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Table 14. Add RAID configuration input options (continued)
Option Value range Description
sed
— Creates security-enabled drives.
pdcache on|off|default
Enables or disables PD cache.
pi
— Enables protection information.
dimmerswitch
● default: Logical device uses controller
default power-saving policy.
● automatic (auto): Logical device
power savings are managed by firmware.
● none: No power-saving policy.
● maximum (max): Logical device uses
maximum power savings.
● MaximumWithoutCaching
(maxnocache): Logical device does not
cache write to maximize power savings.
Specifies the power-saving policy. Sets to
default automatically.
wt|wb
● wt: Write through.
● wb: Write back.
Enables write through. Write back is the
default.
nora|ra
● ra: Read ahead
● nora: No read ahead
Disables read ahead. Enabled is the default.
cachedbadbbu|
nocachedbadbbu
● cachedbadbbu: Enable bad BBU caching.
● nocachedbadbbu: Disable bad BBU
caching
Enables caching when BBU is not functioning.
Disabled is the default.
strip 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512,
1024
Sets the strip size for the RAID configuration.
aftervd
Valid virtual drive number. Creates the VD in the adjacent free slot next
to the specified VD.
spares
Number of spare physical drives present. Specifies the physical drives that are to be
assigned to a disk group for spares.
force
— Forces a security-capable physical drive to be
added to a drive group without security.
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] [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] [unmap]
This command creates a RAID 0 configuration for each disk specified in the drives option. You can use the following options
to create the RAID volume:
Table 15. Add RAID 0 configuration input options
Option Value range Description
type 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 target.
● s represents the disk slot number.
● e:s-x is the range of disk slot numbers.
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