Avago Technologies MegaRAID SAS 9240-4i - Manual (Page 31)

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StorCLI Reference Manual
January 2013
Chapter 4: Working with the Storage Command Line Tool
Virtual Drives Commands
storcli /cx add vd each type=raid0 [name=,..] [drives=e:s|e:s-x|e:s-x,y]
[SED] [pdcache=on|off|*default][pi] [DimmerSwitch(ds)=default|automatic(auto)|
*none|maximum(max)|MaximumWithoutCaching(maxnocache)] [wt|*wb] [nora|*ra]
[*direct|cached] [CachedBadBBU|*NoCachedBadBBU][Strip=<8|16|32|64|128|256|1024]
storcli /cx add VD cachecade|cc Type = raid[0,1,10] drives =
[e:]s|[e:]s-x|[e:]s-x,y [WT| WB] [assignvds = 0,1,2
This command creates a RAID configuration. You can use the following options to create the RAID volume:
The detailed description for each command follows.
storcli /cx add vd type=raid[0|1|5|6|10|50|60][Size=,,..|*all] [name=,..]
drives=e:s|e:s-x|e:s-x,y;e:s-x,y,z [PDperArray=x][SED] [pdcache=on|off|*default][pi]
[DimmerSwitch(ds)=default|automatic(auto)|
*none|maximum(max)|MaximumWithoutCaching(maxnocache)][cachevd]
[wt|*wb] [nora|*ra] [*direct|cached] [CachedBadBBU|*NoCachedBadBBU] [Strip=<8|16|32|64|128|256|1024>]
[AfterVd=X] [Spares = [e:]s|[e:]s-x|[e:]s-x,y] [force]
NOTE * indicates default values.
Table 14 Add RAID Configuration Input Options
Option Value Range Description
type RAID [0|1|5|6|10|50|60] . Sets the RAID type of the configuration.
size Maximum size based on the physical drives
and RAID level. Sets the size of each virtual drive. The default value
is for the capacity of all referenced disks.
name 15 characters of length. Specifies the drive name for each virtual drive.
drives Valid enclosure number and valid slot numbers
for the enclosure. In e:s|e:s-x|e:s-x,y:
 e specifies the enclosure ID.
 s represents the slot in the enclosure.
 e:s-x is the range convention used to
represent slots s to x in the enclosure e.
pdperarray 0 to 15. Specifies the number of physical drives per array.
The default value is automatically chosen.
sed — Creates security-enabled drives.
pdcache on|off|default. Enables or disables PD cache.
pi — Enables protection information.
dimmerswitch default : Logical device uses controller
default power-saving policy.
automatic (auto): Logical device power
savings are managed by firmware.
none : No power-saving policy.
maximum (max): Logical device uses maximum
power savings.
MaximumWithoutCaching
(maxnocache): Logical device does not cache
write to maximize power savings.
Specifies the power-saving policy.
Sets to default automatically.
direct|cached cached : Cached I/O.
direct : Direct I/O.
Sets the logical drive cache policy.
Direct I/O is the default.