Reference Guide

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 | fwb}: Set the write policy to Write Through, Write Back, or Forced 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: Number of spans in the virtual disk. 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 its 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.
• -vdinit: Create a virtual disk with or without initialization. The available values are:
– yes
– no
If -vdinit is not specied, the default value is “yes”.
• -secure: Create a virtual disk using Self-Encrypting Drives (SEDs). The available values are:
– yes
– no
If -secure is not specied, the default value is “no”.
Example
racadm raid createvd:RAID.ChassisIntegrated.1-1 -rl r0 -pdkey:Disk.Bay.
0:Enclosure.Internal.0-0:RAID.ChassisIntegrated.1-1
NOTE: Make sure to provide the current active controller FQDD in the createvd command.
deletevd
Description
Deletes the specied virtual drive.
Synopsis
racadm raid deletevd:<VD FQDD> {-current|-pending}
Input
• –current <optional>: Performs the conguration right now.
NOTE: If this requires the system to reboot, it will reboot.
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