User's Manual

Enabling or Diasabling RAID Controller Using RACADM
To enable a peer controller using RACADM, open a serial/Telnet/SSH text console to CMC, log in, and
enter:
racadm raid enableperc:<AdapterFQDD>
To disable a peer controller, enter:
racadm raid disableperc:<AdapterFQDD>
NOTE: For more information on this feature using the RACADM interface see the RACADM
Command Line Reference Guide for iDRAC and CMC
.
Viewing Physical Disk Properties Using the CMC Web
Interface
Make sure that physical disks are installed on the chassis.
To view the properties of physical disk drives:
1. In the left pane, go to Chassis Overview → Storage → Physical Disks.
The Properties page is displayed.
2. To view properties of all the physical disk drives, under the Physical Disks section, click the .
NOTE: For fault-tolerant mode, the following attributes are also displayed:
• Active controller — Shared PERC8 (Integrated 1)
• Redundant/Failover controller — Shared PERC8 (Integrated 2)
You can also use the following filters to view specific physical disk drive's properties:
• Under the Basic Physical Disks Filter option , from the Group By drop-down menu, select Virtual
Disk, Controller, or Enclosure, and then click Apply.
• Click Advanced Filter, select the values for various attributes, and then click Apply.
Viewing Physical Disk Drives Properties Using RACADM
To view the properties of physical disk drives using RACADM, run the command racadm raid get
pdisks —o
For more information, see the Chassis Management Controller for PowerEdge VRTX RACADM Command
Line Reference Guide.
Identifying Physical Disks and Virtual Disks
For more information about enabling or disabling the LED-blink feature, see:
• Configuring LED Blinking Using CMC Web Interface
• Configuring LED Blinking Using RACADM
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