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Does my controller support this feature? See "Supported Features."
Use the following omconfig storage command syntax to replace a physical disk that is part of a virtual disk with another physical disk. See "Revertible Hot
Spare" for more information.
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Complete Syntax
omconfig storage vdisk action=replacememberdisk controller=id vdisk=id source=<PDISKID> destination=<PDISKID>
where PDISKID is specified as either:
pdisk=connector:enclosureID:portID
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Example Syntax
For example, to replace physical disk (PD1) with another physical disk (PD2), you would enter:
omconfig storage vdisk action=replacememberdisk controller=0 vdisk=1 source=PD1 destination=PD2
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omconfig Storage Controller
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Does my controller support this feature? See "Supported Features."
Use the following omconfig storage command syntax to discard the preserved cache on the controller. See "Manage Preserved Cache" for more information.
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Complete Syntax
omconfig storage controller action=discardpreservedcache controller=id force=enabled/disabled
If you set force=enabled, the cache is discarded irrespective of whether the controller detects a foreign or an offline virtual disk.
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Example Syntax
For example, to discard the preserved cache, you would enter:
omconfig storage controller action=discardpreservedcache controller=id force=enabled
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omconfig Virtual Disk Commands
The following sections provide the omconfig command syntax required to execute virtual disk tasks.
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Table 15-16.omconfigManageVirtualDiskCommands
CAUTION: Discarding the preserved cache can result in data loss. Dell recommends that you run this command using the force=disabled option.
CAUTION: The omconfig storage vdisk action=deletevdisk controller=id vdisk=id command deletes a virtual disk. Deleting a virtual disk destroys
all information including file systems and volumes residing on the virtual disk.
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Required Command
Levels (1, 2, 3)
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Optional name=value Pairs
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Documentation Section
omconfig storage
vdisk
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action=checkconsistency controller=id vdisk=id
"omconfig Check Consistency"
action=cancelcheckconsistency controller=id vdisk=id
"omconfig Cancel Check Consistency"
action=pausecheckconsistency controller=id vdisk=id
"omconfig Pause Check Consistency"
action=resumecheckconsistency controller=id vdisk=id
"omconfig Resume Check Consistency"
action=blink controller=id vdisk=id
"omconfig Blink Virtual Disk"
action=unblink controller=id vdisk=id
"omconfig Unblink Virtual Disk"
action=initialize controller=id vdisk=id
"omconfig Initialize Virtual Disk"
action=fastinit controller=id vdisk=id
"omconfig Fast Initialize Virtual Disk"