CLI Guide

Mandatory Options and
Arguments
Optional Parameters Valid Parameters
Arguments
Description
For SAS controllers, the value of enclosure can be
non-zero, in which case you must specify values for
channel, target, and enclosure.
-r or -raid
0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Sets the RAID type or level for the virtual disk.
NOTE: If this option is not specied for any
RAID controller, RAID 0 is taken as the
default.
The valid arguments are:
• 0 — RAID 0 uses data striping, which is writing
data in equal-sized segments across the array
disks. RAID 0 does not provide data redundancy.
• 1 — RAID 1 is the simplest form of maintaining
redundant data. In RAID 1, data is mirrored or
duplicated on one or more drives.
• 5 — RAID 5 provides data redundancy by using
data striping in combination with parity
information. Rather than dedicating a drive to
parity, the parity information is striped across all
disks in the array.
• 6 — RAID 6 is an extension of RAID 5 and uses
extra parity block. It uses block-level striping with
two parity blocks distributed across all member
disks. RAID 6 provides protection against double
disk failures and failures while a single disk is
rebuilding. If there is only one array, RAID 6 may
be a better option than a hot spare disk.
• 10 — RAID 10 is a stripe of mirrors. Multiple RAID
1 mirrors are created, and a RAID 0 stripe is
created over RAID 1 mirrors.
• 50 — RAID 50 is a dual-level array that uses
multiple RAID 5 sets in a single array. A single hard
drive failure can occur in each of the RAID 5
without any loss of data on the entire array.
Although the RAID 50 has increased write
performance, when a hard drive fails and
reconstruction takes place, performance
decreases, data/program access is slower, and
transfer speeds on the array are aected.
• 60 — RAID 60 is a combination of RAID 6 and
RAID 0. A RAID 0 array is striped across RAID 6
elements. It requires at least 8 disks.
-ctrl -ac=cvd
-
c=id -ad=
ch:targ,ch:targ,
... [or
ch:targ:encl,...]
or
controller
action=
createvdisk
controllerid= id
adisk=
channel:target:
lun,
-rp or readpolicy
ra, ara, nra, rc, nrc
CAUTION: If the controller is changed from
SCSI to RAID mode, expect data loss to
occur. Back up any data you want to save
before changing the modes.
Sets the SCSI read policy for the virtual disk. Specify
the SCSI read policy for the logical drive. The valid
arguments are:
• ra — (read-ahead) The controller reads sequential
sectors of the disk when seeking data.
• ara — (Adaptive Read-Ahead) The controller
initiates read-ahead only if the two most recent
read requests accessed sequential sectors of the
disk. If subsequent read requests access random
sectors of the disk, the controller reverts to No-
192 RAIDCFG