Quick Reference Guide

Mandatory Options
and Arguments
Optional Parameters Valid Parameters
Arguments
Description
order after any mandatory options have been
added.
Example:
A:>raidcfg -ctrl -si
-ver or
version
NA
Displays the version number of the RAIDCFG
utility. This option is optional and can be
added to the command line in any order after
any mandatory options have been added.
Example:
A:>raidcfg -ver
RAIDCFG V4.2
Copyright (c) 2002-2012 Dell
Inc.
RAIDCFG Command successful!
Quick Reference To RAIDCFG Commands
The following table lists the 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.
Example:
A:>raidcfg -ctrl -ac=sghs -c=2 -ad=0:1
RAIDCFG Command successful!
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 5 GB 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 5 GB size for type RAID 1.
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 5
raidcfg -ctrl -
ac=cvd -c=slotid -
ad=
Creates a virtual disk of 5 GB size for type RAID 5.
The slot ID in <-c=slotid> and the array disks in <-
ad=...> are obtained from the first two commands.
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