Quick Reference Guide

Table 72. Enabling And Disabling Persistent Dedicated Hot Spares
Mandatory Options
and Arguments
Optional Parameters Valid Parameters
Arguments
Description
--ctrl -c=id -
ac=ephs
or
controller
controllerid=i
d
action=enablep
eristenthotspa
re
NA NA
Assigns the slot corresponding to the hot
spare drive as persistent. Any drive in the slot
functions as a hot spare if the drive is qualified
to be a hot spare.
Example:
A:>raidcfg -ctrl -ac=ephs -c=2
RAIDCFG Command successful!
--ctrl -c=id -
ac=dphs
or
controller
controllerid=i
d
action=disable
persistenthots
pare
NA NA
Disables the persistent slot corresponding to
the hot spare drive. If the drive is removed
from the slot and any drive is inserted, the slot
stops functioning as a hot spare. You must
manually assign the drive as a hot spare
again.
Example:
A:>raidcfg -ctrl -ac=dphs -c=2
RAIDCFG Command successful!
Miscellaneous Options
The following table lists all other RAIDCFG options, parameters, and pre-defined arguments.
Table 73. Miscellaneous Optional Parameters
Mandatory Options
and Arguments
Optional Parameters Valid Parameters
Arguments
Description
any option
-l or logfile <filename>
Logs command line output to a file. The utility
either appends the information to an existing
log file or creates a new file. The log file
contains the same information as standard
output. This option is optional and can be
added to the command line in any order after
the mandatory options have been added.
Example:
A:>raidcfg -ctrl -l=log.txt
Controller_ID/Slot_ID: 0
Controller_PCI_ID: 4:2:1
Controller_Name: Dell
PERC 6/E
Channels: 2
Virtual_Disks: 0
Firmware Version:
V2.8-0[6064]
RAIDCFG Command successful!
-si or silent
NA
Does not display any information on the
terminal console. This option is optional and
can be added to the command line in any
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