Array_Defaults parameter

The Array_Defaults parameter defines the default values to use for the variance and number of hot-spare drives when AUTO is specified for Array_Mode.

Description

The Array_Defaults parameter is not valid if Array_Mode is set to CUSTOM.

The value of Array_Defaults is expressed in the format: variance:hotspares, where:

variance specifies the percentage variance to use when selecting drives to add to the array. This parameter is useful when you are using drives that may vary slightly in size. Variance is based on a percentage of the drive's size in MB. Valid values are:

0% Only drives with an equal size in MB are combined into a single array.
5% All drives within 5 percent of the same size in MB are combined into a single array.
10% All drives within 10 percent of the same size in MB are combined into a single array.
100% All drives, regardless of size in MB, are combined into a single array.

and

hotspares is an integer that specifies the total number of hot-spare drives to create. The largest drives are chosen as hot-spare drives first. If not enough drives are available to create hot-spare drives, then PRAID does not create any hot-spare drives.

Array_Defaults = 5%:1