Reference Guide

Table Of Contents
Working with the PERC Command Line
Interface Tool
This chapter describes the commands supported by the PERC command line tool (CLI) and their syntax.
CAUTION: The order in which you specify the command options should be the same as that given in the User
Guide examples; otherwise, the command will fail.
CAUTION: Avoid using the PERC CLI in scripts that are frequently polled. Due to the overhead of PERC CLI
basic commands negatively impact performance.
NOTE: The PERC Command Line Interface (CLI) Tool is not case sensitive.
NOTE: The PERC CLI Tool does not support the Snapshot feature.
Topics:
System commands
Controller commands
Drive commands
Virtual drives commands
Foreign configurations commands
BIOS-related commands
Drive group commands
BBU commands
Enclosure commands
PHY commands
Logging commands
PERC CLI command examples
Snapdump commands
System commands
In the following sections, syntax is read as follows:
Table 1. System commands reference table
Variable Description
all Displays information on all controllers present on the host.
cx Specifies the controller where x is the controller index.
ex The enclosure ID.
.<file extension> Specifies the file required for a particular command.
sx The drive slot ID of the controller.
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