Reference Guide

createvd
Description
Stops an initialization operation on the specified virtual drive.
Synopsis
racadm raid createvd:<Controller FQDD> -rl {r0|r1|r5|r6|r10|r50|
r60}[-wp {wt|wb}] [-rp {nra|ra|ara}]
[-ss {1k|2k|4k|8k|16k|32k|64k|128k|256k|512k|1M|2M|4M|8M|16M}]
-pdkey:<comma separated PD FQDD> [-dcp {enabled|disabled|default}]
[-name:<VD name>] [-size <VD size>{b|k|m|g|t}] [-cc] {-current|-
pending}
Input
• -rl: Set the RAID Level.
• r0: RAID 0 – Striping.
• r1: RAID 1 – Mirroring.
• r5: RAID 5 – Striping with Parity.
• r6: RAID 6 – Striping with Extra Parity.
• r10: RAID 10 – Spanned Striping with Mirroring.
• r50: RAID 50 – Spanned Striping with Parity.
• r60: RAID 60 – Spanned Striping with Extra Parity.
• -wp {wt | wb}: Set the write policy to Write Through or Write Back.
• -rp {nra|ra|ara}: Set the read policy to No Read Ahead, Read Ahead, or Adaptive Read Ahead.
• -ss: Specify the stripe size to use.
• -pdkey: <PD FQDD list>: The PDs to use in the VD.
• -dcp: Set the Disk Cache Policy in the VD.
• enabled: Enabled – Allow the disk to use it's cache.
• disabled: Disabled – Disallow the disk from using its cache.
• default: Default – Use the default cache policy. SAS Drives - Use Disabled by Default. SATA
Drives - Use Enabled by Default.
• –name: <VD name>: The name to give the VD.
• –size: <VD size>: The size of the VD.
• b: Specify the size in bytes.
• k: Specify the size in kilobytes.
• m: Specify the size in megabytes.
• g: Specify the size in gigabytes.
• t: Specify the size in terabytes.
• -cc: Create a CacheCade or Enhanced Cache VD.
Example
racadm raid createvd:RAID.ChassisIntegrated.1-1 -rl r0 -
pdkey:Disk.Bay.0:Enclosure.Internal.0-0:RAID.ChassisIntegrated.1-1
deletevd
Description
Deletes the specified virtual drive.
Synopsis
racadm raid deletevd:<VD FQDD> {-current|-pending}
Input
• –current <optional>: Performs the configuration right now.
NOTE: If this requires the system to reboot, it will reboot.
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