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PowerScaleOneFS CLI Command Reference

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isi devices purpose

Defaults to isi devices drive purpose. Assigns a use case to a drive. For example, you can designate a drive for normal data storage operations, or you can designate the drive for L3 caching instead of storage.

Syntax

isi devices purpose {<bay> | --lnum <integer>} 
        [--node-lnn <integer>]
        [--purpose <string>]
        [--force | -f]
        [--verbose | -v]

Options

{<bay> | --lnum <integer>}
Specifies the bay number or LNUM (logical drive number) of the drive to assign.
--purpose <string>
Specifies the purpose to assign to the drive. You can view a list of the possible drive purposes by running isi devices drive purposelist.
--node-lnn <integer>
Specifies the LNN (logical node number) of the node that contains the drive you want to assign. If omitted, the specified drive in the local node will be assigned.
{--force | -f}
Formats the drive without asking for confirmation.
{--verbose | -v}
Displays more detailed information.

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