Quick Reference Guide

Example
racadm raid blink:Disk.Bay.0:Enclosure.Internal.
0-0:RAID.ChassisIntegrated.1-1
racadm raid blink:Disk.Virtual.0:RAID.ChassisIntegrated.1-1
racadm raid blink -pdkey:Disk.Bay.0:Enclosure.Internal.
0-0:RAID.ChassisIntegrated.1-1,Disk.Bay.0:Enclosure.Internal.
0-0:RAID.ChassisIntegrated.1-1
racadm raid blink -vdkey:Disk.Virtual.0:RAID.ChassisIntegrated.
1-1,Disk.Virtual.0:RAID.ChassisIntegrated.1-1
createvd
Description
Creates a virtual disk on the basis of specification that you enter with this command.
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.
• -sc: Span count. This value must be entered while creating spanned RAID levels such as 10, 50,
and 60.
• -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
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