Users Guide

Table 56. RAID Configuration Features (continued)
Feature RACADM Command Description
and of a similar size and type to replace
the source.
Virtual Disk as boot device
racadm storage
setbootvd:<controller
FQDD> -vd <VirtualDisk
FQDD>
A virtual disk can be configured as a
boot device using this feature. This
enables fault tolerance when a VD with
redundancy is selected as the boot
device, and also has the operating
system installed on it.
Unlock Foreign Configuration
racadm storage
unlock:<Controller FQDD> -
key <Key id> -passwd
<passphrase>
This feature is used to authenticate
locked drives which have a different
source controller encryption than the
destination. Once unlocked, the drive
can be successfully migrated from one
controller to another.
Managing controllers
You can perform the following for controllers:
● Configure controller properties
● Import or auto import foreign configuration
● Clear foreign configuration
● Reset controller configuration
● Create, change, or delete security keys
● Discard preserved cache
Configuring controller properties
You can configure the following properties for the controller:
● Patrol read mode (auto or manual)
● Start or stop patrol read if patrol read mode is manual
● Patrol read unconfigured areas
● Check consistency mode
● Copyback mode
● Load balance mode
● Check consistency rate
● Rebuild rate
● BGI rate
● Reconstruct rate
● Enhanced auto import foreign configuration
● Create or change security keys
● Encryption mode (Local Key Management and Secure Enterprise key Manager)
You must have Login and Server Control privilege to configure the controller properties.
Managing storage devices
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