Users Guide

Managing Virtual Disks Using RACADM
Use the following RACADM commands to manage virtual disks:
● To delete virtual disk: racadm storage deletevd:<VD FQDD>
● To initialize virtual disk: racadm storage init:<VD FQDD> -speed {fast|full}
● To check consistency of virtual disks: racadm storage ccheck:<vdisk fqdd>
● To encrypt virtual disks: racadm storage encryptvd:<VD FQDD>
● To assign or unassign dedicated hot spares: racadm storage hotspare:<Physical Disk FQDD> -assign yes
-type dhs -vdkey: <FQDD of VD>
● To cancel the check consistency: racadm storage cancelcheck: <vdisks fqdd>
Managing Controllers
You can perform the following for Controllers:
● Configure controller properties
● Import or auto import foreign configuration
● Clear foreign configuration
● Reset controller configuration
● Create, change, or delete security keys
Related concepts
Configuring Controller Properties on page 191
Importing or Auto Importing Foreign Configuration on page 194
Clearing Foreign Configuration on page 195
Resetting Controller Configuration on page 195
Supported Controllers on page 181
Summary of Supported Features for Storage Devices on page 182
Convert To RAID Capable Disk on page 185
Convert To Non-RAID Disk on page 186
Configuring Controller Properties
You can configure the following properties for the controller:
● Patrol read mode (auto or manual)
● Start or stop patrol read if patrol read mode is manual
● Patrol read unconfigured areas
● Check consistency mode
● Copyback mode
● Load balance mode
● Check consistency rate
● Rebuild rate
● BGI rate
● Reconstruct rate
● Enhanced auto import foreign configuration
● Create or change security keys
NOTE: You can configure the Patrol Read Unconfigured Areas property using the iDRAC Web interface and not RACADM.
You must have Login and Server Control privilege to configure the controller properties.
Managing Storage Devices
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