Omconfig Storage Commands. Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 7.4

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Omconfig Storage Commands

The omconfig commands allows you to configure physical disks, virtual disks, controllers, enclosures, batteries, global information, connectors, and cachecades.

To see a list of valid commands for omconfig storage, type: omconfig storage -?

The following table provides the omconfig storage command syntax:

Table 84. Omconfig Storage Help

Command

Level 1 omconfig

Command

Level 2

Command

Level 3

Use storage pdisk vdisk controller enclosure battery globalinfo connector

Sets the storage component properties for which omconfig commands are available.

Displays the list of omconfig storage pdisk parameters for configuring physical disks.

Displays the list of omconfig storage vdisk parameters for configuring virtual disks.

Displays a list of the omconfig storage controller parameters for configuring controllers.

Displays a list of the omconfig storage controller parameters for configuring enclosures.

Displays a list of the omconfig storage battery parameters for configuring batteries.

Displays a list of the omconfig storage globalinfo parameters for configuring global storage properties.

Displays a list of the omreport storage connector parameters for configuring connectors.

cachecade fluidcache

Displays a list of the omconfig storage cachecade parameters for configuring cachecades.

Displays the fluid cache properties and the associated fluid cache disks.

fluidcachepool Displays the fluid cache pool properties.

partition Displays the partition details of the specified controller and virtual disk.

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Command

Level 1

Command

Level 2

Command

Level 3

Use fluidcachedisk Displays the fluid cache disk properties.

Omconfig Physical Disk Commands

The following sections provide the omconfig command syntax required to execute physical disk tasks

Table 85. Omconfig Physical Disk Commands

Optional name=value pairs Required Command Levels (1,

2, 3) omconfig storage pdisk action=blink controller=id pdisk=<PDISKID> action=unblink controller=id pdisk=<PDISKID> action=remove controller=id pdisk=<PDISKID> action=instantsecureerase controller=id pdisk=<PDISKID> action=cryptographicerase controller=id pdisk=<PDISKID> action=initialize controller=id pdisk=<PDISKID> action=offline controller=id pdisk=<PDISKID> action=online controller=id pdisk=<PDISKID> action=assignglobalhotspare controller=id pdisk=<PDISKID> assign=<yes | no> action=rebuild controller=id pdisk=<PDISKID> action=cancelrebuild controller=id pdisk=<PDISKID> action=cancelreplacemember controller=id pdisk=<PDISKID> action=clear controller=id pdisk=<PDISKID> action=cancelclear controller=id pdisk=<PDISKID> action=enabledevicewritecache controller=id pdisk=<PDISKID> action=disabledevicewritecache controller=id pdisk=<PDISKID> action=exportreliabilitylog controller=id pdisk=<PDISKID> action=convertraidtononraid controller=id pdisk=<PDISKID> action=convertnonraidtoraid controller=id pdisk=<PDISKID>

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Omconfig Blink Physical Disk

Description

Syntax

Example to

Example for SCSI, SATA, and ATA controllers

Example for SAS controllers

Blinks the light (light emitting diode or LED display) on one or more physical disks attached to a controller.

omconfig storage pdisk action=blink controller=id pdisk=<PDISKID>, where id is the controller ID. The <PDISKID> variable specifies the physical disk.

NOTE: To obtain these values, type omreport storage controller to display the controller IDs and then type omreport storage pdisk controller=ID to display the IDs for the physical disks attached to the controller.

Blink physical disk 0 on connector 0 of controller

1. On a SAS controller, the physical disk resides in enclosure 2.

omconfig storage pdisk action=blink controller=1 pdisk=0:0 omconfig storage pdisk action=blink controller=1 pdisk=0:2:0

Omconfig Unblink Physical Disk

Description

Syntax

Example to



Unblinks the light (light emitting diode or LED display) on one or more physical disks attached to a controller.

omconfig storage pdisk action=unblink controller=id pdisk=<PDISKID>, where id is the controller ID. The <PDISKID> variable specifies the physical disk.


Unblink physical disk 0 on connector 0 of controller 1. On a SAS controller, the physical disk resides in enclosure 2.

omconfig storage pdisk action=unblink controller=1 pdisk=0:0 omconfig storage pdisk action=unblink controller=1 pdisk=0:2:0

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Omconfig Prepare To Remove Physical Disk

Table 86. Omconfig Prepare To Remove Physical Disk

Description

Prepares a physical disk for removal.

Syntax omconfig storage pdisk action=remove controller=id pdisk=<PDISKID>, where id is the controller ID. The <PDISKID> variable specifies the physical disk.


Example to


Prepares physical disk 3 on connector 0 of controller 1 for removal. On a SAS controller, the physical disk resides in enclosure 2.

omconfig storage pdisk action=remove controller=1 pdisk=0:3

Example for SAS controllers omconfig storage pdisk action=remove controller=1 pdisk=0:2:3

Omconfig Instant Erase Secured Physical Disk

Description Erases the given encrypted disk.

NOTE: This command is applicable only on

Micron devices.

Syntax

Example to

Example for SCSI, SATA, and ATA controllers omconfig storage pdisk action=instantsecureerase controller=id pdisk=<PDISKID>, where id is the controller ID.

The <PDISKID> variable specifies the physical disk.


Erase physical disk 3 on connector 0 of controller


omconfig storage pdisk action=instantsecureerase controller=1 pdisk=0:3

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Example for SAS controllers omconfig storage pdisk action=instantsecureerase controller=1 pdisk=0:2:3

Omconfig Cryptographic Erase Secured Physical Disk

Description Erases the given encrypted disk.

NOTE: This command is applicable only on

Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) devices.

Syntax

Example to

Example for SCSI, SATA, and ATA controllers omconfig storage pdisk action=cryptographicerase controller=id pdisk=<PDISKID>, where id is the controller ID.



Erase physical disk 3 on connector 0 of controller


omconfig storage pdisk action=cryptographicerase controller=1 pdisk=0:3

Example for SAS controllers omconfig storage pdisk action=cryptographicerase controller=1 pdisk=0:2:3

Omconfig Initialize Physical Disk

Description

Syntax

Example to

Initializes a physical disk.

omconfig storage pdisk action=initialize controller=id pdisk=id, where id is the controller ID and physical disk ID as reported by the omreport command.


Initialize physical disk 4 on controller 1

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Example omconfig storage pdisk action=initialize controller=1 pdisk=4

Omconfig Offline Physical Disk

Description

Syntax

Example to



Makes a physical disk offline.

omconfig storage pdisk action=offline controller=id pdisk=<PDISKID>, where id is the controller ID. The <PDISKID> variable specifies the physical disk.


Offline physical disk 3 on connector 0 of controller


omconfig storage pdisk action=offline controller=1 pdisk=0:3 omconfig storage pdisk action=offline controller=1 pdisk=0:2:3

Omconfig Online Physical Disk

Description

Syntax

Example to



Brings an offline physical disk back online.

omconfig storage pdisk action=online controller=id pdisk=<PDISKID>, where id is the controller ID. The <PDISKID> variable specifies the physical disk.


Bring physical disk 3 on connector 0 of controller 1 back online. On a SAS controller, the physical disk resides in enclosure 2.

omconfig storage pdisk action=online controller=1 pdisk=0:3 omconfig storage pdisk action=online controller=1 pdisk=0:2:30

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Omconfig Assign Global Hot Spare

Description

Syntax

Example to



Assigns a physical disk as a global hot spare.

omconfig storage pdisk action=assignglobalhotspare controller=id pdisk=<PDISKID> assign=yes, where id is the controller ID. The

<PDISKID> variable specifies the physical disk.


Assign physical disk 3 on connector 0 of controller

1 as a global hot spare. On a SAS controller, the physical disk resides in enclosure 2.

omconfig storage pdisk action=assignglobalhotspare controller=1 pdisk=0:3 assign=yes omconfig storage pdisk action=assignglobalhotspare controller=1 pdisk=0:2:3 assign=yes

Omconfig Rebuild Physical Disk

Description

Syntax

Example to


Rebuilds a failed physical disk. Rebuilding a disk may take several hours. If you need to cancel the rebuild, use the Cancel Rebuild task. For more information about Rebuild Physical Disk, see the

Dell OpenManage Online Help .

omconfig storage pdisk action=rebuild controller=id pdisk=<PDISKID>, where id is the controller ID. The <PDISKID> variable specifies the physical disk.


Rebuild physical disk 3 on connector 0 of controller 1. On a SAS controller, the physical disk resides in enclosure 2.

omconfig storage pdisk action=rebuild controller=1 pdisk=0:3

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Example for SAS controllers omconfig storage pdisk action=rebuild controller=1 pdisk=0:2:3

Omconfig Cancel Rebuild Physical Disk

Description

Syntax

Cancels a rebuild that is in progress. If you cancel a rebuild, the virtual disk remains in a degraded state.

For more information about Cancel Rebuild

Physical Disk, see the Dell OpenManage Online

Help .

omconfig storage pdisk action=cancelrebuild controller=id pdisk=<PDISKID>, where id is the controller ID.



Example to Cancel the rebuild of physical disk 3 on connector

0 of controller 1. On a SAS controller, the physical disk resides in enclosure 2.


Example for SAS controllers omconfig storage pdisk action=cancelrebuild controller=1 pdisk=0:3 omconfig storage pdisk action=cancelrebuild controller=1 pdisk=0:2:3

Omconfig Cancel Replace Member

Description

Syntax

Example to

Cancels a replace member operation.

omconfig storage pdisk action=cancelreplacemember controller=id pdisk=<PDISKID>, where id is the controller ID. The <PDISKID> variable specifies the physical disk.


Cancel replace member operation on disk 0:0:1 which is connected to controller 0

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Example omconfig storage pdisk action=cancelreplacemember controller=0 pdisk=0:0:1

Omconfig Clear Physical Disk

Description

Syntax

Example to


Clears data or a configuration from a physical disk.

omconfig storage pdisk action=clear controller=id pdisk=<PDISKID>, where id is the controller ID. The <PDISKID> variable specifies the physical disk.


Clear physical disk 3 on connector 0 of controller


omconfig storage pdisk action=clear controller=1 pdisk=0:2:3

Omconfig Cancel Clear Physical Disk

Description

Syntax

Cancels a clear operation in progress on a physical disk.

omconfig storage pdisk action=cancelclear controller=id pdisk=<PDISKID>, where id is the controller ID.



Example to


Cancel the clear of physical disk 3 on connector 0 of controller 1. On a SAS controller, the physical disk resides in enclosure 2.

omconfig storage pdisk action=cancelclear controller=1 pdisk=0:2:3

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Omconfig Enable Device Write Cache

Description

Syntax

Enables write cache on a physical disk for the PCIe

SSD controller.

omconfig storage pdisk action=enabledevicewritecache controller=id pdisk=<PDISKID>, where id is the controller ID. The <PDISKID> variable specifies the physical disk.


Example to


Enable write cache on physical disk 3 on connector 0 of controller 1. On a SAS controller, the physical disk resides in enclosure 2.

omconfig storage pdisk action=enabledevicewritecache controller=1 pdisk=0:2:3

Omconfig Disable Device Write Cache

Description

Syntax

Disables write cache on a physical disk for the PCIe

SSD controller.

omconfig storage pdisk action=disabledevicewritecache controller=id pdisk=<PDISKID>, where id is the controller ID. The <PDISKID> variable specifies the physical disk.


Example to


Disable write cache on physical disk 3 on connector 0 of controller 1. On a SAS controller, the physical disk resides in enclosure 2.

omconfig storage pdisk action=disabledevicewritecache controller=1 pdisk=0:2:3

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Omconfig Export Reliability Log

Description

Syntax

Example to


Exports log on a physical disk or the PCIe SSD controller.

omconfig storage pdisk action=exportreliabilitylog controller=id pdisk=<PDISKID>, where id is the controller ID. The <PDISKID> variable specifies the physical disk.


Export log on physical disk 3 on connector 0 of controller 1. On a SAS controller, the physical disk resides in enclosure 2.

omconfig storage pdisk action=exportreliabilitylog controller=1 pdisk=0:2:3

Omconfig Convert RAID To Non-RAID

Description

Converts RAID to non-RAID on a physical disk.

Syntax omconfig storage pdisk action=convertraidtononraid controller=id pdisk=<PDISKID>, where id is the controller ID. The <PDISKID> variable specifies the physical disk.


NOTE: To convert multiple RAID to non-RAID on a given controller, use omconfig storage controller action=convertraidtononraid command. For more information, see

omconfig Convert Multiple RAID To Non-

RAID

.

Example to Convert RAID to non-RAID on physical disk 3 on connector 0 of controller 1. On a SAS controller, the physical disk resides in enclosure 2.

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Example for SAS controllers omconfig storage pdisk action=raidtononraid controller=1 pdisk=0:2:3

Omconfig Convert Non-RAID To RAID

Description

Converts non-RAID to RAID on a physical disk.

Syntax omconfig storage pdisk action=convertnonraidtoraid controller=id pdisk=<PDISKID>, where id is the controller ID. The <PDISKID> variable specifies the physical disk.


NOTE: To convert multiple non-RAID to RAID on a given controller, use omconfig storage controller action=convertnonraidtoraid command. For more information, see

omconfig Convert Multiple Non-RAID To

RAID

.

Example to


Convert non-RAID to RAID on physical disk 3 on connector 0 of controller 1. On a SAS controller, the physical disk resides in enclosure 2.

omconfig storage pdisk action=nonraidtoraid controller=1 pdisk=0:2:3

Omconfig Virtual Disk Commands

The following table provides the omconfig command syntax required to execute virtual disk tasks.

CAUTION: The omconfig storage vdisk action=deletevdisk controller=id vdisk=id command deletes a virtual disk. Deleting a virtual disk destroys all information including file systems and volumes residing on the virtual disk.

Table 87. Omconfig Manage Virtual Disk Commands

Required Command

Levels (1, 2, 3)

Optional name=value pairs omconfig storage vdisk action=checkconsistency controller=id vdisk=id action=cancelcheckconsistency controller=id vdisk=id action=pausecheckconsistency controller=id vdisk=id action=resumecheckconsistency controller=id vdisk=id

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Required Command

Levels (1, 2, 3)

Optional name=value pairs action=checkconsistency controller=id vdisk=id action=blink controller=id vdisk=id action=unblink controller=id vdisk=id action=initialize controller=id vdisk=id action=fastinit controller=id vdisk=id [force=yes] action=slowinit controller=id vdisk=id [force=yes] action=cancelinitialize controller=id vdisk=id action=cancelbginitialize controller=id vdisk=id action=assigndedicatedhotspare controller=id vdisk=id pdisk=<PDISKID> assign=<yes | no> action=deletevdisk controller=id vdisk=id [force=yes] action=format controller=id vdisk=id action=reconfigure controller=id vdisk=id raid=<c | r0 | r1 | r1c | r5 | r10> pdisk=<PDISKID> [size=<size> vdcapacityexpansion=yes sizeinpercent=<1 to

100>] action=securevd controller=id vdisk=id action=clearvdbadblocks controller=id vdisk=id ction=changepolicy controller=id vdisk=id [readpolicy=<ra | nra | ara | rc | nrc> | writepolicy=<wb | wt | wc | nwc | fwb> | cachepolicy=<d | c> diskcachepolicy=<enabled | disabled>] action=replacememberdisk controller=id vdisk=id source=<PDISKID> destination=<PDISKID> action=rename controller=id vdisk=id action=enablefluidcache controller=id vdisk=id devicename=<string> cachepolicy=<wb | wt> action=disablefluidcache controller=id vdisk=id devicename=<string> action=reactivate controller=id vdisk=id devicename=<string>

Omconfig Check Consistency

Description

Syntax

Initiates a check consistency on a virtual disk. The check consistency task verifies the virtual disk’s redundant data.

omconfig storage vdisk action=checkconsistency controller=id vdisk=id, where id is the controller ID and virtual disk ID as reported by the omreport command.

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NOTE: To obtain these values, type omreport storage controller to display the controller IDs and then type omreport storage vdisk controller=ID to display the IDs for the virtual disks attached to the controller.

Run a check consistency on virtual disk 4 on controller 1.

omconfig storage vdisk action=checkconsistency controller=1 vdisk=4

Omconfig Cancel Check Consistency

Description

Cancels a check consistency while in progress.

Syntax omconfig storage vdisk action=cancelcheckconsistency controller=id vdisk=id, where id is the controller ID and virtual disk ID as reported by the omreport command.


Example to Cancel a check consistency on virtual disk 4 on controller 1.

Example omconfig storage vdisk action=cancelcheckconsistency controller=1 vdisk=4

Omconfig Pause Check Consistency

Description

Syntax

Pauses a check consistency while in progress. For more information, see the Dell OpenManage Online Help.

omconfig storage vdisk action=pausecheckconsistency controller=id vdisk=id , where id is the controller ID and virtual disk

ID as reported by the omreport command.


Example to Pause a check consistency on virtual disk 4 on controller 1

Example omconfig storage vdisk action=pausecheckconsistency controller=1 vdisk=4

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Omconfig Resume Check Consistency

Description

Resumes a check consistency after it has been paused.

Syntax omconfig storage vdisk action=resumecheckconsistency controller=id vdisk=id, where id is the controller ID and virtual disk ID as reported by the omreport command.


Example to Resume a check consistency on virtual disk 4 on controller 1.

Example omconfig storage vdisk action=resumecheckconsistency controller=1 vdisk=4

Omconfig Blink Virtual Disk

Description

Blinks the physical disks included in a virtual disk.

Syntax omconfig storage vdisk action=blink controller=id vdisk=id, where id is the controller ID and virtual disk ID as reported by the omreport command.


Example to

Example

Blink the physical disks in virtual disk 4 on controller 1.

omconfig storage vdisk action=blink controller=1 vdisk=4

Omconfig Unblink Virtual Disk

Description

Unblinks the physical disks included in a virtual disk.

Syntax omconfig storage vdisk action=unblink controller=id vdisk=id, where id is the controller ID and virtual disk ID as reported by the omreport command.

NOTE: To obtain these values, type omreport storage controller to display the controller IDs and then type omreport storage vdisk controller=ID to display the IDs for the physical disks attached to the controller.

Example to Unblink the physical disks in virtual disk 4 on controller 1.

Example omconfig storage vdisk action=unblink controller=1 vdisk=4

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Omconfig Initialize Virtual Disk

Description

Initializes a virtual disk.

Syntax omconfig storage vdisk action=initialize controller=id vdisk=id, where id is the controller ID and virtual disk ID as reported by the omreport command.


Example to Initialize virtual disk 4 on controller 1

Example omconfig storage vdisk action=initialize controller=1 vdisk=4

Omconfig Fast Initialize Virtual Disk

Description Fast initializes a virtual disk.

CAUTION: You may receive a warning message if you attempt to delete the system or boot partition. However, this warning message is not generated always. Ensure that you do not delete the system or boot partition or other vital data when using this command.

Syntax

Example to

Example omconfig storage vdisk action=fastinit controller=id vdisk=id, where id is the controller ID and virtual disk ID as reported by the omreport command.


NOTE: In some circumstances, you may receive a warning message if this command deletes the system or boot partition. You can override this warning by using the force=yes parameter. In this case, the syntax is as follows: omconfig storage vdisk action=fastinit controller=id vdisk=id force=yes

Fast initialize virtual disk 4 on controller 1.

omconfig storage vdisk action=fastinit controller=1 vdisk=4

Omconfig Slow Initialize Virtualize Disk

Description Slow initializes a virtual disk.

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Syntax

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Example

CAUTION: You may receive a warning message if you attempt to delete the system or boot partition. However, this warning message is not generated always. Ensure that you do not delete the system or boot partition or other vital data when using this command.

omconfig storage vdisk action=slowinit controller=id vdisk=id, where id is the controller ID and virtual disk ID as reported by the omreport command.


NOTE: In some circumstances, you may receive a warning message if this command deletes the system or boot partition. You can override this warning by using the force=yes parameter. In this case, the syntax is as follows: omconfig storage vdisk action=slowinit controller=id vdisk=id force=yes

Slow initialize virtual disk 4 on controller 1.

omconfig storage vdisk action=slowinit controller=1 vdisk=4

Omconfig Cancel Initialize Virtual Disk

Description Cancels the initialization of a virtual disk.

Syntax

Example to omconfig storage vdisk action=cancelinitialize controller=id vdisk=id, where id is the controller ID and virtual disk ID as reported by the omreport command.


Cancels the initialization of virtual disk 4 on controller 1.

Example omconfig storage vdisk action=cancelinitialize controller=id vdisk=id

Omconfig Cancel Background Initialize

Description Cancels the background initialization process on a virtual disk.

Syntax omconfig storage vdisk action=cancelbginitialize controller=id vdisk=id, where id is the controller ID and virtual disk ID as reported by the omreport command.


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Cancel background initialization on virtual disk 4 on controller 1.

omconfig storage vdisk action=cancelbginitialize controller=1 vdisk=4

Omconfig Assign Dedicated Hot Spare

Description Assigns one or more physical disks to a virtual disk as a dedicated hot spare.

Syntax

Example to omconfig storage vdisk action=assigndedicatedhotspare controller=id vdisk=id pdisk=<PDISKID> assign=yes, where id is the controller ID and virtual disk ID as reported by the omreport command. The

<PDISK>variable specifies the physical disk.

NOTE: To obtain these values, type omreport storage controller to display the controller IDs and then type omreport storage vdisk controller=ID to display the IDs for the virtual disks and physical disks attached to the controller.

Assign physical disk 3 on connector 0 of controller 1 as a dedicated hot spare to virtual disk 4. On a Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) controller, the physical disk resides in enclosure 2.

Example for SCSI,

SATA, and ATA controllers

Example for SAS controllers omconfig storage vdisk action=assigndedicatedhotspare controller=1 vdisk=4 pdisk=0:3 assign=yes omconfig storage vdisk action=assigndedicatedhotspare controller=1 vdisk=4 pdisk=0:2:3 assign=yes

Omconfig Delete Virtual Disk

Description Deletes a virtual disk.

CAUTION: Deleting a virtual disk destroys all information including file systems and volumes residing on the virtual disk. You may receive a warning message if you attempt to delete the system or boot partition.

However, this warning message is not generated always. Ensure that you do not delete the system or boot partition or other vital data when using this command.

Syntax omconfig storage vdisk action=deletevdisk controller=id vdisk=id, where id is the controller ID and virtual disk ID as reported by the omreport command.


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NOTE: In some circumstances, you may receive a warning message if this command deletes the system or boot partition. You can override this warning by using the force=yes parameter. In this case, the syntax is as follows: omconfig storage vdisk action=deletevdisk controller=id vdisk=id force=yes

Delete virtual disk 4 on controller 1 omconfig storage vdisk action=deletevdisk controller=1 vdisk=4

Omconfig Format Virtual Disk

Description Formats a virtual disk.

Syntax

Example to omconfig storage vdisk action=format controller=id vdisk=id, where id is the controller ID and virtual disk ID as reported by the omreport command.


Format virtual disk 4 on controller 1

Example omconfig storage vdisk action=format controller=1 vdisk=4

Omconfig Reconfiguring Virtual Disks

Description Reconfigures a virtual disk to change the virtual disk’s RAID level or increase its size by either adding physical disks or using the available free space. On some controllers, you can also remove physical disks.

NOTE: If you want to reconfigure with an additional physical disk, the physical disk must be of the supported bus protocol, media type, sector size, T10 Protection Information capability, and encryption capability.

Syntax

Example to omconfig storage vdisk action=reconfigure controller=id vdisk=id raid=<c| r0| r1| r1c| r5| r6| r10> pdisk=<PDISK>

[size=<size> vdcapacityexpansion=yes sizeinpercent=<1 to

100>], where id is the controller ID and virtual disk ID as reported by the omreport command.


Reconfigure virtual disk 4 to a size of 800 MB, use RAID-5 and physical disks 0 through 3 on connector 0 of controller 1. On a SAS controller, the physical disks reside in enclosure 2.

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Example for SCSI,



Example to

Example omconfig storage vdisk action=reconfigure controller=1 vdisk=4 raid=r5 size=800m pdisk=0:0,0:1,0:2,0:3 omconfig storage vdisk action=reconfigure controller=1 vdisk=4 raid=r5 pdisk=0:2:0,0:2:1,0:2:2,0:2:3

Increase the size of the virtual disk by 20 percent using the available free space, use RAID-5 and physical disks 0 through 3 on connector 0 of controller 1. On a

SAS controller, the physical disks reside in enclosure 2.

omconfig storage vdisk action=reconfigure controller=1 vdisk=4 raid=r5 pdisk=0:2:0,0:2:1,0:2:2,0:2:3 vdcapacityexpansion=yes sizeinpercent=20

NOTE: vdcapacityexpansion parameter is supported only on PERC H700 and PERC H800 controllers. If you set vdcapacityexpansion=yes, specify sizeinpercent. If you do not set vdcapacityexpansion, specify size.

Omconfig Secure Virtual Disk

Description Encrypts a virtual disk.

Syntax

Example to omconfig storage vdisk action=securevd controller=id vdisk=id, where id is the controller ID and virtual disk ID as reported by the omreport command.


Encrypt virtual disk 4 on controller 1.

Example omconfig storage vdisk action=securevd controller=1 vdisk=4

Omconfig Clear Virtual Disk Bad Blocks

Description Clears virtual disk bad blocks.

Syntax

Example to

Example omconfig storage vdisk action=clearvdbadblocks controller=id vdisk=id, where id is the controller ID and virtual disk ID as reported by the omreport command.


Clear bad blocks on virtual disk 4 on controller 1.

omconfig storage vdisk action=clearvdbadblocks controller=1 vdisk=4

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Omconfig Change Virtual Disk Policy

Description Changes a virtual disk’s read, write, or cache policy.

Syntax

Example to omconfig storage vdisk action=changepolicy controller=id vdisk=id [diskcachepolicy=<enabled|disabled> | readpolicy=<ra| nra| ara| rc|nrc> | writepolicy=<wb| wt| wc| nwc> | fwb> cachepolicy=<d | c>], where id is the controller ID and virtual disk ID as reported by the omreport command.


For more information about the controller-specific diskcache, read, write, and cache policy, see the Dell OpenManage Online Help. For information on specifying these parameters using the omconfig command, see the following:

• [readpolicy=<ra | nra | ara | rc | nrc>] parameter (optional)

• [writepolicy=<wb | wt | wc | nwc | fwb>] parameter (optional)

• [cachepolicy=<d | c>] Parameter (optional)

• [diskcachepolicy=<enabled|disabled>] parameter (optional)

Change the read policy of virtual disk 4 on controller 1 to no-read-ahead.

Example omconfig storage vdisk action=changepolicy controller=1 vdisk=4 readpolicy=nra

Omconfig Replace Member Virtual Disk

Description Replaces the member of a given virtual disk with the destination disk.

Syntax

Example to

Example for SCSI,

SATA, and ATA

Ccntrollers

Example for SAS controllers omconfig storage vdisk action=replacememberdisk controller=id vdisk=id source=<PDISKID> destination=<PDISKID>, where id is the controller ID and virtual disk ID as reported by the omreport command. The

<PDISK> variable specifies the physical disk.


Replace physical disk 3 on connector 0 of controller 1 of virtual disk 4 with physical disk 5. On a Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) controller, the physical disk resides in enclosure 2.

omconfig storage vdisk action=replacememberdisk controller=1 vdisk=4 source=0:3 destination=0:5 omconfig storage vdisk action=replacememberdisk controller=1 vdisk=4 source=0:2:3 destination=0:2:5

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Omconfig Rename Virtual Disk

Description Renames a virtual disk.

Syntax

Example to omconfig storage vdisk action=rename controller=id vdisk=id name=<string>, where id is the controller ID and virtual disk ID as reported by the omreport command and <string> is the new name for the virtual disk.


Rename virtual disk 4 on controller 1 to vd4.

Example omconfig storage vdisk action=rename controller=1 vdisk=4 name=vd4

Omconfig Enable Fluid Cache on Virtual Disk

Description Enables fluid cache for the specified virtual disk.

NOTE: Enabling fluid cache creates a new fluid cache disk. You must use only the new fluid cache disk for all future data access. Data access to any of the corresponding virtual disk or caching its partitions may lead to data corruption.

Syntax

Example to

Example omconfig storage vdisk action=enablefluidcache controller=id vdisk=id devicename=<string> cachepolicy=<wb|wt>, where id is the controller ID and virtual disk ID as reported by the omreport command and

<string> is the device name of the virtual disk, wb is writeback, and wt is writethrough. To obtain the values for controller ID and virtual disk ID, type omreport storage controller to display the controller IDs and then type omreport storage vdisk controller=ID to display the IDs for the virtual disks attached to the controller.

Enable fluid cache on virtual disk 4 on controller 1.

omconfig storage vdisk action=enablefluidcache controller=1 vdisk=4 devicename=/dev/sdb cacachepolicy=wb

Omconfig Disable Fluid Cache on Virtual Disk

Description Disables fluid cache for the specified virtual disk.

Syntax omconfig storage vdisk action=disablefluidcache controller=id vdisk=id devicename=<string>, where id is the controller ID and virtual disk ID as reported by the omreportcommand and <string> is the device name of the virtual disk. To obtain the values for controller ID and virtual disk ID, type omreport storage controller to display the controller IDs and then type omreport storage vdisk controller=ID to display the IDs for the virtual disks attached to the controller.

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Disable fluid cache on virtual disk 4 on controller 1.

omconfig storage vdisk action=disablefluidcache controller=1 vdisk=4 devicename=/dev/sdb

Omconfig Reactivate Fluid Cache on Virtual Disk

Description Reactivates the fluid cache for the specified virtual disk.

Syntax omconfig storage vdisk action=reactivate controller=id vdisk=id devicename=<string>, where id is the controller ID and virtual disk ID as reported by the omreportcommand and <string> is the device name of the virtual disk. To obtain the values for controller ID and virtual disk ID, type omreport storage controller to display the controller IDs and then type omreport storage vdisk controller=ID to display the IDs for the virtual disks attached to the controller.

Example to

Example

Reactivate fluid cache on virtual disk 4 on controller 1 omconfig storage vdisk action=reactivate controller= 1 vdisk=4 devicename=/dev/sdb

Omconfig Controller Commands

The following table provides the omconfig command syntax required to execute controller tasks.

CAUTION: The omconfig storage controller action=resetconfig controller=id resets the controller configuration. Resetting the controller configuration permanently destroys all data on all virtual disks attached to the controller. System or boot partition residing on these virtual disks is destroyed.

Table 88. Omconfig Controller Commands

Required Command Levels

(1, 2, 3)

Optional name=value pairs omconfig storage controller action=rescan controller=id action=enablealarm controller=id action=disablealarm controller=id action=quietalarm controller=id action=testalarm controller=id action=resetconfig controller=id [force=yes] action=createvdisk controller=id raid=<c | r0 | r1| r1c | r5 | r6 | r10 | r50 | r60> size=<number | b | m | g | max | min> pdisk=<PDISKID> [stripesize=<

2kb | 4kb | 8kb | 16kb | 32kb | 64kb | 128kb | 256kb | 512kb | 1mb >]

[cachepolicy=<d | c>] [readpolicy=<ra | nra | ara | rc | nrc>]

[writepolicy=<wb | wt | wc | nwc | fwb>] [diskcachepolicy=<disabled |

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(1, 2, 3)

Optional name=value pairs enabled>] [name=<string>] [spanlength=<n>] | [secureflag=yes]

[vdpienabled=yes]

NOTE: For RAID 10 on SAS controllers with firmware version 6.1 and later, spanlength is an optional parameter (default=2).

action=setrebuildrate controller=id rate=<0 to 100> action=setchangecontrollerproperties controller=<id> [bgirate=<rate>]

[reconstructrate=<rate>][checkconsistencyrate=<rate>]

[rebuildrate=<rate>][clearredundantpath=clear]

[abortcheckconsistencyonerror=<enabled/disabled>][loadbalance=<auto/ disabled>][allowrevertibilehotspareandreplacemember=enabled/disabled]

[autoreplacememberonpredictivefailure=<enabled/disabled>]

[persistenthotspare=enabled/disabled]rate=<0 to 100> action=discardpreservedcache controller=id force=<enabled/disabled> action=createsecuritykey controller=id keyid=<keyid> passphrase=<passphrase string> [escrow=yes] [filepath=<Absolute path to the escrow file>]

NOTE: If you set escrow=yes, specify the escrow file path.

action=changesecuritykey controller=id keyid=<keyid> passphrase=<passphrase string> oldpassphrase=<oldpassphrase string>

[escrow=yes] [filepath=<Absolute path to the escrow file>]


action=deletesecuritykey controller=id action=setbgirate controller=id rate=<0 to 100 > action=setreconstructrate controller=id rate=<0 to 100> action=setcheckconsistencyrate controller=id rate=<0 to 100> action=exportlog controller=id action=importsecureforeignconfig controller=id passphrase=<passphrase for imported foreign configuration> action=importforeignconfig controller=id action=importrecoverforeignconfig controller=id action=clearforeignconfig controller=id action=setpdiskpwrmanagement controller=id spindownunconfigureddrives=<enabled/disabled> spindownhotspares=<enabled/disabled> spindownconfigureddrives=<enabled/disabled> idlec=<enabled/disabled> spindowntimeinterval=<30 to 1440>(minutes) spinupstarttime=<HH:MM:AM/PM> spinuptimeinterval=<1 to 24>(hours)

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(1, 2, 3)

Optional name=value pairs

NOTE: Specify spinupstarttime and spinuptimeinterval only when you set spindownconfigureddrives=enabled.

action=setpatrolreadmode controller=id mode=<manual | auto | disable> action=startpatrolread controller=id action=stoppatrolread controller=id action=createcachecade controller=id pdisk=<PDISKID> [name=<string>] action=enablelkm controller=id keyid=<keyid> passphrase=<passphrase string> [escrow=yes] [filepath=<Absolute path to the escrow file>]


action=switchtolkm controller=id keyid=<keyid> passphrase=<passphrase string> [escrow=yes] [filepath=<Absolute path to the escrow file>]


action=rekeylkm controller=id action=convertraidtononraid controller=id pdisk=<PDISKID> action=convertnonraidtoraid controller=id pdisk=<PDISKID>

Omconfig Rescan Controller

Description Rescans a controller. For more information, see the Dell OpenManage Online

Help .

Syntax

Example to omconfig storage controller action=rescan controller=id, where id is the controller ID as reported by the omreport storage controller command.

Rescan controller 1.

Example omconfig storage controller action=rescan controller=1

NOTE: The rescan controller is not supported on non-RAID SCSI and SAS controllers. Reboot the system to make the configuration changes visible on non-RAID SCSI controllers.

Omconfig Enable Controller Alarm

Description Enables the controller alarm. For more information, see the Dell OpenManage

Online Help .

Syntax omconfig storage controller action=enablealarm controller=id, where id is the controller ID as reported by the omreport storage controller command.

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Example to

Example

Enable the alarm on controller 1.

omconfig storage controller action=enablealarm controller=1

Omconfig Disable Controller Alarm

Description Disables the controller alarm. For more information, see the Dell OpenManage

Online Help .

Syntax

Example to omconfig storage controller action=enablealarm controller=id, where id is the controller ID as reported by the omreport storage controller command.

Disable the alarm on controller 1.

Example omconfig storage controller action=disablealarm controller=1

Omconfig Quiet Controller Alarm

Table 89. omconfig Quiet Controller Alarm

Description Silences an activated controller alarm. For more information, see the Dell

OpenManage Online Help.

Syntax

Example to omconfig storage controller action=quietalarm controller=id, where id is the controller ID as reported by the omreport storage controller command.

Quiet the alarm on controller 1.

Example omconfig storage controller action=quietalarm controller=1

omconfig Test Controller Alarm

Table 90. omconfig Test Controller Alarm

Description Tests the functionality of the controller alarm. The alarm sounds for about two seconds. For more information, see Dell OpenManage Online Help.

Syntax

Example to omconfig storage controller action=testalarm controller=id , where id is the controller ID as reported by the omreport storage controller command.

Test the alarm on controller 1.

Example omconfig storage controller action=testalarm controller=1

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Omconfig Reset Controller Configuration

Description Resets the controller configuration.

CAUTION: Resetting a configuration permanently destroys all data on all virtual disks attached to the controller. System or boot partition residing on these virtual disks is destroyed. You may receive a warning message if this command results in deleting the system or boot partition. However, this warning message is not generated always. Ensure that you do not delete the system or boot partition or other vital data when using this command.

Syntax

Example to omconfig storage controller action=resetconfig controller=id, where id is the controller ID as reported by the omreport storage controller command.

In some circumstances, you may receive a warning message if this command deletes the system or boot partition. You can override this warning by using the force=yes parameter. In this case, the syntax is as follows: omconfig storage controller action=resetconfig controller=id force=yes

Reset the configuration on controller 1.

Example omconfig storage controller action=resetconfig controller=1

omconfig Create Virtual Disk

The Dell OpenManage Online Help provides additional information about creating virtual disks.

The omconfig syntax for creating a virtual disk has several parameters. You must specify the following parameters:

• Controller (controller=id)

• RAID level (raid=<c| r0 | r1 | r1c | r5 | r6 | r10 | r50 | r60>

• Size (size=<number | max | min>)>

Physical disk is specified as either:

• For SCSI, SATA, and ATA controllers: pdisk=connector:enclosureID:targetID where connector:enclosureID:targetID is the connector number, enclosure number, and slot number.

• For SAS controllers: pdisk=connector:targetID where connectorID:targetID is the connector number and the slot number. For example, pdisk=0:2

Storage Management supplies default values for any of the other parameters that you do not specify.

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For creating an encrypted virtual disk, specify secureflag=yes. You can create encrypted virtual disks only with SED drives.

Complete Syntax: omconfig storage controller action=createvdisk controller=id raid=<c| r0 | r1 | r1c | r5 | r6 | r10 | r50 | r60>size=<number | max | min> pdisk=<PDISKID>

[stripesize=stripesize=< 2kb| 4kb| 8kb| 16kb| 32kb| 64kb | 128kb>]

[cachepolicy=<d | c>] [diskcachepolicy=<disabled | enabled>][readpolicy=<ra | nra | ara | rc | nrc>] [writepolicy=<wb| wt| wc| nwc | fwb>] [name=<string>]

[spanlength=<n>] | [secureflag=yes][vdpienabled=yes]

NOTE: If you are configuring RAID for SAS controllers with firmware version 6.1 and later, spanlength is an optional parameter (default=2). Spanlength is an even number and is lesser than or equal to half the number of physical disks specified in size.

NOTE: The vdpienabled is an optional argument and is valid only on PERC9 controllers. If set to yes a T10 Protection Information (PI) enabled virtual disk is created.

NOTE: For RAID 10 creation, PERC 9 firmware suggests the layout (number of array disks) with uneven span (spans with unequal number of array disks), though in a span the number of disks remains even. For example, for 32 disks, RAID 10 gets created with all the disks in one span and for

34 disks, RAID 10 gets created with 16 disks in one span and 18 disks in the other span.

Example Syntax:

You can create a RAID-5 virtual disk of 500 MB with a stripe size of 16 KB on a PERC 3/QC controller. The name of the virtual disk is vd1 and it resides on connector 0 of controller 1. Because the virtual disk is a

RAID-5, it requires at least three physical disks. In this example, you specify four physical disks. These are physical disks 0 through 3. The virtual disk has read-ahead, write–through caching, and cache I/O policies.

To create a virtual disk: omconfig storage controller action=createvdisk controller=1 raid=r5 size=500m pdisk= 0:0,0:1,0:2,0:3 stripesize=16kb cachepolicy=c readpolicy=ra writepolicy=wt

The only parameters that require specification are for the controller, RAID level, virtual disk size, and physical disk selection. Storage Management supplies default values for all other unspecified parameters.

For more information on read, write, and cache policies that are supported by the controller, see the Dell

OpenManage Online Help.

Parameter Specification For Creating And Reconfiguring Virtual Disk

The following table displays how to specify the omconfig storage controller action=createvdisk parameters:

Table 91. Parameters And Types

Parameters controller=id raid=<c | r0 | r1 | r1c | r5 | r6 | r10 | r50 | r60> size=<number | max | min>

Type

Required

Required

Required

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Parameters pdisk=<connector:targetID,connector:targetID,.....

>

[stripesize=<2k b| 4kb | 8kb | 16kb | 32kb | 64kb |

128kb>]

[cachepolicy=<d | c>]

[readpolicy=<ra | nra | ara | rc | nrc>]

[writepolicy=<wb | wt | wc | nwc | fwb>]

[name=<string>]

[spanlength=<n>] parameter

Type

Required

Optional

Optional

Optional

Optional

Optional

Optional controller=id parameter

Specify the controller ID as reported by the omreport storage controller command. For example,controller=2 raid=<c | r0 | r1 | r1c | r5 | r6 | r10 | r50 | r60>

Use the raid=<c | r0 | r1 | r1c | r5 | r6 | r10 | r50 | r60> parameter to specify concatenation or a RAID level for a virtual disk. Different controllers support different RAID levels. For more information about RAID levels a controller supports and for general information about RAID levels and concatenation, see the Dell

OpenManage Online Help. The following table displays how to specify the raid=n parameter for each

RAID level and concatenation.

Table 92. Raid Level And Concatenation

RAID Level or Concatenation

RAID-0

RAID-1

RAID-5

RAID-6

RAID-10

RAID-50

RAID-60

RAID-1-concatenated

Concatenation raid=n Parameter Specification raid=r0 raid=r1 raid=r5 raid=r6 raid=r10 raid=r50 raid=r60 raid=r1c raid=c size=<number | max | min>

The following table displays how to specify the size=<number | max | min>

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Table 93. Size Parameter size=<number | max | min> Parameter

Specification size=<n>

Description size=max size=min

Use this specification to indicate a specific size for the virtual disk. The virtual disk size is specified in b

(bytes), m (megabytes), or g (gigabytes). For example, size=500m indicates that the virtual disk is 500 MB.

To create a virtual disk that is the maximum size possible, specify size=max. When creating a

RAID-50 virtual disk, this parameter is specified as size=max.

To create a virtual disk that is the minimum size possible, specify size=min.

PDISKID=<connector:enclosureID:targetID | connector:targetID>

Use this parameter to specify the physical disks to be included in the virtual disk.

When reconfiguring a virtual disk, you must specify all physical disks to include in the reconfigured virtual disk. The physical disk specification applies to physical disks in the original virtual disk and continues in the reconfigured virtual disk and to any new physical disks being added to the reconfigured virtual disk.

Some controllers allow you to remove a physical disk from a virtual disk. In this case, do not specify to remove the physical disk.

The pdisk=<PDISKID> parameter indicates a physical disk by specifying either connector:enclosureID:targetID or connector:targetID.

stripesize=<2kb | 4kb | 8kb | 16kb | 32kb | 64kb | 128kb>

Different controllers support different stripe sizes. For more information on stripe sizes supported for a controller, see the Dell OpenManage Online Help. All stripe sizes are specified in kilobytes. For example, when specifying 128 KB as the stripe size, type: stripesize=128kb cachepolicy=<d | c>] parameter

Different controllers support different cache policies. The following table displays how to specify the

[cachepolicy=<d | c>] parameter for each of the cache policies.

Table 94. Cache Policy Parameters

Cache Policy

Direct I/O

Cache I/O cachepolicy=d | c Parameter Specification cachepolicy=d cachepolicy=c diskcachepolicy=<disabled | enabled>

Different controllers support different disk cache policies. The following table indicates how to specify the [diskcachepolicy=<disabled | enabled>] parameter for each of the cache policies.

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Table 95. Disk Cache Policy Parameters

Disk Cache Policy

Disabled

Enabled diskcachepolicy=disabled | enabled Parameter

Specification diskcachepolicy=disabled diskcachepolicy=enabled readpolicy=ra | nra | ara | rc | nrc>

Different controllers support different read policies. The following table displays how to specify the readpolicy=<ra | nra | ara | rc | nrc> parameter for each of the read policies.

Table 96. Read Policy Parameters

Read Policy

Read ahead

Adaptive read ahead

No read ahead

Read cache

No read cache readpolicy=ra | ara | nra | rc | nrc Parameter

Specification readpolicy=ra readpolicy=ara readpolicy=nra readpolicy=rc readpolicy=nrc writepolicy=<wb | wt | wc | nwc>]

Different controllers support different write policies. The following table displays how to specify the writepolicy=<wb | wt | wc | nwc | fwb> parameter for each of the write policies.

Table 97. Write Policy Parameters

Write Policy

Write-back cache

Write-through cache

Write cache

Force write back

No write cache writepolicy=wb | wt | wc | fwb | nwc Parameter

Specification writepolicy=wb writepolicy=wt writepolicy=wc writepolicy=fwb writepolicy=nwc

Controller=id

Specify the controller ID as reported by the omreport storage controller command. For example, controller=2

Raid=<c | r0 | r1 | r1c | r5 | r6 | r10 | r50 | r60>

Use the raid=<c| r0 | r1| r1c | r5 | r6 | r10 | r50 | r60> parameter to specify concatenation or a RAID level for a virtual disk. Different controllers support different RAID levels. For more information about RAID levels a controller supports and for general information about RAID levels and concatenation, see the Dell

OpenManage Online Help. The following table displays how to specify the raid=n parameter for each

RAID level and concatenation.

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Table 98. Raid Level And Concatenation

RAID Level or Concatenation

RAID-0

RAID-1

RAID-5

RAID-6

RAID-10

RAID-50

RAID-60

RAID-1-concatenated

Concatenation raid=n Parameter Specification raid=r0 raid=r1 raid=r5 raid=r6 raid=r10 raid=r50 raid=r60 raid=r1c raid=c size=<number | max | min> Parameter

The following table displays how to specify the size=<number | max | min>

Table 99. Size Parameter size=<number | max | min> Parameter

Specification size=<n>

Description size=max size=min

Use this specification to indicate a specific size for the virtual disk. The virtual disk size is specified in b

(bytes), m (megabytes), or g (gigabytes). For example, size=500m indicates that the virtual disk is 500 MB.

To create a virtual disk that is the maximum size possible, specify size=max. When creating a

RAID-50 virtual disk, this parameter is specified as size=max.

To create a virtual disk that is the minimum size possible, specify size=min.

stripesize=< 2kb | 4kb | 8kb | 16kb | 32kb | 64kb | 128kb> stripesize=<2kb | 4kb | 8kb | 16kb | 32kb | 64kb | 128kb>

Different controllers support different stripe sizes. For more information on stripe sizes supported for a controller, see the Dell OpenManage Online Help. All stripe sizes are specified in kilobytes. For example, when specifying 128 KB as the stripe size, type: stripesize=128kb



Use this parameter to specify the physical disks to be included in the virtual disk.

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When reconfiguring a virtual disk, you must specify all physical disks to include in the reconfigured virtual disk. The physical disk specification applies to physical disks in the original virtual disk and continues in the reconfigured virtual disk and to any new physical disks being added to the reconfigured virtual disk.

Some controllers allow you to remove a physical disk from a virtual disk. In this case, do not specify to remove the physical disk.

The pdisk=<PDISKID> parameter indicates a physical disk by specifying either connector:enclosureID:targetID or connector:targetID.

Cachepolicy=<d | c> cachepolicy=<d | c>] Parameter

Different controllers support different cache policies. The following table displays how to specify the

[cachepolicy=<d | c>] parameter for each of the cache policies.

Table 100. Cache Policy Parameters

Cache Policy

Direct I/O

Cache I/O cachepolicy=d | c Parameter Specification cachepolicy=d cachepolicy=c

Diskcachepolicy=<disabled | enabled>

Different controllers support different disk cache policies. The following table indicates how to specify the [diskcachepolicy=<disabled | enabled>] parameter for each of the cache policies.

Table 101. Disk Cache Policy Parameters

Disk Cache Policy

Disabled

Enabled diskcachepolicy=disabled | enabled Parameter

Specification diskcachepolicy=disabled diskcachepolicy=enabled

Readpolicy=<ra | nra | ara | rc | nrc>]

Different controllers support different read policies. The following table displays how to specify the readpolicy=<ra | nra | ara | rc | nrc> parameter for each of the read policies.

Table 102. Read Policy Parameters

Read Policy

Read ahead

Adaptive read ahead

No read ahead

Read cache

No read cache readpolicy=ra | ara | nra | rc | nrc Parameter

Specification readpolicy=ra readpolicy=ara readpolicy=nra readpolicy=rc readpolicy=nrc

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Writepolicy=<wb | wt | wc | nwc>

Different controllers support different write policies. The following table displays how to specify the writepolicy=<wb | wt | wc | nwc | fwb> parameter for each of the write policies.

Table 103. Write Policy Parameters

Write Policy

Write-back cache

Write-through cache

Write cache

Force write back

No write cache writepolicy=wb | wt | wc | fwb | nwc Parameter

Specification writepolicy=wb writepolicy=wt writepolicy=wc writepolicy=fwb writepolicy=nwc name=<string>

Use this parameter to specify a name for the virtual disk. For example:name=VirtualDisk1 spanlength=<n> (Required For RAID 50 And RAID 60 And Optional For RAID 10)

Use this parameter to specify the number of physical disks in each stripe. This parameter applies only to

RAID-50 virtual disks. If you are not creating a RAID-50 virtual disk, do not specify this parameter. For example: spanlength=3

For RAID 10 on SAS controllers with firmware version 6.1 and later, spanlength is optional. Also, you can now specify the spanlength as an even number with a maximum of 8 spans with 32 physical disks each.

For example: omconfig storage controller action=createvdisk controller=1 raid=r10 size=min pdisk= 1:1:0,1:1:1,1:1:3,1:1:4,1:1:6,1:1:7,1:1:8,1:1:9 spanlength=4

Omconfig Set Controller Rebuild Rate

Descriptio n

Sets the controller rebuild rate.

Syntax omconfig storage controller action=setrebuildrate controller=id rate=<0 to 100>, where id is the controller ID as reported by the omreport storage controller command.

Example to

Set the rebuild rate to 50 on controller 1.

Example omconfig storage controller action=setrebuildrate controller=1 rate=50

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omconfig Change Controller Properties

Table 104. omconfig Change Controller Properties

Description

Changes any or all of the controller properties.

Syntax omconfig storage controller action= setchangecontrollerproperties controller=<id> bgirate=<rate> reconstructrate=<rate> checkconsistencyrate=<rate> rebuildrate=<rate> clearredundantpath=clear abortcheckconsistencyonerror=<enabled | disabled> loadbalance=<auto | disabled> allowrevertiblehotspareandreplacemember

=<enabled | disabled> autoreplacememberonpredictivefailure=

<enabled | disabled> persistenthotspare=<enabled | disabled>

Example to Enable allow revertible hot spare and replace member operation.

Example omconfig storage controller action= setchangecontrollerproperties allowrevertiblehotspare andreplacemember=enabled controller=1

Omconfig Discard Preserved Cache

Descriptio n

Discards the preserved cache on the controller.

NOTE: To check if the controller has a preserved cache, type omreport storage controller controller=id. If the system displays Preserved Cache=yes, it indicates the presence of the preserved cache.

Syntax omconfig storage controller action= discardpreservedcache controller=id force=enabled | disabled

If you set force=enabled, the cache is discarded irrespective of whether the controller detects a foreign or an offline virtual disk.

Example to

Discard the preserved cache.

Example omconfig storage controller action= discardpreservedcache controller=1 force=enabled

CAUTION: Discarding the preserved cache can result in data loss. It is recommended that you run this command using the force=disabled option.

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NOTE: If a foreign configuration is detected, then the preceding command using force=disabled option fails. To avoid data loss, import the foreign configuration and flush the preserved cache to disk. To discard preserved cache forcefully, either clear the foreign configuration and run the proceeding command, or run the proceeding command using force=enabled option.

Omconfig Create Encryption Key

Descriptio n

Creates the encryption key for the controller.

Syntax omconfig storage controller action= createsecuritykey controller=id keyid=<keyid string> passphrase=<passphrase string>[escrow= yes]

[filepath=<Absolute path to the escrow file>]

Example to

Create the encryption key for the controller.

Example omconfig storage controller action= createsecuritykey controller=1 keyid=Dell_123 passphrase=Dell_123 escrow=yes filepath= C:/escrow.xml


Omconfig Change Encryption Key

Descriptio n

Changes the encryption key for the controller, if passphrase is provided.

Syntax omconfig storage controller action= changesecuritykey controller=id keyid=<keyid string> passphrase=passphrase string> oldpassphrase=<old passphrase string>[escrow=yes] [filepath=<Absolute path to the escrow file>]>

Example to

Change the encryption key for the controller.

Example omconfig storage controller action= changesecuritykey controller=1 keyid=Dell_123 passphrase=Dell_123 oldpassphrase=Dell_321 escrow= yes filepath=C:/escrow.xml


Omconfig Delete Encryption Key

Descriptio n

Deletes the encryption key for the controller.

Syntax omconfig storage controller action= deletesecuritykey controller=id, where id is the controller ID as reported by the omreport storage controller command.

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Example to

Change the encryption key for the controller.

Example omconfig storage controller action= deletesecuritykey controller=1

Omconfig Set Background Initialization Rate

Descriptio n

Sets the background initialization rate.

Syntax

Example to omconfig storage controller action=setbgirate controller=id rate=<0 to 100>, where id is the controller ID as reported by the omreport storage controller command.

Sets the background initialization rate to 50 on controller 1.

Example omconfig storage controller action=setbgirate controller=1 rate=50

Omconfig Set Reconstruct Rate

Descriptio n

Sets the reconstruct rate.

Syntax omconfig storage controller action= setreconstructrate controller=id rate=<0 to 100>, where id is the controller ID as reported by the omreport storage controller command.

Example to

Set the reconstruct rate to 50 on controller 1.

Example omconfig storage controller action= setreconstructrate controller=1 rate=50

Omconfig Set Check Consistency Rate

Descriptio n

Sets the check consistency rate.

Syntax omconfig storage controller action= setcheckconsistencyrate controller=id rate=<0 to 100>, where id is the controller ID as reported by the omreport storage controller command.

Example to

Sets the check consistency rate to 50 on controller 1.

Example omconfig storage controller action= setcheckconsistencyrate controller=1 rate=50

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Omconfig Export The Controller Log

Descriptio n

Exports the controller log to a text file. For more information about the exported log file, see the Dell OpenManage Online Help.

Syntax

Example to omconfig storage controller action=exportlog controller=id, where id is the controller ID as reported by the omreport storage controller command.

Export the log on controller 1.

Example omconfig storage controller action=exportlog controller=1

By default, the log file is exported to C:\WINNT or C:\Windows on Microsoft Windows systems (based on the Windows version used) and /var/logon all Linux systems.

Depending on the controller, the log file name is afa_<mmdd>.log or lsi_<mmdd>.log where <mmdd> is the month and date. For more information on the controller log file, see the Dell OpenManage Online Help .

NOTE: The export log file command is not supported on the 4/IM, CERC ATA, and

100/4ch controllers.

Omconfig Import Secure Foreign Configuration

Descriptio n

Unlocks the encrypted Local Key Management (LKM) foreign configuration drives.

Syntax omconfig storage controller action= importsecureforeignconfig controller=id passphrase=<passphrase string for the foreign configuration>, where id is the controller ID as reported by the omreport storage controller command.

Example to

Unlock the ecncrypted LKM configuration drives on controller 1

Example omconfig storage controller action= importsecureforeignconfig controller=1 passphrase= Dell_123

Omconfig Import Foreign Configuration

Descriptio n

Imports all virtual disks that reside on physical disks newly attached to the controller.

Syntax omconfig storage controller action= importforeignconfig controller=id, where id is the controller ID as reported by the omreport storage controller command.

NOTE: This command is supported only in firmware version 5.0.x.

Example to

Import foreign configurations on controller 1.

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Example omconfig storage controller action= importforeignconfig controller=1

Omconfig Import Or Recover Foreign Configuration

Descriptio n

Imports and recovers all virtual disks that reside on physical disks newly attached to the controller.

Syntax omconfig storage controller action= importrecoverforeignconfig controller=id, where id is the controller ID as reported by the omreport storage controller command.

NOTE: This command is supported only in firmware version 5.1.1.

Example to

Import foreign configurations on controller 1.

Example omconfig storage controller action= importrecoverforeignconfig controller=1

Omconfig Clear Foreign Configuration

Descriptio n

Clears or deletes all virtual disks that reside on physical disks newly attached to the controller.

Syntax omconfig storage controller action= clearforeignconfig controller=id, where id is the controller ID as reported by the omreport storage controller command.

NOTE: This command is supported only in firmware version 5.0.x.

Example to

Clear foreign configurations on controller 1.

Example omconfig storage controller action= clearforeignconfig controller=1

Omconfig Physical Disk Power Management

Descriptio n

Manages the power of physical disks in a controller by spinning down hot spares, configured drives, and unconfigured drives.

Syntax omconfig storage controller action= setpdiskpwrmanagement spindownunconfigureddrives= <enabled | disabled> spindownhotspares=<enabled | disabled> spindownconfigureddrives=<enabled | disabled> idlec=<enabled | disabled> spindowntimeinterval=<30 to 1440>(minutes) spinupstarttime=<HH:MM:AM/PM> spinuptimeinterval= <1 to 24>(hours), where id is the controller ID as reported by the omreport storage controller command.

NOTE: On PERC 7 controllers, only spindownunconfigureddrives, spindownhotspares, and spindowntimeinterval parameters are supported.

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NOTE: You can specify spinupstarttime and spinuptimeinterval only when you set spindownconfigureddrives=enabled.

Spin down drives that are not configured or hot spares that are unattended for 30 minutes Example to

Example omconfig storage controller action= setpdiskpwrmanagement spindownunconfigureddrives= enabled spindownhotspares=enabled spindowntimeinterval=30 controller=1

Omconfig Set Patrol Read Mode

Descriptio n

Sets the patrol read mode for the controller.

Syntax

Example to omconfig storage controller action= setpatrolreadmode controller=id mode= manual|auto|disable, where id is the controller ID as reported by the omreport storage controller command.

Sets the patrol read on controller 1 to manual mode

Example omconfig storage controller action= setpatrolreadmode controller=1 mode=manual

Omconfig Start Patrol Read

Descriptio n

Starts the patrol read task on the controller.

Syntax omconfig storage controller action=startpatrolread controller=id, where id is the controller ID as reported by the omreport storage controller command.

Start the patrol read task on controller 1.

Example to

Example omconfig storage controller action=startpatrolread controller=1

NOTE: To start patrol read, the current patrol read mode is set to Manual.

Omconfig Stop Patrol Read

Descriptio n

Stops the patrol read task on the controller.

Syntax omconfig storage controller action=stoppatrolread controller=id, where id is the controller ID as reported by the omreport storage controller command.

Example to

Stop the patrol read task on controller 1.

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Example omconfig storage controller action=stoppatrolread controller=1

NOTE: To stop patrol read, the current patrol read mode is set to Manual.

Omconfig Create Cachecade

Descriptio n

Creates a cachecade on the given controller.

Syntax omconfig storage controller action=createcachecade controller=id pdisk=<PDISKID> [name=<string>] where id is the controller ID as reported by the omreport storage controller command and PDISKID is specified as: pdisk=connector:enclosureID:targetID | connector:targetID

Example to

Create a cachecade on controller 0.

Example omconfig storage controller action=createcachecade controller=0 pdisk=0:2:3 name=Cachecade1

Omconfig Enable LKM Controller

Descriptio n

Enables the LKM mode and creates the encryption key for the controller.

Syntax

Example to omconfig storage controller action=enablelkm controller=id keyid=<keyid string> passphrase= <passphrase string> [escrow=yes]

[filepath= <Absolute path to the escrow file>, where id is the controller ID as reported by the omreport storage controller command.

Create the encryption key for the controller.

Example omconfig storage controller action=enablelkm controller=1 keyid=Dell_123 passphrase=Dell_123 escrow= yes filepath=C:/escrow.xml


Omconfig Rekey LKM Controller

Descriptio n

Re-keys the encryption key in LKM mode for the controller.

Syntax

Example to omconfig storage controller action=rekeylkm controller=id keyid=<keyid> passphrase=<passphrase string> escrow=yes filepath=<Absolute path to the escrow file>, where id is the controller ID as reported by the omreport storage controller command.

Re-key the encryption key for the controller.

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Example omconfig storage controller action=rekeylkm controller=1

Omconfig Convert Multiple RAID To Non-RAID

Description Converts multiple RAID to non-RAID on the given controller.

Syntax

Example to

Example omconfig storage controller action=convertraidtononraid controller=id pdisk=<PDISKID>, where id is the controller ID as reported by the omreport storage controller command and PDISKID is specified as pdisk=connector:enclosureID:targetID | connector:targetID.

Convert multiple non-RAID to RAID on controller 0.

omconfig storage controller action=convertnonraidtoraid controller=0 pdisk=0:2:3

Omconfig Convert Multiple Non-RAID To RAID

Description Converts multiple non-RAID to RAID on the given controller.

Syntax

Example to

Example omconfig storage controller action=convertnonraidtoraid controller=id pdisk=<PDISKID>, where id is the controller ID as reported by the omreport storage controller command and PDISKID is specified as pdisk=connector:enclosureID:targetID | connector:targetID.

Convert multiple non-RAID to RAID on controller 0, omconfig storage controller action=convertnonraidtoraid controller=0 pdisk=0:2:3

Omconfig Enclosure Commands

The following table provides the omconfig command syntax required to execute enclosure tasks.

Table 105. Omconfig Enclosure Commands

Optional name=value pairs Required Command

Levels (1, 2, 3) omconfig storage enclosure action=enablealarm controller=id enclosure=<ENCLOSUREID> action=disablealarm controller=id enclosure=<ENCLOSUREID> action=setassettag controller=id enclosure=<ENCLOSUREID> assettag=<string> action=setassetname controller=id enclosure=<ENCLOSUREID> assetname=<string> action=settempprobes controller=id enclosure=<ENCLOSUREID> index=id minwarn=n maxwarn=n

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Required Command

Levels (1, 2, 3)

Optional name=value pairs action=resettempprobes controller=id enclosure=<ENCLOSUREID> index=id action=setalltempprobes controller=id enclosure=<ENCLOSUREID> minwarn=n maxwarn=n action=resetalltempprobes controller=id enclosure=<ENCLOSUREID> minwarn=n maxwarn=n action=blink controller=id enclosure=<ENCLOSUREID> minwarn=n maxwarn=n

Omconfig Enable Enclosure Alarm

Description Enables the enclosure alarm

Example to Enable the alarm on the enclosure attached to connector 2 on controller 1.

Example for SCSI,


Example for SAS controllers omconfig storage enclosure action=enablealarm controller=1 enclosure=2 omconfig storage enclosure action=enablealarm controller=1 enclosure=1:2

Omconfig Disable Enclosure Alarm

Table 106. Omconfig Disable Enclosure Alarm

Description Disables the enclosure alarm.

Syntax omconfig storage enclosure action=disablealarm controller=id enclosure=<ENCLOSUREID>, where idis the controller ID. The

<ENCLOSUREID> variable specifies the enclosure.

Disables the alarm on enclosure 2 attached to connector 1 on controller 1.

Example to

Example for SCSI,


Example for SAS controllers omconfig storage enclosure action=disablealarm controller=1 enclosure=2 omconfig storage enclosure action=disablealarm controller=1 enclosure=1:2

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Omconfig Set Enclosure Asset Tag

Table 107. Omconfig Set Enclosure Asset Tag

Description Specifies the enclosure’s asset tag.

Syntax

Example to omconfig storage enclosure action=setassettag controller=id enclosure=<ENCLOSUREID> assettag=<string>, where id is the controller ID. The <ENCLOSUREID> variable specifies the enclosure.

In this syntax, <string> is a user-specified alphanumeric string.

Specify the asset tag to encl20 on the enclosure attached to connector 2 on controller.

Example for SCSI,


Example for SAS controllers omconfig storage enclosure action=setassettag controller=1 enclosure=2 assettag=encl20 omconfig storage enclosure action=setassettag controller=1 enclosure=1:2 assettag=encl20

Omconfig Set Enclosure Asset Name

Table 108. Omconfig Set Enclosure Asset Name

Description Specifies the asset name for an enclosure.

Syntax

Example to omconfig storage enclosure action=setassetname controller=id enclosure=<ENCLOSUREID> assetname=<string>, where id is the controller ID. The <ENCLOSUREID> variable specifies the enclosure.

In this syntax, <string> is a user-specified alphanumeric string.

Specify the asset name to encl43 for the enclosure attached to connector 2 on controller 1.

Example for SCSI,


Example for SAS controllers omconfig storage enclosure action=setassetname controller=1 enclosure=2 assetname=encl43 omconfig storage enclosure action=setassetname controller=1 enclosure=1:2 assetname=encl43

Omconfig Set Temperature Probe Thresholds

Table 109. Omconfig Set Temperature Probe Thresholds

Description Sets the minimum and maximum warning temperature thresholds for a specified temperature probe.

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Syntax

Example to

Example for SCSI,


NOTE: This command is not supported on SAS controllers.

omconfig storage enclosure action=settempprobes controller=id enclosure=<ENCLOSUREID> index=id minwarn=n maxwarn=n, where id is the controller ID and the temperature probe ID. The <ENCLOSUREID> variable specifies the enclosure.

In this syntax, n is a user-specified alphanumeric string.

Set the temperature probe thresholds to 10 and 40 degree Celsius.

omconfig storage enclosure action=settempprobes controller=1 enclosure=2 index=3 minwarn=10 maxwarn=40

NOTE: Here, temperature probe 3 resides in the enclosure attached to connector 2 on controller 1.

Omconfig Reset Temperature Probe Thresholds

Table 110. Omconfig Reset Temperature Probe Thresholds

Description Resets the minimum and maximum warning temperature thresholds back to their default values.


Syntax

Example to

Example for SCSI,

SATA, and ATA controllers omconfig storage enclosure action=resettempprobes controller=id enclosure=<ENCLOSUREID> index=id, where id is the controller ID and the temperature probe ID. The <ENCLOSUREID> variable specifies the enclosure.


Reset the thresholds for temperature probe 3, residing in the enclosure attached to connector 2 on controller 1, to the default values.

omconfig storage enclosure action=resettempprobes controller=1 enclosure=2 index=3

NOTE: Here, temperature probe 3 resides in the enclosure attached to connector 2 on controller 1.

Omconfig Set All Temperature Probe Thresholds

Table 111. Omconfig Set All Temperature Probe Thresholds

Description Sets the minimum and maximum warning temperature thresholds for all temperature probes in the enclosure.

NOTE: This command is not supported on SCSI RAID controllers.

Syntax omconfig storage enclosure action=setalltempprobes controller=id enclosure=<ENCLOSUREID> minwarn=n maxwarn=n,

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Example to

Example for SAS controllers where id is the controller ID. The <ENCLOSUREID> variable specifies the enclosure.


Set the thresholds for all temperature probes residing in enclosure 3 attached to connector 2 on controller 1, to 10 and 40 degree Celsius.

omconfig storage enclosure action=setalltempprobes controller=1 enclosure=2:3 minwarn=10 maxwarn=40

Omconfig Reset All Temperature Probe Thresholds

Table 112. oOmconfig Reset All Temperature Probe Thresholds

Description Resets the minimum and maximum warning temperature thresholds back to their default value for all temperature probes in the enclosure.

NOTE: This command is not supported on SCSI RAID controllers.

Syntax

Example to

Example for SAS controllers omconfig storage enclosure action=resetalltempprobes controller=id enclosure=<ENCLOSUREID>, where id is the controller ID.

The <ENCLOSUREID> variable specifies the enclosure.


Reset the thresholds for all temperature probes in enclosure 3 attached to connector 2 on controller 1.

omconfig storage enclosure action= resetalltempprobes controller=1 enclosure=2:3

Omconfig Blink

Table 113. omconfig Blink

Description Blinks the light-emitting diodes (LEDs) on the enclosure.

Syntax omconfig storage enclosure action=blink controller=id enclosure=<ENCLOSUREID>, where id is the controller ID. The

<ENCLOSUREID> variable specifies the enclosure.

Example to


Example for SCSI,


Blink the LEDs for enclosure 3 attached to connector 2 on controller 1.

omconfig storage enclosure action=blink controller=1 enclosure=2:3 omconfig storage enclosure action=blink controller=1 enclosure=2

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Omconfig Battery Commands

The following table displays the omconfig command syntax required to execute battery tasks.

Table 114. Omconfig Battery Commands


Levels (1, 2, 3) omconfig storage battery action=startlearn controller=id battery=id action=delaylearn controller=id battery=id days=d hours=h

omconfig Start Battery Learn Cycle

Table 115. Omconfig Start Battery Learn Cycle

Description Starts the battery learn cycle.

Syntax omconfig storage battery action=startlearn controller=id battery=id, where id is the controller ID and battery ID as reported by the omreport command. To obtain this value, type omreport storage controller to display the controller IDs and then type omreport storage battery controller=ID to display the ID for the controller battery.

Example to

Example

Start the learn cycle on controller 1.

omconfig storage battery action=startlearn controller=1 battery=0

Omconfig Delay Battery Learn Cycle

Table 116. Omconfig Delay Battery Learn Cycle

Description Delays the battery learn cycle for a specified period of time. You can delay the battery learn cycle for a maximum of seven days or 168 hours.

Syntax

Example to

Example omconfig storage battery action=delaylearn controller=id battery=id days=d hours=h, where id is the controller ID and battery ID as reported by the omreport command. To obtain this value, type omreport storage controller to display the controller IDs and then type omreport storage battery controller=ID to display the ID for the controller battery.

Delay the learn cycle for three days and 12 hours on controller 1.

omconfig storage battery action=delaylearn controller=1 battery=0 days=3 hours=12

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Omconfig Global Commands

The following table displays the omconfig command syntax required to execute the global commands.

When executed, these commands apply to all controllers. These global commands also correspond to the global tasks provided by the Storage tree view object’s Information/Configuration subtab.

Table 117. Omconfig Global Commands


Levels (1, 2, 3) omconfig storage globalinfo action=enablests action=disablests action=globalrescan action=setprotectionpolicies type=ghs or dhs

Omconfig Global Enable Smart Thermal Shutdown

By default, the operating system and server shut down when the PV220S and PV221S enclosures reach a critical temperature of 0 or 50 degree Celsius. However, if you have implemented connector redundancy on the PV220S and PV221S enclosures you can specify that only the enclosure and not the operating system and server are shut down when the enclosure reaches a critical temperature of 0 or 50 degree

Celsius. Specifying that only the enclosure is shut down during excessive temperatures is known as Smart

Thermal Shutdown. For more information about Smart Thermal Shutdown, see the Dell OpenManage

Online Help.

Description

Syntax

Example to

Example

Enables smart thermal shutdown.

omconfig storage globalinfo action=enablests

Enable thermal shutdown. The omconfig command syntax for enabling thermal shutdown does not require a controller or enclosure ID.

NOTE: You can use the omreport storage globalinfo command to determine whether smart thermal shutdown is currently enabled or disabled. The status of smart thermal shutdown is also displayed by the

Server Administrator graphical user interface (GUI). To locate this status, select the Storage object and the Information/Configuration tab.

omconfig storage globalinfo action=enablests

Omconfig Global Disable Smart Thermal Shutdown

If you have previously enabled smart thermal shutdown using the omconfig command, you can disable smart thermal shutdown and return the system to its default setting. When smart thermal shutdown is disabled, the operating system and the server shuts down when the PV220S and PV221S enclosures reach a critical temperature of 0 or 50 degree Celsius.

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Description

Syntax

Example to

Example

Disables smart thermal shutdown for all controllers.

omconfig storage globalinfo action=disablests

Disable thermal shutdown. The omconfig command syntax for disabling thermal shutdown does not require a controller or enclosure ID.

NOTE: You can use the omreport storage globalinfo command to determine whether smart thermal shutdown is currently enabled or disabled. The status of smart thermal shutdown is also displayed in the GUI of Server Administrator. To locate this status, select the Storage object and the Information/Configuration tab.

omconfig storage globalinfo action=disablests

Omconfig Global Rescan Controller

Description Rescans all the controllers on the system. For more information about Global

Rescan Controller, see the Dell OpenManage Online Help.

Syntax omconfig storage globalinfo action=globalrescan

Example to

Example

Do a global rescan of all controllers. The omconfig command syntax for rescanning all controllers on the system does not require a controller or enclosure ID.

NOTE: Global rescan is not supported on non-RAID SCSI and SAS controllers. Reboot the system to make visible the configuration changes on non-RAID SCSI controllers.

omconfig storage globalinfo action=globalrescan

Omconfig Set Hot Spare Protection Policy

Table 118. Omconfig Set Hot Spare Protection Policy

Description Sets the hot spare protection policy for dedicated or global hot spares. For more information, see the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Storage

Management User’s Guide at dell.com/support/manuals.

Syntax

Example for

Example omconfig storage globalinfo action= setprotectionpolicies type=dhs raid=<r1 | r5 | r6 | r10 | r50 | r60 | all> hscount=<1-16> warnlevel=<0-3> includeghsinvdstate=<yes | no>, where hscount is the number of hot spares assigned to the virtual disk and warnlevel is the severity level you want to assign to the generated alert, if this policy is violated. Use hscount=0 warnlevel=0 to reset the dedicated hot spare protection policy for the RAID level.

Global hot spare protection policy omconfig storage globalinfo action=setprotectionpolicies type=dhs hscount=1 warnlevel=1 includeghsinvdstate=yes

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Omconfig Connector Commands

The following table displays the omconfig command syntax required to execute connector tasks.

Table 119. omconfig Connector Commands


Levels (1, 2, 3) omconfig storage connector action=rescan controller=id connector=id

Omconfig Rescan Connector

Description Rescans a controller connector. This command rescans all connectors on the controller and is therefore similar to performing a controller rescan.


Syntax

Example to

Example omconfig storage connector action=rescan controller=id connector=id, where id is the controller ID and the connector ID as reported by the omreport command. To obtain these values, type omreport storage controller to display the controller IDs and then type omreport storage connector controller=ID to display the IDs for the connectors attached to the controller.

Rescan connector 2 on controller 1.

omconfig storage connector action=rescan controller=1 connector=2

Omconfig Cachecade Commands

The following table displays the omconfig command syntax required to execute cachecade tasks.

Table 120. omconfig Cachecade Commands


Levels (1, 2, 3) omconfig storage cachecade action=blink controller=id cachecade=id action=unblink controller=id cachecade=id action=deletecachecade controller=id cachecade=id [force=yes] action=resize controller=id cachecade=id pdisk= <PDISKID> action=rename controller=id cachecade=id name=<string>

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Omconfig Blink Cachecade

Description Blinks the physical disks included in a cachecade.

Syntax omconfig storage cachecade action=blink controller=id cachecade=id, where id is the controller ID and the cachecade ID as reported by the omreport command. To obtain these values, type omreport storage controller to display the controller IDs and then type omreport storage cachecade controller=ID to display the IDs for the cachecades of the controller.

Example to

Example

Blinks the physical disk in cachecade 4 on controller 1 omconfig storage cachecade action=blink controller=1 cachecade=4

Omconfig Unblink Cachecade

Description Unblinks the physical disks included in a cachecade.

Syntax omconfig storage cachecade action=unblink controller=id cachecade=id, where id is the controller ID and the cachecade ID as reported by the omreport command. To obtain these values, type omreport storage controller to display the controller IDs and then type omreport storage cachecade controller=ID to display the IDs for the cachecades of the controller.

Example to

Example

Unblinks the physical disk in cachecade 4 on controller 1 omconfig storage cachecade action=unblink controller=1 cachecade=4

Omconfig Delete Cachecade

Description Deletes a cachecade.

Syntax

Example to omconfig storage cachecade action=deletecachecade controller=id cachecade=id, where id is the controller ID and the cachecade ID as reported by the omreport command. To obtain these values, type omreport storage controller to display the controller IDs and then type omreport storage cachecade controller=ID to display the IDs for the cachecades of the controller.

In some circumstances, you may receive a warning message. You can override this warning by using the force=yes parameter. In this case, the syntax is as follows: omconfig storage cachecade action=deletecachecade controller=id cachecade=id force=yes

Delete cachecade 4 on controller 1.

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Example omconfig storage cachecade action=deletecachecade controller=1 cachecade=4

Omconfig Resize Cachecade

Description Resizes a cachecade by adding or removing physical disks.

Syntax

Example to


Example for SCSI,

SATA, and ATA controllers omconfig storage cachecade action=resize controller=id cachecade=id pdisk=<PDISKID>, where id is the controller ID and the cachecade ID as reported by the omreport command. To obtain these values, type omreport storage controller to display the controller IDs and then type omreport storage cachecade controller=ID to display the IDs for the cachecades of the controller.

Resize cachecade 4, use physical disks 0 through 3 on connector 0 of controller

1.

omconfig storage cachecade action=resize controller=1 cachecade=4 pdisk= 0:2:0,0:2:1,0:2:2,0:2:3 omconfig storage cachecade action=resize controller=1 cachecade=4 pdisk=0:0,0:1,0:2,0:3

Omconfig Rename Cachecade

Description Renames a cachecade.

Syntax

Example to

Example omconfig storage cachecade action=rename controller=id cachecade=id name=<string>, where id is the controller ID and the cachecade ID as reported by the omreport command. To obtain these values, type omreport storage controller to display the controller IDs and then type omreport storage cachecade controller=ID to display the IDs for the cachecades of the controller.

Rename cachecade 4 on controller 1 to cc4.

omconfig storage cachecade action=rename controller=1 cachecade=4 name=cc4

Omconfig PCIe SSD Commands

The following table displays the omconfig command syntax required to execute PCIe SSD tasks.

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Table 121. omconfig PCIe SSD Commands

Required Command

Levels (1, 2, 3) omconfig storage pciessd

Optional name=value pairs action=addtocachepool subsystem=id pciedevice= <PDISKID> force=yes action=removefromcachepool subsystem=id pciedevice=<PDISKID> force=yes action=reactivate subsystem=id pciedevice= <PDISKID> force=yes

omconfig Add PCIe SSD Device To Cachepool

Description Adds the specified PCIe SSD device to the cache pool.

Syntax

Example to

Example omconfig storage pciessd action=addtocachepool subsystem=id pciedevice=<PDISKID>, where id is the subsystem ID and <PDISKID> variable specifies the physical disk. To obtain these values, type omreport storage controller to display the controller IDs and then type omreport storage cachecade controller=ID to display the IDs for the cachecades of the controller.

Adds the specified PCIe SSD device to the cachepool.

omconfig storage pciessd action=addtocachepool subsystem=2 pciedevice=0:2:0 force=yes

Omconfig Add PCIe SSD Device To Cachepool

Description Removes the specified PCIe SSD device from the cache pool.

Syntax

Example to omconfig storage pciessd action=removefromcachepool subsystem=id pciedevice=<PDISKID>, where id is the subsystem ID and

<PDISKID> variable specifies the physical disk. To obtain these values, type omreport storage controller to display the controller IDs and then type omreport storage cachecade controller=ID to display the IDs for the cachecades of the controller.

Remove the specified PCIe SSD device from the cachepool.

Example omconfig storage pciessd action=removefromcachepool subsystem=2 pciedevice=0:2:0 force=yes

Omconfig Reactivate PCIe SSD Device

Description Reactivates the specified PCIe SSD device that was part of the cache pool.

Syntax omconfig storage pciessd action=reactivate subsystem=id pciedevice=<PDISKID>, where id is the subsystem ID and <PDISKID> variable specifies the physical disk. To obtain these values, type omreport storage

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Example to

Example controller to display the controller IDs and then type omreport storage cachecade controller=ID to display the IDs for the cachecades of the controller.

Reactivate the specified PCIe SSD device.

omconfig storage pciessd action=reactivate subsystem=2 pciedevice=0:2:0 force=yes

Omconfig Fluid Cache Commands

The following sections provide the omconfig command syntax required to execute fluid cache tasks.

Table 122. Omconfig Fluid Cache Commands


Levels (1, 2, 3) omconfig storage fluidcache action=applylicense licensefile=<filename> action=connect

Omconfig Applying Or Updating License To The Fluid Cache

Description Applies or upgrades the fluid cache license.

Syntax

Example to

Example omconfig storage fluidcache action=applylicense licensefile=<filename with absolute path>

Apply the fluid cache license.

omconfig storage fluidcache action=applylicense licensefile=/ root/key/licensefile.xml

Omconfig Conecting To The Fluid Cache

Description Connects to the fluid cache system and updates the cache configuration details of the storage subsystem.

Syntax omconfig storage fluidcache action=connect

Omconfig Partition Command

The following section provide the omconfig command syntax required to execute partition task.

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Table 123. Omconfig Partition Command

Required Command

Levels (1, 2, 3) omconfig storage partition

Optional name=value pairs action=refresh

Omconfig Refreshing Partition List

Description Refreshes the partition list maintained in the storage subsytem.

Syntax omconfig storage partition action=refresh

Omconfig Fluid Cache Disk Command

The following section provide the omconfig command syntax required to execute the fluid cache disk task.

Table 124. Omconfig Fluid Cache Disk Command


Levels (1, 2, 3) omconfig storage fluidcachedisk action=disablewithdiscard fluidcachedisk= <string>

Omconfig Discarding Data And Disabling Caching

Description Discards the data on the cache and disable caching on the specified fluid cache disk.

Syntax

Example to

Example omconfig storage fluidcachedisk action= disablewithdiscard fluidcachedisk=<string>

Discard the data on the cache and disable caching on the fluid cache disk fcd1.

omconfig storage fluidcachedisk action= disablewithdiscard fluidcachedisk=fcd1

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