Deployment Guide

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Mandatory Options
and Arguments
Optional Parameters Valid Parameters
Arguments
Description
or
vdisk
action=deletevdis
k controllerid=id
combination is mandatory. The second -vd option
is optional and can be added to the command line
in any order after the mandatory option.
Example:
A:>raidcfg -vd -ac=dvd -c=2 -vd=0
RAIDCFG Command successful!
NOTE: When virtual disks are created, the RAID controller starts the background initialization operation. Virtual disks
cannot be deleted until this operation completes.
NOTE: If the raid.ini le contains the [Reset] section, then the RAIDCFG utility removes all the hot spares (dedicated and
global) and virtual disks on the specied RAID controllers in the system.
Increasing Virtual Disk Size
The following table lists the RAIDCFG options, parameters, and pre-dened arguments for increasing the virtual disk size of the
controller.
Table 320. Increasing Virtual Disk Size
Mandatory Options
and Arguments
Optional Parameters Valid Parameters
Arguments
Description
-vd -c=id -
vd=vdid -ac=evs -
szinper=% or vdisk
controllerid=id
vdisk=vdid
action=expandvdsi
ze sizeinpercent=
%
NA NA
Increases the size of the virtual disk by the
specied percentage.
Example:
A:>raidcfg -vd -c=2 -vd=2 -ac=evs -
szinper=25
Setting A Virtual Disk As Bootable Virtual Disk
The following table lists the RAIDCFG options, parameters, and pre-dened arguments for setting a virtual disk as a bootable virtual
disk.
Table 321. Setting A Virtual Disk As Bootable Virtual Disk
Mandatory Options
and Arguments
Optional Parameters Valid Parameters
Arguments
Description
-vd -ac=sbf -
c=id or vdisk
action=
setbootflag
controllerid= id
-vd or vdisk
<valid virtual
disk ID number>
Sets the specied virtual disk as bootable virtual
disk on the specied controller.
Example:
A:>raidcfg -vd -ac=sbf -c=2 -vd=0
RAIDCFG Command successful!
Blinking And Unblinking Virtual Disks
The following table lists the RAIDCFG options, parameters, and pre-dened arguments for blinking or unblinking a physical disk
associated with a virtual disk.
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