CLI Guide

Specifying disks

Disks are specified by enclosure ID and slot number. Enclosure IDs increment from 0. Disk IDs increment from 0 in each enclosure. You can

specify:

• A disk. Example: 1.4

• A hyphenated range of disks. Example: 1.4-7

• A comma-separated list of individual disks, ranges, or both (with no spaces). Example: 1.4,1.6-9

• A RAID 10 or 50 disk group with disks in subgroups separated by colons (with no spaces). RAID-10

example:1.1-2:1.3-4:1.7,1.10

Specifying disk groups

You can specify:

• A disk group by its name or serial number. A unique serial number is automatically assigned when a disk group is created, and does not

change for the life of the disk group.

• A list of disk-group names or serial numbers separated by commas (with no spaces). Not all commands support lists. Example:

dg1,"Disk group 1"

Specifying pools

For virtual storage, you can specify:

• A pool by its name or serial number.

• A list of pool names or serial numbers separated by commas (with no spaces). Not all commands support lists. Example: A,B

Specifying volumes

You can specify:

• A volume by its name or serial number. A unique serial number is automatically assigned when a volume is created, and does not

change for the life of the volume.

• A list of volume names or serial numbers separated by commas (with no spaces). Not all commands support lists. List example:

vd1_v1,"Vol #1".

Specifying volume groups

For virtual storage, you can specify:

• A volume group by its name in the format volume-group.*, where * represents all volumes in the group. Example:

TestVolumes.*

Specifying ports

Controller module host ports are specified by port number only (to use the same port in both controllers) or by controller ID and port

number (to specify a port in one controller).

In a 2U12 or 2U24 enclosure, the top controller module ID is A and the bottom controller module ID is B. In a 5U84 enclosure, the left

controller module ID is A and the right controller module ID is B. Controller module IDs are not case sensitive.

Port IDs increment from 0 in each controller module.

You can specify:

• A port ID in both controllers. Example: 1

• A port ID in one controller. Example: A1

• A hyphenated range of IDs. Do not mix controller IDs in a range. Example: b1-b2 or 1-2

• A comma-separated list of IDs, ranges, or both (with no spaces). Example: A1,b1-b2 or A1,2

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