Reference Guide

Mandatory Options
and Arguments
Optional Parameters Valid Parameters
Arguments
Description
Example:
A:>raidcfg -ver
RAIDCFG V4.3
Copyright (c) 2002-2013 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=
x:y,x:y,x:y,... -
sz=5GB -r=5
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.
To create a virtual disk of a
certain size and make it
RAID 1 with a hot spare
raidcfg -ctrl -
ac=cvd -c=slotid -
ad= x:y,x:y -
sz=5GB -r=1 -
fd=x:y
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.
The option <-fd> stands for failover drive and requires the
drive location of the drive you want the dedicated hot
spare to be in. The drive location is obtained from the
second command.
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