Avago Technologies MegaRAID SAS 9240-4i - Manual (Page 32)

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StorCLI Reference Manual
January 2013
Chapter 4: Working with the Storage Command Line Tool
Virtual Drives Commands
Input example:
storcli /c0 add vd type=raid10 size=2gb,3gb,4gb names=tmp1,tmp2,tmp3
drives=252:2-3,5,7 pdperarray=2
storcli /cx add vd cc|cachecade type=[0,1,10] drives=[e:]s|[e:]s-x|[e:]s-x,y [[wt|*wb] ]
[assignvds=0,1,2]
This command creates CacheCade virtual drives and associates existing virtual drives to CacheCade virtual drives. You
can use the following options to create the CacheCade virtual drive.
Input example:
storcli /c0 add vd type=raid10 size=2gb,3gb,4gb names=tmp1,tmp2,tmp3
drives=252:2-3, 7
4.4.2 Delete Virtual Drives Commands
The Storage Command Line Tool supports the following virtual drive delete commands:
storcli /cx/vx|vall del
storcli /cx/vx|vall del cachecade
storcli /cx/vx|vall del force
wt|wb wt : Write through.
wb : Write back.
Enables write through.
Write back is the default.
nora|ra ra : Read ahead.
nora : No read ahead.
Disables read ahead.
Enabled is the default.
cachedbadbbu|nocachedbadbbu cachedbadbbu : Enable bad BBU caching.
nocachedbadbbu : Disable bad BBU caching.
Enables caching when BBU is not functioning.
Disabled is the default.
cachevd — Enables SSD caching on the created virtual drive.
strip 8 , 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512, 1024. Sets the strip size for the RAID configuration.
aftervd Valid virtual drive number. Creates the VD in the adjacent free slot next to the
specified VD.
spares Number of spare physical drives present. Specifies the physical drives that are to be assigned
to a disk group for spares.
force — Forces a security-capable physical drive to be added
to a drive group without security.
Table 15 Add RAID Configuration Input Options
Option Value Range Description
cachecade — Creates a CacheCade virtual drive.
type 0 , 1, 10 Sets the RAID type of the CacheCade virtual drive.
drives Valid enclosure number and valid slot number See the drives row in the previous table for format.
wt|*wb wt : Enables write through.
wb : Enables write back.
Enables or disables write cache.
assignvds Valid virtual drive number (0 to 63) Specifies the list of virtual drives associated with the new CacheCade
virtual drives.
Table 14 Add RAID Configuration Input Options (Continued)
Option Value Range Description