mirror volume. 

layout=log 

log nlog { type dco } 

DCO volume. 

layout=raid5log 

log nlog { type raid5 } 

RAID-5 log volume 

layout=regionlog 

log nlog { type drl } 

DRL log plex. 

mirror=2 

mirror 2 

Number of mirrors. 

mirror=enclosure 

mirror nmir { separateby "enclosure" } 

Mirror across enclosures. 

mirror=2,enclosure 

mirror 2 { separateby "enclosure" } 

Two mirrors on separate enclosures. 

stripe=ctlr 

stripe ncols { separateby "ctlr" } 

Stripes on separate controllers. 

mirrorconfine=diskclass 

mirror all { confineto "diskclass" } 

Confine creation of mirrors to a given class of disks. 

nmir=2 

mirror nmir  

Default mirrored volume (equivalent to layout=mirror,concat). 

ncols=10 

stripe ncols 

Default striped volume (equivalent to layout= stripe). 

nmir=2 ncol=10 

mirror nmir stripe ncols 

Default mirrored-stripe volume (equivalent to layout=mirror,stripe). 

fmr=on 

log nlog { type dco } 

DCO volume (enables the use of FastResync). 

fastresync=on 

log nlog { type dco } 

DCO volume (enables the use of FastResync). 

ndcmlog=2 

log 2 { type dcm } 

DCM log with 2 mirrors. 

ndcomirror=2 

log 2 { type dco } 

DCO volume with 2 mirrors. 

nlog=2 

log 2 { type dco }. 

DCO volume with 2 mirrors. 

nraid5log=2 

log 2 { type raid5 } 

RAID-5 log with 2 mirrors. 

nraid5stripe=10 

stripe 10 parity true log 1 { type raid5 } 

RAID-5 volume with 10 columns. 

nregionlog=2 

log 2 { type drl } 

Two DRL log plexes. 

Nstripe=10 

stripe 10 

10 stripes. 

wantalloc=enclosure 

desired confineto "enclosure" 

Preferred storage allocation is confined to one enclosure. 

wantmirror=enclosure 

mirror all { desired confineto "enclosure" } 

Preferred storage allocation is confined to one enclosure. 

wantmirrorconfine=controller 

mirror all { desired confineto "controller" } 

Preferred storage allocation is confined to one controller.