Reference Guide

Input example:
perccli /c0/e3/s4,5 delete hotsparedrive
Virtual drives commands
The PERC Command Line Tool supports the following virtual drive commands. The following table describes frequently used
virtual drive commands.
Table 13. Virtual drives commands quick reference table
Commands Value range Description
add
See Add RAID 0 configuration input options. Creates virtual drives.
delete
force: Deletes the virtual drive where operating system is
present.
Deletes a virtual drive.
set
See Add RAID 0 configuration input options and Change virtual
drive properties commands.
Sets virtual drive properties.
show
all: Shows all properties of the virtual drive. Shows virtual drive
information.
Add virtual drives commands
The PERC Command Line Tool supports the following commands to add virtual drives:
perccli /cx add vd r[0|1|5|6|10|50|60]
[Size=<VD1_Sz>,<VD2_Sz>,..|remaining] [name=<VDNAME1>,..]
drives=e:s|e:s-x|e:s-x,y,e:s-x,y,z [PDperArray=x][SED]
[pdcache=on|off|default][pi][DimmerSwitch(ds)=default|automatic(auto)|
none|maximum(max)|MaximumWithoutCaching(maxnocache)][wt|wb|fwb][nora|ra]
[direct|cached] [CachedBadBBU|NoCachedBadBBU] [cachevd][unmap]
[Strip=<64|128|256|512|1024>] [AfterVd=X] [EmulationType=0|1|2]
[Spares = [e:]s|[e:]s-x|[e:]s-x,y] [force][ExclusiveAccess]
[Cbsize=0|1|2 Cbmode=0|1|7]
perccli /cx add vd each r0 [name=<VDNAME1>,..] [drives=e:s|e:s-x|e:s-x,y]
[SED] [pdcache=on|off|default][pi] [DimmerSwitch(ds)=default|
automatic(auto)|none|maximum(max)|MaximumWithoutCaching(maxnocache)]
[wt|wb|fwb] [nora|ra][direct|cached] [CachedBadBBU|NoCachedBadBBU]
[Strip=<64|128|256|512|1024>] [EmulationType=0|1|2] [ExclusiveAccess]
[Cbsize=0|1|2 Cbmode=0|1|7]
Table 14. Add RAID configuration input options
Option Value range Description
rXX RAID [0|1|5|6|10|50|60]
Sets the RAID type of the configuration.
size
Maximum size based on the physical drives and
RAID level.
Sets the size of each virtual drive. The default
value is for the capacity of all referenced disks.
name
15 characters of length. Specifies the drive name for each virtual drive.
drives
Valid enclosure number and valid slot numbers
for the enclosure.
In e:s|e:s-x|e:s-x,y:
● e specifies the enclosure ID.
● s represents the slot in the enclosure.
● e:s-x is the range convention used to
represent slots. s to x in the enclosure e
pdperarray
0 to 15 Specifies the number of physical drives per
array. The default value is automatically
chosen.
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