R750 - Schedule Consistency Check

Question

Hi All,

Previously, I could use the command "C:\Program Files\Dell\SysMgt\oma\bin\omconfig.exe" storage vdisk action=checkconsistency controller=0 vdisk=0 to schedule a consistency check on a Poweredge server VD.

Now that OMSA will become eventually obsolete, I'd like to see if there is a way to schedule a task to do this using the iDRAC. I see where I can do the consistency check manually on the Storage>Virtual Disks. And then I see where I can schedule it, but don't see a place where I can repeat the schedule. Even if I schedule it, will it automatically run with "No Reboot (Manually Reboot System)", as none of the options are ideal. Ideally, it would run in the background while the system was still up.

Is this possible?

Thanks!

DELL-Rey G · Answer

I plugged your question into an AI tool, then modified the question to use an alternative to omconfig.exe, this is what it came back with, but I didnt get to try it yet:

🔁 1. Redfish API via iDRAC

Dell provides Redfish-based scripts to perform consistency checks. One such script is:

CheckConsistencyVirtualDiskREDFISH.py [github.com]

This Python script uses Redfish API calls to:

Identify the virtual disk
Trigger a consistency check
Monitor the job status

You’ll need:

Python 3.x
Redfish credentials (iDRAC IP, username, password)
Dell’s Redfish scripting repo cloned locally

Let me know if you'd like help customizing or running this script.

🧩 2. iDRAC Service Module (iSM)

If you're running Windows and have iSM installed, you can use the DCISMCFG.exe tool:

BAT

DCISMCFG.exe -wa -ctrlid=0 -cs -vd=<vdisk_id>

This command initiates a consistency check on the specified virtual disk. You can also:

Cancel the check
Query virtual disk status
Run checks on multiple disks [dell.com]

This method works on 14th-gen and newer PowerEdge servers.

Rey
#Iwork4Dell

TNC10284 · Answer

@DELL-Rey G​  I installed the ISM on the server in question. When I try to run anything, I get the following:dcismcfg.exe -swraid -getctrlThe Software RAID feature is supported only when SATA setting is in RAID mode. When I try your command with using 0 or 1 for the vdisk_id, I just get the help output for dcismcfg.exe

PowerEdge HDD/SCSI/RAID

R750 - Schedule Consistency Check

🔁 1. Redfish API via iDRAC

🧩 2. iDRAC Service Module (iSM)

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