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Table 14. Add RAID configuration input options (continued)
Option Value range Description
● e:s-x is the range convention used to
represent slots. s to x in the enclosure e
pdperarray
0 to 15 Specifies the number of physical drives per
array. The default value is automatically
chosen.
sed
— Creates security-enabled drives.
pdcache on|off|default
Enables or disables PD cache.
pi
— Enables protection information.
dimmerswitch
default: Logical device uses controller
default power-saving policy.
automatic (auto): Logical device power
savings are managed by firmware.
none: No power-saving policy.
maximum (max): Logical device uses
maximum power savings.
MaximumWithoutCaching
(maxnocache): Logical device does not
cache write to maximize power savings.
Specifies the power-saving policy. Sets to
default automatically.
wt|wb
wt: Write through.
wb: Write back.
Enables write through. Write back is the
default.
nora|ra
ra: Read ahead
nora: No read ahead
Disables read ahead. Enabled is the default.
cachedbadbbu|
nocachedbadbbu
cachedbadbbu: Enable bad BBU caching.
nocachedbadbbu: Disable bad BBU caching
Enables caching when BBU is not functioning.
Disabled is the default.
strip 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512,
1024
Sets the strip size for the RAID configuration.
aftervd
Valid virtual drive number. Creates the VD in the adjacent free slot next
to the specified VD.
spares
Number of spare physical drives present. Specifies the physical drives that are to be
assigned to a disk group for spares.
force
— Forces a security-capable physical drive to be
added to a drive group without security.
perccli /cx add vd each r0 [name=<VDNAME1>,..][drives=e:s|e:s-x|e:s-x,y]
[SED][pdcache=on|off|default][pi][DimmerSwitch(ds)=default|
automatic(auto)|none|maximum(max)|MaximumWithoutCaching(maxnocache)]
[wt|wb] [nora|ra][direct|cached] [CachedBadBBU|NoCachedBadBBU]
[Strip=<64|128|256|512|1024>][EmulationType=0|1|2] [ExclusiveAccess]
[Cbsize=0|1|2 Cbmode=0|1|7] [unmap]
This command creates a RAID 0 configuration for each disk specified in the drives option. You can use the following options
to create the RAID volume:
Table 15. Add RAID 0 configuration input options
Option Value range Description
type RAID [0|1|5|6|10|50|60]
Sets the RAID type of the configuration.
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