Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit Version 4.3 Command Line Interface Reference Guide

Enabling And Disabling Persistent Dedicated Hot Spares

The following table lists the RAIDCFG options, parameters, and pre-defined arguments for enabling and disabling dedicated hot spares.

Table 1. 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=enableperistenthotspare`	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 qualified to be a hot spare. Example: A:>raidcfg -ctrl -ac=ephs -c=2 RAIDCFG Command successful!
`--ctrl -c=id` `-ac=dphs` or `controller controllerid=id` `action=disablepersistenthotspare`	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!