Quick Reference Guide

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Quick Reference to RAIDCFG Commands
Table 4-16 lists the basic RAIDCFG commands.
Table 4-16. Basic RAIDCFG Commands
Purpose Command Description
To list all the RAID
controllers in a system
raidcfg -ctrl Lists all the RAID controllers in
the system.
Record the slot ID of the
controllers for later reference.
To list all the disks
attached to a particular
controller
raidcfg adisk -
c=slotid
Lists all the disks attached to the
controller. The slot ID is obtained
from the first command.
Record the drive location of the
disks for later reference.
To create a virtual disk
with all the default
settings
raidcfg -ctrl -
ac=cvd -c=
slotid -ad=
x:y,x:y,...
Creates a virtual disk of maximum
available size for type RAID 0.
RAID 0 is the default.
The slot ID in <-c=slotid> and
the array disks in <-ad=...> are
obtained from the first two
commands.
To create a virtual disk
of a certain size with all
the default settings
raidcfg -ctrl -
ac=cvd -c=
slotid -ad=
x:y,x:y,... -
sz=5GB
Creates a virtual disk of 5GB size
for type RAID 0. RAID 0 is the
default.
The slot ID in <-c=slotid> and
the array disks in <-ad=...> are
obtained from the first two
commands.
To create a virtual disk
of a certain size and
make it RAID 1
raidcfg -ctrl -
ac=cvd -c=
slotid -ad=
x:y,x:y -sz=5GB
-r=1
Creates a virtual disk of 5GB size
for type RAID 1.
The slot ID in <-c=slotid> and
the array disks in <-ad=...> are
obtained from the first two
commands.