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Intel® RAID Software User Guide 294
storcli/cx show DimmerSwitch(ds)
This command shows the current dimmer switch setting for the controller.
Input example:
storcli/c0 show ds
10.5.9 BBU Commands
The Storage Command Line Tool supports the following battery backup unit (BBU)
commands:
Note: T
o increase the life of a battery, the battery is not fully charged. Band Gap charging keeps
the maximum battery charge within a band comfortably above the data retention time
requirement instead of keeping the battery charged to the maximum level. However, when
a learn cycle is required, the battery is fully charged because a learn cycle starts only
after the battery is fully charged.
storcli /cx/bbu show
storcli /cx/bbu show
all
storcli /cx/bbu set
autolearnmode=<value>
storcli /cx/bbu set
bbuMode=<value>
storcli /cx/bbu set
learndelayinterval=<value>
storcli /cx/bbu set
powermode=sleep
type 1: Unconfigured
2: Hot spare
3: Vi
rtual drive
4: All
Specifies the type of dri
ves that
the dimmer switch feature is
applicable. By default, it is
activated for unconfigured
drives, hot spare drives, and
virtual drives.
defaultldtype auto: Lo
gical device power
savings are managed by the
firmware.
none: No power saving policy.
max: Logical device uses
maximum power savings.
maxnocache: Logical device
d
oes not cache write to
maximise power savings.
Specifies the default logical drive
type
that is created by the
dimmer switch option; set to
none automatically.
properties disableldps: Interval in hours
or time in hh:mm format
spinupdrivecount: Va
lid
enclosure number (0 to 255)
SpinUpEncDelay: Vali
d time in
seconds
Sets the interval or time in which
the power-saving policy for the
logical drive is turned off.
Specifies the number of drives in
the enclosure that are spun up.
Specifies the delay of spin-up
group
s within an enclosure in
seconds.
Option Value Range Description