Deployment Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit Version 5.5 Command Line Interface Reference Guide
- Introduction
- Command Syntax Overview
- DTK Seamless package
- SYSCFG
- Features
- SYSCFG General Options
- SYSCFG For BIOS Configuration
- SYSCFG BIOS commands
- BIOS Option Settings
- Boot Settings
- Integrated Devices
- Network Settings
- Memory Settings
- Miscellaneous Settings
- One-Time Boot
- Processor Settings
- SATA Settings
- Serial Communication
- Slot Disablement
- System Information
- System Profile Settings
- System Security
- UEFI Boot Settings
- DTKTORACADM
- SYSCFG Options On PowerEdge Systems Prior To PowerEdge 12G Systems
- Sub Options And Arguments For power Option
- Sub Options And Arguments For tcm Option
- Sub Options And Arguments For tpm Option
- SYSCFG For BMC And Remote Access Controller Configuration
- bmcversion
- chassistype*
- clearsel*
- controlpanelaccess
- deviceguid*
- encryptkey
- fiberchannel
- floppy
- formfactor
- hddfailover
- hpcmode
- htassist
- idecdrom
- idracgui
- lpt
- memdynamicpower
- memintleave
- memremap
- mouse
- noraidprompt*
- oldsetuppwd
- oldsyspwd
- opticaldrivectrl
- remflashmedia
- serial1
- serial2
- slotname
- sma
- sysrev*
- usb
- usbflash
- vflash
- identify
- idracversion
- kvmstatusonlcd
- lancfgparams
- lanchannelaccess
- lanchannelinfo
- lanuseraccess
- lcd1
- lcd2
- loaddefaults*
- nextboot
- nmibutton
- passwordaction
- pefcfgparams
- powerbutton
- powerctl
- racreset*
- serialcfgparams
- serialchannelaccess
- serialchannelinfo
- serialuseraccess
- solaction
- solcfgparams
- ssninfo
- useraction
- username
- version*
- virutualmedia
- SYSCFG For State Configuration
- SYSCFG for System Configuration
- SYSCFG For IPv6 Configuration
- PCI Reporting
- RAIDCFG
- Features
- Supported RAID Controllers
- RAIDCFG Options And Arguments
- RAID Configuration Utility Options And Arguments
- General Help
- Enumerating RAID Controllers
- Creating Virtual Disks
- Enumerating Array Disks
- Blinking And Unblinking Array Disks
- Enumerating Virtual Disks
- Deleting Virtual Disks
- Increasing Virtual Disk Size
- Setting A Virtual Disk As Bootable Virtual Disk
- Blinking And Unblinking Virtual Disks
- Setting Virtual Disk Name
- Setting Environment Variables
- RAID Replication Options
- Assigning, Unassigning, And Listing Global Hot Spares
- Importing And Clearing Foreign Configurations
- Importing Secured Foreign Configuration
- Displaying Foreign Key Ids
- Creating Encryption Key
- Changing Encryption Key
- Deleting Encryption Key
- Configuring Physical Disk Rebuild
- Configuring Array Disk As RAID
- Configuring Physical Disk State
- Replacing Physical Disk Of A Virtual Disk
- Consistency check for virtual disk
- Erasing Encrypted Physical Disk
- Discarding Preserved Cache
- Initializing Virtual Disks
- Resetting The Controller
- Enabling And Disabling Persistent Dedicated Hot Spares
- Setting And Displaying The PCIe Link Speed
- Setting Boot Mode
- Configuring Auto Import
- Miscellaneous Options
- Quick Reference To RAIDCFG Commands
- UPINIT
- Messages And Codes
- BMC Platform Events Filter Alert Messages
- Sample File Formats

Resetting The Controller
The following table lists the RAIDCFG options, parameters, and predened arguments for resetting the controller.
Table 342. Resetting The Controller
Mandatory Options
and Arguments
Optional Parameters Valid Parameters
Arguments
Description
-ctrl -c=id -
ac=rst or
controller
controllerid=id
action=reset
NA NA
Resets the specied controller.
Example:
A:>raidcfg -ctrl -c=2 -ac=rst
-ctrl -c=id -
ac=rst -force or -
controller -
controllerid=id -
action=reset
force
NA
The parameter force, is optional. This option is
used to reset or delete the BootVD in Post
operating system.
Enabling And Disabling Persistent Dedicated Hot Spares
The following table lists the RAIDCFG options, parameters, and pre-dened arguments for enabling and disabling dedicated hot
spares.
Table 343. 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=id
action=enableperi
stenthotspare
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 qualied to be a hot
spare.
NOTE: Assign hot spare for a bootable
virtual disk only from the disk drives of slot
0-3 of the system.
Example:
A:>raidcfg -ctrl -ac=ephs -c=2
RAIDCFG Command successful!
--ctrl -c=id -
ac=dphs
or
controller
controllerid=id
action=disableper
sistenthotspare
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!
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