CLI Guide

Table 361. Initializing Virtual Disks
Mandatory Options
and Arguments
Optional Parameters Valid Parameters
Arguments
Description
-vd -c=id -vd=id
-ac=fi or vdisk
controllerid=id
vdisk=id
action=fastinit
NA NA
Initializes the selected virtual disk in the selected
controller with the fastinit command. This feature is
supported on PERC 5 and later controllers and is
not supported on SAS controllers.
Using the fastinit command on unsupported
controllers returns an error.
Example:
A:>raidcfg -vd -c=2 -vd=2 -ac=fi
-vd -c=id -vd=id
-ac=sli or vdisk
controllerid=id
vdisk=id
action=slowinit
NA NA
Initializes the selected virtual disk in the selected
controller with the slowinit command. This feature
is supported on PERC 5 and later controllers and is
not supported on SAS controllers. Using the
slowinit command on unsupported controllers
returns an error.
Example:
A:>raidcfg -vd -c=2 -vd=2 -ac=sli
-vd -c=id -vd=id
-ac=ci or vdisk
controllerid=id
vdisk=id
action=cancelinit
NA NA
Cancels the initialization of the virtual disk with the
cancelinit command. This feature is supported on
PERC 5 and later controllers and is not supported
on SAS controllers. Using the cancelinit command
on unsupported controllers returns an error..
Example:
A:>raidcfg -vd -c=2 -vd=2 -ac=ci
Resetting The Controller
The following table lists the RAIDCFG options, parameters, and predened arguments for resetting the controller.
Table 362. 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 specied 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-dened arguments for enabling and disabling dedicated hot
spares.
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