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iDRAC 8/7 v2.40.40.40 User’s Guide

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Managing virtual disks using RACADM

Use the following commands to manage virtual disks:
  • To delete virtual disk: 
    racadm storage deletevd:<VD FQDD>
  • To initialize virtual disk:
    racadm storage init:<VD FQDD> -speed {fast|full}
  • To check consistency of virtual disks (not supported on RAID0):
    racadm storage ccheck:<vdisk fqdd>
    To cancel the consistency check:
    racadm storage cancelcheck: <vdisks fqdd>
  • To encrypt virtual disks:
    racadm storage encryptvd:<VD FQDD>
  • To assign or unassign dedicated hot spares:
    racadm storage hotspare:<Physical Disk FQDD> -assign <option> -type dhs -vdkey: <FQDD of VD>
    <option>=yes
    Assign hot spare
    <Option>=no
    Unassign hot spare

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