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Intel® RAID Software User Guide 272
10.5.3.6 Locate Drives Commands
The Storage Command Line Tool supports the following commands to locate a drive and
activate the physical disk activity LED:
storcli /cx[/ex]/sx start locate
storcli /cx[/ex]/sx stop
locate
The detailed description for each command follows.
storcli /cx[/ex]/sx start locate
This command locates a drive and activates the drive’s LED.
Input example:
storcli /c0/e56/s1 start locate
storcli /cx[/ex]/sx stop
locate
This command stops a locate operation and deactivates the drive’s LED.
Input example:
storcli /c0/e56/s1 stop locate
10.5.3.7 Prepare to Remove Drives Commands
The Storage CLI supports the following commands to prepare the physical drive for
removal:
storcli /cx[/ex]/sx spindown
storcli /cx[/ex]/sx spinup
The detailed description for each command follows.
storcli /cx[/ex]/sx spindown
This command spins down an unconfigured drive and prepares it for removal. The drive
state is unaffiliated and it is marked offline.
Input example:
storcli /cx/e34/s4 spindown
storcli /cx[/ex]/sx spinup
This command spins up a spun-down drive and the drive state is unconfigured good.
Input example:
storcli /cx/e34/s4 spinup