Reference Guide

● To reset, clear, and import the storage configuration to the controller, run the following command:
racadm storage importconfig:<Controller FQDD>
racadm storage resetconfig:<Controller FQDD>
racadm storage clearconfig:<Controller FQDD>
● To start or stop a blink or identify operation on the specified or PCIeSSD device, run the following
command:
racadm storage blink:<FQDD>
racadm storage blink:<PCIeSSD FQDD>
racadm storage unblink:<FQDD>
racadm storage unblink:<PCIeSSD FQDD>
NOTE: The Start or Stop a Blink feature is not supported for HHHL PCIe SSD devices.
● To prepare the PCIeSSD drive for removal, run the following command:
racadm storage preparetoremove <PCIeSSD FQDD>
NOTE: The Prepare to Remove task is not supported for HHHL PCIe SSD devices.
● To perform a secure erase operation on PCIeSSD device, run the following command:
racadm storage secureerase:<PCIeSSD FQDD>
NOTE: You can also run the command using raid in place of the storage command.
Input
● -o — Specifies the optimized version.
● -p — Specifies the property name.
● --refkey — Specifies the controller or enclosure FQDDs.
● -rl — Sets the storage level.
○ r0 — storage 0-Striping
○ r1 — storage 1-Mirroring
○ r5 — storage 5-Striping with Parity
○ r6 — storage 6-Striping with Extra Parity
○ r10 — storage 10-Spanned Striping with Mirroring
○ r50 — storage 50-Spanned Striping with Parity
○ r60 — storage 60-Spanned Striping with Extra Parity
● -wp{wt|wb|wbf} — Sets the write policy to Write Through, Write Back, or Write Back Force
● -rp {nra|ra|ara} — Sets the read policy to No Read Ahead, Read Ahead, Adaptive Read Ahead
● -ss — Specifies the stripe size to use.
● -pdkey:<PD FQDD list> — Specifies the physical disk drive to use in the virtual disk.
● -dcp — Sets the Disk Cache Policy in the Virtual Disk.
○ enabled — Allows the virtual disk to use the cache.
○ disabled — Does not allow the virtual disk to use the cache.
○ default — Uses the default cache policy. For SAS drives, use the disabled option and for
SATA drives, use the enabled option by default.
● -name <VD name> — Specifies the name of the virtual disk.
● -size <VD size> — Specifies the size of each virtual disk.
○ b — Specifies the size in bytes
○ k — Specifies the size in kilobytes
○ m — Specifies the size in megabytes
RACADM Subcommand Details
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