Reference Guide

• off /Off — disables the embedded SATA RAID controller.
• combined— sets the SATA RAID controller to combined mode.
• ata/ AtaMode— sets SATA RAID controller to ATA mode.
• ahci/ AhciMode— sets ATA RAID controller to ahci mode.
• raid/RaidMode — sets SATA RAID controller to RAID mode.
• qdma — sets the SATA RAID controller to support ATAPI devices
at transfer rates much higher than PIO. A device driver must be
installed on your system to use the QDMA mode.
Example:
A:>syscfg --embsataraid=off
embsataraid=off
Applicable Systems
All PowerEdge systems
--eSataPort1
Valid Arguments
• On systems prior to 12G
: NA
• On 12G and later systems
: Off, Auto
Description
Sets the embedded SATA port1 to auto or off.
Example:
A:>syscfg --eSataPort1=Off
eSataPort1=Off
Applicable Systems Dell PowerEdge 12G and later systems.
--eSataPort1Capacity*
Valid Arguments
• On systems prior to 12G
: NA
• On 12G and later systems
: read-only
Description
Displays the total capacity of a hard-disk drive. This option is
undefined for removable-media devices such as optical drives.
Example:
A:>syscfg --eSataPort1Capacity
Applicable Systems PowerEdge 12G and later systems.
--eSataPort1DriveType*
Valid Arguments
• On systems prior to 12G
: NA
• On 12G and later systems
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