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iDRAC 8/7 v2.40.40.40 RACADM CLI Guide

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Description Allows you to run the commands to control storage arrays.

To run this subcommand for configuring the storage properties, you must have the server control permission.

Synopsis

Inventory

  • To view the help details for get command, run the following command: 
    racadm storage help get
  • To generate and view information about the inventory of storage root node, run the following command: 
    racadm storage get status
  • To generate and view information about the inventory of controllers, run the following command: 
    racadm storage get controllers -o
    racadm storage get controllers -o -p <property names separated by comma>
  • To get the list of controllers, run the following command: 
    racadm storage get controllers
  • To get the properties of PCIeSSD controller, run the following command: 
    racadm storage get controllers:<PcieSSD controller FQDD>
  • To generate and view information about the inventory of batteries, run the following command: 
    racadm storage get batteries -o
    racadm storage get batteries --refkey <controller FQDD's separated by comma> 
    racadm storage get batteries --refkey <controller FQDD's separated by comma> -o
    racadm storage get batteries --refkey <controller FQDD's separated by comma> -o -p <property names separated by comma>
  • To generate and view information about the inventory of virtual disks, run the following command: 
    racadm storage get vdisks
    racadm storage get vdisks --refkey <controller FQDDs separated by comma> 
    racadm storage get vdisks --refkey <controller FQDDs separated by comma> -o
    racadm storage get vdisks --refkey <controller FQDDs separated by comma> -o -p <property names separated by comma>
  • To generate and view information about the inventory of enclosures, run the following command: 
    racadm storage get enclosures -o
    racadm storage get enclosures --refkey <connector FQDDs separated by comma>
    racadm storage get enclosures --refkey <connector FQDDs separated by comma> -o -p <property names separated by comma>
  • To get the list of enclosures, run the following command: 
    racadm storage get enclosures
  • To get the properties of the PCIeSSD enclosure, run the following command: 
    racadm storage get enclosures:<PCIeSSD enclosure FQDD>
  • To generate and view information about the inventory of physical disk drives, run the following command: 
    racadm storage get pdisks
    racadm storage get pdisks -o
    racadm storage get pdisks -o -p <property names separated by comma>
    racadm storage get pdisks --refkey <enclosure/Backplanes FQDDs separated by comma>
    racadm storage get pdisks --refkey <enclosure/Backplanes FQDDs separated by comma> -o
    racadm storage get pdisks --refkey <enclosure/Backplanes FQDDs separated by comma> -o -p <property names separated by comma>
  • To get the list of physical disks, run the following command: 
    racadm storage get pdisks
  • To get the properties of PCIeSSD physical disk, run the following command: 
    racadm storage get pdisks:<PCIeSSD FQDD>
  • To generate and view information about the inventory of fans, run the following command: 
    racadm storage get fans --refkey <enclosure FQDDs separated by comma>
    racadm storage get fans --refkey <enclosure FQDDs separated by comma > -o 
    racadm storage get fans --refkey <enclosure FQDDs separated by comma> -o -p <property names separated by comma>
  • To generate and view information about the inventory of EMMs, run the following command: 
    racadm storage get emms -refkey <enclosure FQDDs separated by comma>
    racadm storage get emms --refkey <enclosure FQDDs separated by comma> -o
    racadm storage get emms --refkey <enclosure FQDDs separated by comma> -o -p <property names separated by comma>
  • To generate and view information about the inventory of PSU, run the following command: 
    racadm storage get psus -refkey <enclosure FQDDs separated by comma>
    racadm storage get psus --refkey <enclosure FQDDs separated by comma> -o
    racadm storage get psus --refkey <enclosure FQDDs separated by comma> -o -p <property names separated by comma>

Configuration

  • To view the help details for a configuration command, run the following command: 
    racadm storage help <command>
    where command can take below values
                                                      converttoraid, converttononraid, controllers, clearconfig, createsecuritykey, createvd, deletesecuritykey, deletevd, encryptvd,
                                                      enclosures, emms, fans, hotspare, importconfig, ccheck, secureerase, preparetoremove, blink, unblink, cancelcheck, init, modifysecuritykey,
                                                      psus, pdisks, resetconfig, tempprobes, vdisks, and patrolread.
  • To create, delete, and secure the virtual disks. To start or stop the consistency check on the specified virtual disk, run the following command: 
    racadm storage createvd:<Controller FQDD> -rl {r0|r1|r5|r6|r10|r50|r60}[-wp {wt|wb|wbf}] [-rp {nra|ra|ara}] [-ss {1k|2k|4k|8k|16k|32k|64k|128k|256k|512k|1M|2M|4M|8M|16M}]-pdkey:<comma
                                                      separated PD FQDD> [-dcp {enabled|disabled|default}] [-name <VD name>] [-size <VD size>{b|k|m|g|t}] [-T10PIEnable]
                                                   
    racadm storage init:<VD FQDD> -speed {fast|full} 
    racadm storage deletevd:<VD FQDD>
    racadm storage encryptvd:<VD FQDD>
    racadm storage createsecuritykey:<Controller FQDD> -key <Key id> -xxx <passphrase>
    racadm storage modifysecuritykey:<Controller FQDD> -key <Key id>-xxx <old passphrase> -xxx <new passphrase>
    racadm storage deletesecuritykey:<Controller FQDD>
    racadm storage ccheck:<vdisk fqdd>
    racadm storage cancelcheck:<vdisk fqdd>
  • To convert the physical disk drives and assign or delete a hotspare. To scan physical disks connected to a controller and detect problem, run the following command: 
    racadm storage converttononraid:<PD FQDD>
    racadm storage converttoraid:<PD FQDD>
    racadm storage hotspare:<Physical Disk FQDD> -assign yes -type dhs -vdkey: <FQDD of VD>
    racadm storage hotspare:<Physical Disk FQDD> -assign yes –type ghs
    racadm storage hotspare:<Physical Disk FQDD> -assign no
    racadm storage patrolread:<controller FQDD> -state start|stop
    • NOTE: If the –assign option is no, you cannot add other options. If the –assign option is yes and if the -type option is not present, the global hotspare (ghs) is created by default.
  • To reset, clear, and import the storage configuration to the controller, run the following command: 
    racadm storage importconfig:<Controller FQDD>
    racadm storage resetconfig:<Controller FQDD>
    racadm storage clearconfig:<Controller FQDD>
  • To start or stop a blink or identify operation on the specified or PCIeSSD device, run the following command: 
    racadm storage blink:<FQDD>
    racadm storage blink:<PCIeSSD FQDD>
    racadm storage unblink:<FQDD>
    racadm storage unblink:<PCIeSSD FQDD>
    • NOTE: The Start or Stop a Blink feature is not supported for HHHL PCIe SSD devices.
  • To prepare the PCIeSSD drive for removal, run the following command: 
    racadm storage preparetoremove <PCIeSSD FQDD>
    • NOTE: The Prepare to Remove task is not supported for HHHL PCIe SSD devices.
  • To perform a secure erase operation on PCIeSSD device, run the following command: 
    racadm storage secureerase:<PCIeSSD FQDD>
  • NOTE: You can also run the command using raid in place of the storage command.
Input
  • -o — Specifies the optimized version.
  • -p — Specifies the property name.
  • --refkey — Specifies the controller or enclosure FQDDs.
  • -rl — Sets the storage level.
    • r0 — storage 0-Striping
    • r1 — storage 1-Mirroring
    • r5 — storage 5-Striping with Parity
    • r6 — storage 6-Striping with Extra Parity
    • r10 — storage 10-Spanned Striping with Mirroring
    • r50 — storage 50-Spanned Striping with Parity
    • r60 — storage 60-Spanned Striping with Extra Parity
  • -wp{wt|wb|wbf} — Sets the write policy to Write Through, Write Back, or Write Back Force
  • -rp {nra|ra|ara} — Sets the read policy to No Read Ahead, Read Ahead, Adaptive Read Ahead
  • -ss — Specifies the stripe size to use.
  • -pdkey:<PD FQDD list> — Specifies the physical disk drive to use in the virtual disk.
  • -dcp — Sets the Disk Cache Policy in the Virtual Disk.
    • enabled — Allows the virtual disk to use the cache.
    • disabled — Does not allow the virtual disk to use the cache.
    • default — Uses the default cache policy. For SAS drives, use the disabled option and for SATA drives, use the enabled option by default.
  • -name <VD name> — Specifies the name of the virtual disk.
  • -size <VD size> — Specifies the size of each virtual disk.
    • b — Specifies the size in bytes
    • k — Specifies the size in kilobytes
    • m — Specifies the size in megabytes
    • g — Specifies the size in gigabytes
    • t — Specifies the size in terabytes
  • -sc — Number of spans in a virtual disk (required for multi-span RAID level).
    • NOTE:
      • For PERC9, if the value of controller.SupportRAID10UnevenSpans is supported, you can enter only 0 for this option while creating RAID level 10. The created RAID10 virtual disk will display the spandepth as 1 (default).
      • For other controllers:
        • The default value for multi-span RAID levels is 2 and for basic RAID level is 1.
        • For hybrid RAID levels such as RAID10, RAID50, and RAID60, this option is mandatory.
        • The value for -sc option can be 0 only for RAID10.
  • -T10PIEnable — Creates a virtual disk with protection information.
  • -key <Key id> — Specifies the key id.
  • -passwd <passphrase> — Specifies the passphrase.
  • -newpasswd <passphrase> — Specifies the new passphrase.
  • -assign {yes | no} — Assigns or unassigns the disk as a hotspare.
  • -type { ghs | dhs} — Assigns a global or dedicated hotspare.
  • -vdkey:<VD FQDD> — Assigns the dedicated hotspare to the specified virtual disk. This option is required for dedicated hotspare.
  • -state <start|stop> — start value starts a patrol read operation. stop value stops a running patrol read operation.
    • NOTE: To start the operation, the Controller.PatrolReadMode must be in Manual mode.

  • -speed — Specifies the initialization of the Virtual disk.

    • fast— Performs fast initialization.

    • full— Performs slow initialization.

  • blink: <FQDD> or unblink: <FQDD> — <FQDD> can be physical disk drives, virtual disks, or PCIeSSD.
  • <PCIeSSD FQDD> — Specifies the PCIeSSD FQDD.
  • <PCIeSSD controller|enclosure FQDD> — Specifies the PCIeSSD controller or enclosure FQDD.

  • preparetoremove — Specifies the PCIeSSD drive to prepare for removal.

    • NOTE: Ensure that ISM is installed and running to perform the preparetoremove operation.

  • secureerase— Specifies the PCIeSSD drive to perform the secure erase operation.

Example

Inventory

  • To view the help details for get command, run the following command: 
    racadm>>storage help get
                                       racadm storage help get
                                       Storage monitoring and inventory of hardware RAID connected to the system.
                                       
                                       Usage :
                                       racadm storage get status
                                       racadm storage help <Object type I/II>
                                       racadm storage get <Object type I>
                                       racadm storage get <Object type I> -current
                                       racadm storage get <Object type I> -pending
                                       racadm storage get <Object type I> -o
                                       racadm storage get <Object type I> -o -p <property names separated by comma>
                                       racadm storage get <Object type I>:<FQDD's of Object type I separated by comma> -p
                                       <property names separated by comma>
                                       racadm storage get <Object type I>:<FQDD's of Object type I separated by comma>
                                       racadm storage get <Object type II> --refkey <reference keys separated by comma>
                                       racadm storage get <Object type II> --refkey <reference keys separated by comma> -o
                                       racadm storage get <Object type II> --refkey <reference keys separated by comma> -o
                                       -p <property names separated by comma>
                                       --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       
                                       Valid Options:
                                       Object type I      : controllers, batteries, vdisks, pdisks, fans, emms, tempprobes, psus, enclosures.
                                       Object type II     : batteries, vdisks, pdisks, fans, emms, psus, tempprobes, enclosures.
                                       -current <optional>: Displays only the current Raid objects from storage.If -pending not mentioned it will consider as the
                                       default option
                                       -pending           : Displays only the Pending Raid Objects from Storage.
                                       -o                 : Displays all the properties of the selected Key or Object.
                                       -p                 : Displays the property names with filter.
                                       FQDD's             : Displays all the properties of the FQDD's Key.
                                       --refkey           : Displays all the reference key of Object type.
                                       help               : Displays each object type help.
                                       NOTE: Maximum Property names can be specified in -p option is = 10.
                                       NOTE: Maximum FQDD's or refkey can be specified is = 3.
                                       --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       
                                       Usage Examples :
                                       racadm storage get controllers
                                       racadm storage get psus
                                       racadm storage get controllers -o
                                       racadm storage get controllers -o -current
                                       racadm storage get controllers -o -pending
                                       racadm storage get enclosures -o
                                       racadm storage get controllers -o -p name,status
                                       racadm storage get vdisks -o -p layout,status
                                       racadm storage get controllers:RAID.INTEGRATED.0
                                       racadm storage get emms:EMM.Slot.0:ENCLOSURE.EXTERNAL.0-0:RAID.INTEGRATED.0
                                       racadm storage get controllers:RAID.INTEGRATED.0 -p status
                                       racadm storage get emms:EMM.Slot.0:ENCLOSURE.EXTERNAL.0-0:RAID.INTEGRATED.0 -p status
                                       racadm storage get batteries --refkey RAID.INTEGRATED.0
                                       racadm storage get pdisks --refkey ENCLOSURE.EXTERNAL.0-0:RAID.INTEGRATED.0
                                       racadm storage get batteries --refkey RAID.INTEGRATED.0 -o -p status,state,name
                                       racadm storage get fans --refkey RAID.INTEGRATED.0 -o -p status,speed,name
  • To generate and view information about the inventory of controllers, virtual disks, storage enclosures, and physical disk drives.
    • To generate and view information about the inventory of storage root node.
      This command retrieves the status of the inventory for storage root node. 
      racadm storage get status
                                                raid Root Node Status : Ok
    • To generate and view information about the inventory of controllers connected to the server.  
      racadm storage get controllers
                                                RAID.Integrated.1-1
      The following command is an optimized version and displays the full controller objects along with their keys: 
      racadm storage get controllers -o
                                                RAID.Integrated.1-1
                                                Status                           = Ok
                                                DeviceDescription                = Integrated RAID Controller 1
                                                RollupStatus                     = Ok
                                                Name                             = PERC H730P Mini (Embedded)
                                                FirmwareVersion                  = 25.2.1.0025
                                                DriverVersion                    = Information Not Available
                                                RebuildRate                      = 45
                                                BgiRate                          = 13
                                                CheckConsistencyRate             = 18
                                                ReconstructRate                  = 12
                                                PatrolReadRate                   = 21
                                                PatrolReadMode                   = Disabled
                                                PatrolReadState                  = Stopped
                                                CheckConsistencyMode             = Normal
                                                LoadBalanceSetting               = Disabled
                                                CopybackMode                     = OFF
                                                PreservedCache                   = Not Present
                                                CacheMemorySize                  = 2048 MB
                                                PersistHotspare                  = Disabled
                                                SpindownUnconfiguredDrives       = Disabled
                                                SpindownHotspare                 = Disabled
                                                Timeintervalforspindown          = 30 (Minutes)
                                                SecurityStatus                   = Security Key Assigned
                                                EncryptionMode                   = Supported with LKM
                                                SasAddress                       = 0x5B8CA3A0F3073700
                                                PciDeviceId                      = 0x5d
                                                PciSubdeviceId                   = 0x1f47
                                                PciVendorId                      = 0x1000
                                                PciSubvendorId                   = 0x1028
                                                PciBus                           = 0x3
                                                PciDevice                        = 0x0
                                                PciFunction                      = 0x0
                                                BusWidth                         = Unknown
                                                SlotLength                       = Unknown
                                                SlotType                         = Unknown
                                                MaxCapableSpeed                  = 12.0 Gb/s
                                                LearnMode                        = Not supported
                                                T10PICapability                  = Capable
                                                SupportRAID10UnevenSpans         = Supported
                                                SupportEnhancedAutoForeignImport = Supported
                                                EnhancedAutoImportForeignConfig  = Enabled
                                                SupportControllerBootMode        = Supported
                                                ControllerBootMode               = Continue Boot On Error
                                                RealtimeConfigurationCapability  = Capable
                                                CurrentControllerMode            = RAID
      The following command displays the filtered property values for all returned controller objects: 
      racadm storage get controllers -o -p Name
                                             RAID.Integrated.1-1
                                             Name = PERC H710P Adapter (Embedded)

      The following examples show the pending operation when used with storage get <object> commands:

      To list storage objects without displaying the properties:
      • This operation displays vdisk, which has pending operation: 
        racadm storage get vdisks -pending
                                                      DISK.Virtual.267386880:RAID.Slot.5-1
      • This operation displays controllers, which has pending operations: 
        racadm storage get controllers -pending 
                                                      RAID.Integrated.1-1
      • This operation displays pdisk, which has pending operation: 
        racadm storage get pdisks -pending 
                                                      Disk.Bay.20:Enclosure.Internal.0-1:RAID.Integrated.1-1
      • This operation displays enclosures, which have pending operations: 
        racadm storage get enclosures -pending 
                                                      Enclosure.Internal.0-1:RAID.Integrated.1-1
        Changing the attribute by using racadm set storage or storage configuration command displays the storage object in the -pending command output. If there are no pending objects, the following error message is displayed: 
        racadm storage get pdisks -pending 
                                                         ERROR: STOR0103 : No physical disks are displayed.
                                                         Check if the server has power, physical disks are available, and physical disks are connected to the enclosure or backplane.

      The following examples show the pending operation while listing the properties:

      By default, if there is no change in properties, the -pending command displays the current value. If the property has any pending objects, the -pending command displays the pending value.
      • This operation displays the current state of pdisk, which is in Ready state: 
        /admin1-> racadm storage get pdisks -o -p state
                                                      Disk.Bay.4:Enclosure.Internal.0-1:RAID.Integrated.1-1
                                                      State                            = Ready
      • This operation displays state of a pdisk on which createvd operation is pending: 
        /admin1-> racadm storage get pdisks -o -p state -pending
                                                      Disk.Bay.4:Enclosure.Internal.0-1:RAID.Integrated.1-1
      The following command displays the output for Stash support and full controller objects along with their keys: 
      racadm storage get controllers -o
                                                RAID.Modular.3-1
                                                Status                           = Ok
                                                DeviceDescription                = Integrated RAID Controller 1 in Front Chassis Slot 3
                                                RollupStatus                     = Ok
                                                Name                             = Slot 3,PERC FD33xS(Controller 1)
                                                FirmwareVersion                  = 25.2.2-0001
                                                RebuildRate                      = 55
                                                BgiRate                          = 55
                                                CheckConsistencyRate             = 55
                                                ReconstructRate                  = 55
                                                PatrolReadRate                   = 50
                                                PatrolReadMode                   = Manual
                                                PatrolReadState                  = Stopped
                                                CheckConsistencyMode             = Normal
                                                LoadBalanceSetting               = Disabled
                                                CopybackMode                     = OFF
                                                PreservedCache                   = Not Present
                                                CacheMemorySize                  = 2048 MB
                                                PersistHotspare                  = Disabled
                                                SpindownUnconfiguredDrives       = Disabled
                                                SpindownHotspare                 = Disabled
                                                Timeintervalforspindown          = 30 (Minutes)
                                                SecurityStatus                   = Encryption Capable
                                                EncryptionMode                   = None
                                                SasAddress                       = 0x5B083FE0E3EF5A00
                                                PciDeviceId                      = 0x5d
                                                PciSubdeviceId                   = 0x1f4d
                                                PciVendorId                      = 0x1000
                                                PciSubvendorId                   = 0x1028
                                                PciBus                           = 0x7
                                                PciDevice                        = 0x0
                                                PciFunction                      = 0x0
                                                BusWidth                         = 8x or x8
                                                SlotLength                       = Other
                                                SlotType                         = PCI Express Gen3
                                                MaxCapableSpeed                  = 12.0 Gb/s
                                                LearnMode                        = Not supported
                                                T10PICapability                  = Capable
                                                SupportRAID10UnevenSpans         = Supported
                                                SupportEnhancedAutoForeignImport = Supported
                                                EnhancedAutoImportForeignConfig  = Disabled
                                                SupportControllerBootMode        = Supported
                                                ControllerBootMode               = Continue Boot On Error
                                                RealtimeConfigurationCapability  = Capable
                                                CurrentControllerMode            = RAID
      The following command displays the output for software RAID and full controller objects along with their keys: 
      racadm storage get controllers -o
                                                RAID.Embedded.1-1
                                                Status                           = Unknown
                                                DeviceDescription                = Embedded RAID Controller 1
                                                RollupStatus                     = Unknown
                                                Name                             = PERC S130 Controller (PCI Slot 0)
                                                PciSlot                          = 0
                                                FirmwareVersion                  = 4.0.0-0037
                                                DriverVersion                    = Information Not Available
                                                RebuildRate                      = 0
                                                BgiRate                          = 0
                                                CheckConsistencyRate             = 0
                                                ReconstructRate                  = 0
                                                PatrolReadRate                   = 0
                                                PatrolReadMode                   = Not supported
                                                PatrolReadState                  = Unknown
                                                CheckConsistencyMode             = Not supported
                                                LoadBalanceSetting               = Not Supported
                                                CopybackMode                     = Not supported
                                                PreservedCache                   = Not Present
                                                CacheMemorySize                  = 0 MB
                                                PersistHotspare                  = Disabled
                                                SpindownUnconfiguredDrives       = Disabled
                                                SpindownHotspare                 = Disabled
                                                Timeintervalforspindown          = 0 (Minutes)
                                                SecurityStatus                   = Unknown
                                                EncryptionMode                   = None
                                                SasAddress                       = Not applicable
                                                PciDeviceId                      = 0x8d66
                                                PciSubdeviceId                   = 0x61b
                                                PciVendorId                      = 0x8086
                                                PciSubvendorId                   = 0x1028
                                                PciBus                           = 0x0
                                                PciDevice                        = 0x0
                                                PciFunction                      = 0x0
                                                BusWidth                         = Unknown
                                                SlotLength                       = Unknown
                                                SlotType                         = Unknown
                                                MaxCapableSpeed                  = 6.0 Gb/s
                                                LearnMode                        = Not supported
                                                T10PICapability                  = Not Capable
                                                SupportRAID10UnevenSpans         = Not Supported
                                                SupportEnhancedAutoForeignImport = Not Supported
                                                EnhancedAutoImportForeignConfig  = Unknown
                                                SupportControllerBootMode        = Not Supported
                                                RealtimeConfigurationCapability  = Incapable
                                                CurrentControllerMode            = Not Supported
    • To generate and view information about the inventory of batteries connected to the controller, run the following command: 
      racadm storage get batteries
      The following command is an optimized version and displays the batteries along with their keys: 
      racadm storage get batteries -o
                                             Battery.Integrated.1:RAID.Integrated.1-1 
                                             Name                             = Battery
                                             DeviceDescription                = Battery on Integrated raid Controller 1
                                             Status                           = Ok
                                             State                            = Ready
      The following command displays the filtered property values for all battery objects: 
      racadm storage get batteries -o -p Name
                                             Battery.Integrated.1:RAID.Integrated.1-1
                                             Name  = Battery
      The following command displays all battery keys connected to the controllers: 
      racadm storage get batteries --refkey RAID.Integrated.1-1
                                             Battery.Integrated.1:RAID.Integrated.1-1
      The following command is an optimized and filtered version: 
      racadm storage get batteries --refkey RAID.Integrated.1-1 -o -p Name
                                             Battery.Integrated.1:RAID.Integrated.1-1
                                             Name                             = Battery
    • To generate and view information about the inventory of virtual disks connected to the controller., run the following command: 
      racadm storage get vdisks 
                                             Disk.Virtual.0:RAID.Integrated.1-1
      The following command displays all virtual disk keys connected to the controllers: 
      racadm storage get vdisks --refkey RAID.Integrated.1-1
                                             Disk.Virtual.0:RAID.Integrated.1-1
      The following command is an optimized and filtered version: 
      racadm storage get vdisks -o -p DeviceDescription,OperationalState
                                             Disk.Virtual.0:RAID.Integrated.1-1
                                             DeviceDescription        = Virtual Disk 0 on Integrated raid Controller 1
                                             OperationalState         = Not applicable
    • To generate and view information about the inventory of virtual disks, run the following command: 
      racadm storage get vdisks -o
                                             Disk.Virtual.2:RAID.Integrated.1-1
                                          
      Status
      		 
      Ok
                                                            
                                                         
      DeviceDescription 
      Virtual Disk 2 on Integrated RAID Controller 1
                                                            
                                                         
      Name
      		 
      OS
                                                            
                                                         
      RollupStatus
      		 
      Ok
                                                            
                                                         
      State
      		 
      Online
      		 
      OperationalState
      		 
      Not applicable
      		 
      Layout
      		 
      Raid-0
                                                            
                                                         
      Size 
      278.88 GB
                                                            
                                                         
      SpanDepth
      		 
      1
      		 
      AvailableProtocols
      		 
      SAS
      		 
      MediaType
      		 
      HDD
      		 
      ReadPolicy 
      Read Ahead
      		 
      WritePolicy
      		 
      Write Back
      		 
      StripeSize
      		 
      64K
      		 
      DiskCachePolicy
      		 
      Default
      		 
      BadBlocksFound
      		 
      NO
      		 
      Secured
      		 
      NO
      		 
      RemainingRedundancy
      		 
      0
                                                            
                                                         
      EnhancedCache
      		 
      Not Applicable
                                                            
                                                         
      T10PIStatus
      		 
      Disabled
      		 
      BlockSizeInBytes
      		 
      512
    • To generate and view information about the inventory of storage enclosures connected to the connector.
      This command displays all enclosure objects for the connector FQDD. 
      racadm storage get enclosures -o
                                                Enclosure.Internal.0-1:RAID.Integrated.1-1
      Status Ok
      State Ready
      DeviceDescription Backplane 1 on Connector 0 of Integrated RAID Controller 1
      RollupStatus Ok
      Name BP13G+EXP 0:1
      BayId 1
      FirmwareVersion 0.23
      SasAddress 0x500056B31234ABFD
      SlotCount 24
      The following command displays all enclosure keys connected to the connectors: 
      racadm storage get enclosures --refkey RAID.Integrated.1-1
                                                Enclosure.Internal.0-1:RAID.Integrated.1-1
      The following command is an optimized and filtered version: 
      racadm storage get enclosures --refkey RAID.Integrated.1-1 -o -p Name
                                             Enclosure.Internal.0-1:RAID.Integrated.1-1
                                             Name = BP12G+EXP 0:1
    • To generate and view information about the inventory of physical disk drives connected to the enclosure or backplanes, run the following command: 
      racadm storage get pdisks
                                             Disk.Bay.0:Enclosure.Internal.0-1:RAID.Integrated.1-1
      The following command is an optimized version and displays the full controller objects along with their keys: 
      racadm storage get pdisks -o
                                                racadm storage get pdisks
                                                Disk.Bay.23:Enclosure.Internal.0-1:RAID.Integrated.1-1
                                                Status                           = Ok
                                                DeviceDescription                = Disk 23 in Backplane 1 of Integrated RAID Controller 1
                                                RollupStatus                     = Ok
                                                Name                             = Physical Disk 0:1:23
                                                State                            = Online
                                                OperationState                   = Not Applicable
                                                PowerStatus                      = Spun-Up
                                                Size                             = 558.38 GB
                                                FailurePredicted                 = NO
                                                RemainingRatedWriteEndurance     = Not Applicable
                                                SecurityStatus                   = Not Capable
                                                BusProtocol                      = SAS
                                                MediaType                        = HDD
                                                UsedRaidDiskSpace                = 136.13 GB
                                                AvailableRaidDiskSpace           = 0.00 GB
                                                Hotspare                         = NO
                                                Manufacturer                     = SEAGATE
                                                ProductId                        = ST9600204SS
                                                Revision                         = FM08
                                                SerialNumber                     = 6WN09DXN
                                                PartNumber                       = CN07T0DW7262211M01Y6A00
                                                NegotiatedSpeed                  = 6.0 Gb/s
                                                ManufacturedDay                  = 2
                                                ManufacturedWeek                 = 4
                                                ManufacturedYear                 = 2011
                                                SasAddress                       = 0x5000C5003324E93D
                                                FormFactor                       = 2.5 Inch
                                                RaidNominalMediumRotationRate    = 10000
                                                T10PICapability                  = Not Capable
                                                BlockSizeInBytes                 = 512
                                                MaxCapableSpeed                  = 6 Gb/s
      The following command displays the filtered property values for all returned controller objects: 
      racadm storage get pdisks -o -p State
                                                Disk.Bay.0:Enclosure.Internal.0-1:RAID.Integrated.1-1
                                                State = Online
      The following command displays all physical disk drive keys connected to the enclosures: 
      racadm storage get pdisks --refkey RAID.Integrated.1-1
                                                Disk.Bay.0:Enclosure.Internal.0-1:RAID.Integrated.1-1
      The following command is an optimized version and displays all disk objects for the enclosure FQDD: 
      racadm storage get pdisks --refkey Enclosure.Internal.0-1:RAID.Integrated.1-1 -o
                                             racadm storage get pdisks -o
                                             Disk.Bay.0:Enclosure.Internal.0-1:RAID.Integrated.1-1
                                             Status                           = Ok
                                             DeviceDescription                = Disk 0 in Backplane 1 of Integrated raid Controller 1
                                             RollupStatus                     = Ok
                                             Name                             = Physical Disk 0:1:0
                                             State                            = Online
                                             OperationState                   = Not Applicable
                                             PowerStatus                      = Spun-Up
                                             Size                             = 278.88 GB
                                             FailurePredicted                 = NO
                                             RemainingRatedWriteEndurance     = Not Applicable
                                             SecurityStatus                   = Not Capable
                                             BusProtocol                      = SAS
                                             MediaType                        = HDD
                                             UsedraidDiskSpace                = 278.88 GB
                                             AvailableraidDiskSpace           = 0.00 GB
                                             Hotspare                         = NO
                                             Manufacturer                     = SEAGATE
                                             ProductId                        = ST9300605SS
                                             Revision                         = CS05
                                             SerialNumber                     = 6XP40SA9
                                             PartNumber                       = CN0745GC7262228706R7A00
                                             NegotiatedSpeed                  = 6.0 Gb/s
                                             ManufacturedDay                  = 4
                                             ManufacturedWeek                 = 32
                                             ManufacturedYear                 = 2012
                                             SasAddress                       = 0x5000C5005952386D
                                             FormFactor                       = 2.5 Inch
                                             raidNominalMediumRotationRate    = 10000
                                             T10PICapability                  = Not Capable
                                             BlockSizeInBytes                 = 512
                                             MaxCapableSpeed                  = 6 Gb/s
      The following command is an optimized and filtered version: 
      racadm storage get pdisks --refkey Enclosure.Internal.0-1:RAID.Integrated.1-1 -o -p State
                                             Disk.Bay.0:Enclosure.Internal.0-1:RAID.Integrated.1-1
                                             State = Online
    • To generate and view information about the inventory of fans connected to the enclosure.
      The following command displays all the fan keys connected to the enclosures: 
      racadm storage get fans --refkey <enclosure FQDDs separated
                                                by comma>
      The following command displays all the fan objects for the enclosure FQDD: 
      racadm storage get fans --refkey <enclosure FQDDs separated
                                             by comma > -o 
                                          
      racadm storage get fans --refkey <enclosure FQDDs separated
                                             by comma> -o -p <property names separated by comma>
    • To generate and view information about the inventory of EMMs connected to the enclosure.
      The following command returns all the EMM keys connected to the enclosures: 
      racadm storage get emms -refkey <enclosure FQDDs separated
                                                by commaenclosure FQDDs separated
                                                by comma>
      The following command is an optimized version and displays all the EMM objects for the enclosure FQDD: 
      racadm storage get emms --refkey <enclosure FQDDs separated
                                             by comma> -o
      The following command is an optimized and filtered version: 
      racadm storage get emms --refkey <enclosure FQDDs separated
                                             by comma > -o -p <property names separated by comma>
    • To generate and view information about the inventory of PSU connected to the enclosure.
      The following command displays all the PSUs connected to the enclosures: 
      racadm storage get psus --refkey <enclosure FQDD's separated
                                                by comma>
      The following command is an optimized version and displays all the PSUs objects for the enclosure FQDD: 
      racadm storage get psus --refkey <enclosure FQDD's separated
                                             by comma > -o
      The following command is an optimized and filtered version: 
      racadm storage get psus --refkey <enclosure FQDD's separated
                                             by comma> -o -p <property names separated by comma>
  • To get the list of enclosures and properties of the PCIeSSD enclosure.
    • The following command provides the list of enclosures: 
      racadm storage get enclosures
                                             Enclosure.Internal.0-1:RAID.Integrated.1-1\
                                             Enclosure.Internal.0-1:PCIeExtender.Slot.3
    • The following command provides the properties of the specified PCIeSSD enclosure: 
      racadm storage get enclosures:Enclosure.Internal.0-1:PCIeExtender.Slot.3
                                             Enclosure.Internal.0-1:PCIeExtender.Slot.3
                                             RollupStatus = Ok
                                             DeviceDescription = Enclosure.Internal.0-1:PCIeExtender.Slot.3
                                             Name = PCIe SSD BP 1
                                             SlotCount = 4
                                             FirmwareVersion = 0.80
    • To get the list of physical disks and properties of the specified PCIeSSD physical disk.
      The following command provides the list of physical disks: 
      racadm storage get pdisks
                                                Disk.Bay.0:Enclosure.Internal.0-1:RAID.Integrated.1-1
                                                Disk.Bay.1:Enclosure.Internal.0-1:RAID.Integrated.1-1
                                                Disk.Bay.2:Enclosure.Internal.0-1:RAID.Integrated.1-1
                                                Disk.Bay.3:Enclosure.Internal.0-1:RAID.Integrated.1-1
                                                Disk.Bay.4:Enclosure.Internal.0-1:RAID.Integrated.1-1
                                                Disk.Bay.5:Enclosure.Internal.0-1:RAID.Integrated.1-1
                                                Disk.Bay.8:Enclosure.Internal.0-1:PCIeExtender.Slot.3
                                                Disk.Bay.6:Enclosure.Internal.0-1:PCIeExtender.Slot.3
                                                Disk.Bay.7:Enclosure.Internal.0-1:PCIeExtender.Slot.3
                                                Disk.Bay.9:Enclosure.Internal.0-1:PCIeExtender.Slot.3
      The following command provides the properties of the specified PCIeSSD physical disk: 
      racadm storage get pdisks:Disk.Bay.8:Enclosure.Internal.0-1:PCIeExtender.Slot.3
                                                Disk.Bay.8:Enclosure.Internal.0-1:PCIeExtender.Slot.3
                                                Status = Ok
                                                DeviceDescription = PCIe Solid-State Drive in Slot 8 in Bay 1
                                                Name = Physical Device 8
                                                State = Ready
                                                Size = 745.21 GB
                                                BusProtocol = PCIe
                                                MediaType = SSD
                                                Model = SAMSUNG MZWEI800HAGM 000D3
                                                ProductId = a820
                                                SerialNumber = S1J1NYAD90019
                                                DeviceProtocol = NVMe1.0
                                                Manufacturer = SAMSUNG
                                                PCIeNegotiatedLinkWidth = x4
                                                PCIeCapableLinkWidth = x4
                                                MaxCapableSpeed = 8 GT/s
                                                NegotiatedSpeed = 8 GT/s
                                                FormFactor = 2.5 Inch
                                                Revision = IPM0ED35SAM SAMSUNG MZWEI800HAGM 000D3
                                                RemainingRatedWriteEndurance = 100 %
                                                FailurePredicted = NO
      To get the list of controllers and properties of the PCIeSSD controller.
      The following command provides the list of controllers: 
      racadm storage get controllers
                                                RAID.Integrated.1-1
                                                PCIeExtender.Slot.3

      The following command provides the properties of the specified PCIeSSD controller: 

      racadm storage get controllers:PCIeExtender.Slot.3
                                             PCIeExtender.Slot.3
                                             RollupStatus = Ok
                                             DeviceDescription = PCIe Extender in PCIe Slot 3
                                             Status = Ok
                                             Name = PCIeExtender 3 (PCI Slot 3)

    Configuration

  • To view the help details for a configuration command, run the following command: 
    admin1-> racadm storage help createvd
                                       Storage configuration of hardware RAID connected to the system.
                                       
                                       Usage:
                                       racadm storage createvd:<Controller FQDD> -rl {r0|r1|r5|r6|r10|r50|r60}[-wp {wt|wb|wbf}] [-rp {nra|ra|ara}]
                                       [-ss {1k|2k|4k|8k|16k|32k|64k|128k|256k|512k|1M|2M|4M|8M|16M}]
                                       -pdkey:<comma separated PD FQDD> [-dcp {enabled|disabled|default}]
                                       [-name <VD name>] [-size <VD size>{b|k|m|g|t}] [-T10PIEnable]
                                       --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       
                                       Options :
                                       -rl                    : Set the RAID Level
                                       r0                 : RAID 0  - Striping
                                       r1                 : RAID 1  - Mirroring
                                       r5                 : RAID 5  - Striping with Parity
                                       r6                 : RAID 6  - Striping with Extra Parity
                                       r10                : RAID 10 - Spanned Striping with Mirroring
                                       r50                : RAID 50 - Spanned Striping with Parity
                                       r60                : RAID 60 - Spanned Striping with Extra Parity
                                       -wp {wt | wb | wbf}    : Set the write policy to Write Through or Write Back or Write Back Force
                                       -rp {nra|ra|ara}       : Set the read policy to No Read Ahead, Read Ahead, Adaptive Read Ahead
                                       -ss                    : Specify the stripe size to use
                                       -pdkey:<PD FQDD list>  : The PDs to use in the VD.
                                       -dcp                   : Set the Disk Cache Policy in the VD
                                       enabled           : Enabled - Allow the disk to use it's cache
                                       disabled          : Disabled - Disallow the disk from using it's cache
                                       default           : Default - Use the default cache policy.
                                       SAS Drives  - Use Disabled by Default
                                       SATA Drives - Use Enabled by Default
                                       -name <VD name>        : The name to give the VD
                                       -size <VD size>        : The size of the VD
                                       b                : Specify the size in bytes
                                       k                : Specify the size in kilobytes
                                       m                : Specify the size in megabytes
                                       g                : Specify the size in gigabytes
                                       t                : Specify the size in terabytes
                                       -sc               : Spandepth: Number of spans in a virtual disk
                                       
                                       Note: 
                                       - This option is mandatory for hybrid raid level like RAID 10, RAID50 and RAID60.
                                       - The default value is one for basic RAID levels.
                                       - If RAID10 Uneven Span is Supported then for RAID10:
                                       -    -sc option will be optional.
                                       -    Will allow only 0 value for this option.
                                       -T10PIEnable                : To create a VD with PI
                                       --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       Description :
                                       Create a VD.
                                       --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       
                                       Examples :
                                       racadm storage createvd:RAID.Integrated.1-1 -rl r0 -pdkey:Disk.Bay.0:Enclosure.Internal.0-0:RAID.Integrated.1-1
  • To create, delete, and secure the virtual disks.
    • The following command creates a virtual disk: 
      racadm storage createvd:RAID.Integrated.1-1 -rl r0 -pdkey:Disk.Bay.0:Enclosure.Internal.0-0:RAID.Integrated.1-1
    • The following command starts an initialization operation on a specified virtual disk: 
      racadm storage init:Disk.Virtual.0:RAID.Integrated.1-1 -speed fast
    • The following command deletes the specified virtual disk: 
      racadm storage deletevd:Disk.Virtual.0:RAID.Integrated.1-1
    • The following command encrypts the specified virtual disk: 
      racadm storage encryptvd:Disk.Virtual.0:RAID.Integrated.1-1
      • NOTE: Virtual disk must be created with SED.
    • The following command assigns security key for controller: 
      racadm storage createsecuritykey:RAID.Integrated.1-1 -key <Key id> -xxx <passphrase>
    • The following command modifies security key for controller: 
      racadm storage modifysecuritykey:RAID.Integrated.1-1 -key <Key id> -oldpasswd <oldpassphrase> -newpasswd <newpassphrase>
    • The following command deletes security key for controller: 
      racadm storage deletesecuritykey:RAID.Integrated.1-1
  • To convert the physical disk drive and assign hotspare.
    • The following command converts the specified non-storage physical disk drive to a storage capable physical disk drive: 
      racadm storage converttoraid:Disk.Bay.0:Enclosure.Internal.0-0:RAID.Integrated.1-1
    • The following command converts the specified physical disk drive to a non-storage physical disk drive: 
      racadm storage converttononraid:Disk.Bay.0:Enclosure.Internal.0-0:RAID.Integrated.1-1
    • The following command assigns or unassigns a global or dedicated Hot spare: 
      racadm storage hotspare:Disk.Bay.0:Enclosure.Internal.0-0:RAID.Integrated.1-1 -assign no
      racadm storage hotspare:Disk.Bay.0:Enclosure.Internal.0-0:RAID.Integrated.1-1 -assign yes -type ghs
      racadm storage hotspare:Disk.Bay.0:Enclosure.Internal.0-0:RAID.Integrated.1-1 -assign yes -type dhs -vdkey:Disk.Virtual.0:RAID.Integrated.1-1
  • To reset, clear, and import the storage configuration to the controller.
    • The following command imports the current foreign configuration from the controller: 
      racadm storage importconfig:RAID.Integrated.1-1
    • The following command deletes all virtual disks and un-assign hot spare from the associated controller: 
      racadm storage resetconfig:RAID.Integrated.1-1
    • The following command clears the current foreign configuration from the controller: 
      racadm storage clearconfig:RAID.Integrated.1-1
    • NOTE: After a resetconfig or clearconfig operation, the data cannot be reversed.
  • To blink or unblink the PCIeSSD device.
    • The following command blinks the specified PCIeSSD device: 
      racadm storage blink:Disk.Bay.8:Enclosure.Internal.0-1:PCIeExtender.Slot.3
                                                   STOR095 : Storage operation is successfully completed.
    • The following command unblinks the specified PCIeSSD device: 
      racadm storage unblink:Disk.Bay.8:Enclosure.Internal.0-1:PCIeExtender.Slot.3
                                                   STOR095 : Storage operation is successfully completed.
  • To prepare the specified PCIeSSD device for removal, run the following command: 
    racadm storage preparetoremove: Disk.Bay.8:Enclosure.Internal.0-1:PCIeExtender.Slot.3
                                          STOR089 : Successfully accepted the storage configuration operation.
                                          To apply the configuration operation, create a configuration job with --realtime option.
                                          To create the required commit jobs, run the jobqueue command.
                                          For more information about the jobqueue command, enter the RACADM command "racadm help jobqueue”
  • To perform a secure erase operation on the specified PCIeSSD device, run the following command: 
    racadm storage secureerase: Disk.Bay.8:Enclosure.Internal.0-1:PCIeExtender.Slot.3
                                          RAC1040 : Successfully accepted the storage configuration operation.
                                          To apply the configuration operation, create a configuration job, and then restart the server.
                                          To create the required commit and reboot jobs, run the jobqueue command.
                                          For more information about the jobqueue command, enter the RACADM command "racadm help jobqueue”
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