User Guide
Table Of Contents
- AMD -RAIDXpert2 User Guide
- Contents
- List of Tables
- Revision History
- Preface
- Chapter 1 Safety Precautions
- Chapter 2 Getting Started
- Chapter 3 Arrays, Disks and RAID Levels
- 3.1 Understanding Arrays
- 3.2 RAID Levels
- 3.3 Array States
- 3.4 Creating Arrays: Future Expansion
- 3.5 Expanding Disk Capacity Online: Using OCE (Supported by RAIDXpert2 Plus)
- 3.6 Migrating RAID Levels Online: Using ORLM (Supported by RAIDXpert2 Plus)
- 3.7 Array Tasks: Starting and Stopping Tasks
- 3.8 Understanding Disks
- 3.9 Rescanning Disks for Changes in State
- 3.10 Sparing Options: Disks and Arrays
- 3.11 Dedicated Sparing
- 3.12 Global Sparing
- 3.13 RAID Performance Considerations
- 3.14 RAID Reliability Considerations
- 3.15 Flexibility and Expansion Considerations
- 3.16 Multiple RAID Levels
- 3.17 RAIDABLE Arrays
- Chapter 4 BIOS Configuration Utility
- 4.1 When to Use the AMD-RAID Controller BIOS Configuration Utility
- 4.2 Access the AMD-RAID Controller BIOS Configuration Utility
- 4.3 Understanding the Color Code in the BIOS Configuration Utility
- 4.4 Initialize Disks
- 4.5 Create Arrays
- 4.6 Delete Arrays
- 4.7 Swap Arrays
- 4.8 Manage Spares
- 4.9 View Disk Details
- 4.10 View Array Details
- 4.11 Rescan All Channels
- 4.12 Change the Controller Options
- 4.13 Continue Booting from the BIOS Configuration Utility
- Chapter 5 Software Installation
- 5.1 System Setup Process Overview
- 5.2 Before You Begin
- 5.3 Copying AMD-RAID Drivers to Removable Storage
- 5.4 Pre-installation steps
- 5.5 Installing AMD-RAID drivers
- 5.5.1 Installing AMD-RAID Drivers while Installing Microsoft® Windows®
- 5.5.2 Installing AMD-RAID Drivers While Installing Linux® Operating System
- 5.5.2.1 Installing the AMD-RAID BIOS Drivers During a Red Hat Enterprise Linux® 7.2 64 bit (RHEL) Installation
- 5.5.2.2 Installing the AMD-RAID BIOS Drivers during a Supported Ubuntu Desktop Installation
- 5.5.2.3 Install the AMD-RAID UEFI Drivers during a RHEL 7.2 64 bit Linux® Installation
- 5.5.2.4 Installing the AMD-RAID UEFI Drivers during a Supported Ubuntu Desktop Installation
- 5.6 Installing the AMD RAIDXpert2 Management Suite for Microsoft® Windows®
- 5.7 Installing the AMD RAIDXpert2 Management Suite for Linux®
- 5.8 Installing the AMD RAIDXpert2 Graphical User Interface (GUI)
- Chapter 6 AMD RAIDXpert2 Graphical User Interface (GUI)
- 6.1 Start RAIDXpert2
- 6.2 Password Protection
- 6.3 Help and About Windows®
- 6.4 Reviewing the RAIDXpert2 GUI
- 6.5 Working with Disks
- 6.6 Working with Arrays
- 6.6.1 Create and Format Arrays
- 6.6.2 Name Arrays
- 6.6.3 Transform Arrays (Supported by RAIDXpert2 Plus)
- 6.6.4 Restore (Rebuild) Arrays
- 6.6.5 Prepare to Physically Remove an Array
- 6.6.6 Delete Arrays
- 6.6.7 Change Cache Settings for Arrays
- 6.6.8 Change the Priority Level of a Task
- 6.6.9 Interrupt, Cancel, or Resume a Task
- 6.6.10 Check for Consistency
- 6.6.11 Schedule a Consistency Check
- 6.6.12 Scan an Array in the Background
- 6.6.13 Add or Remove Dedicated Spares
- 6.6.14 Add or Remove Global Spares
- 6.6.15 Hide an Array
- 6.6.16 Secure Erase
- 6.7 Working with Views
- 6.8 Working with Options
- 6.9 Add Space Using a RAIDABLE Array
- Chapter 7 Troubleshooting
- Chapter 8 Software License: EULA
- Chapter 9 rcadm Command Line Interface Tool
- Appendix A rcadm.efi Information

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DISK SETTINGS (Advanced)
Disk cache:
--cache-disk <cache_attribute> --disk <list>
-cd <cache_attribute> -d <list>
Cache attributes: <r> for read cache
<rw> for read and write-back cache
<w> for write-back cache
<nc> for no cache
Examples: rcadm --manage --cache-disk r --disk 1 2 3
rcadm -M -cd w -d *
HIDE ARRAY
--hide --array <list>
-h -a <list>
Examples: rcadm --manage --hide --array 5 6
rcadm -M -h -a 4
UNHIDE ARRAY
--unhide --array <list>
-uh -a <list>
Examples: rcadm --manage --unhide --array *
rcadm -M -uh -a 5
INITIALIZE DISK
--initialize-disk --disk <list>
-id -d <list>
Examples: rcadm --manage --initialize-disk --disk *
rcadm -M -id -d 1 2 3
NAME ARRAY
--name "name" --array <list>
-n "name" -a <list>
Examples: rcadm --manage --name "System Disk" --array 5
rcadm -M -n "Backup Disk" -a 4