MegaCli: LSI Command Line Tool commands - Revision history

Jon: /* Physical drive management */

2012-08-08T13:18:39Z

Physical drive management

Jon: /* Walkthrough: Change/replace a drive */

2012-07-12T12:54:50Z

Walkthrough: Change/replace a drive

Jon: /* Walkthrough: Change/replace a drive */

2012-07-12T12:54:25Z

Walkthrough: Change/replace a drive

Jon: /* Hot spare management */

2012-07-12T12:52:44Z

Hot spare management

Jon: /* Physical drive management */

2012-07-12T12:52:03Z

Physical drive management

Jon at 12:46, 12 July 2012

2012-07-12T12:46:35Z

Jon at 12:43, 12 July 2012

2012-07-12T12:43:19Z

Jon at 12:39, 12 July 2012

2012-07-12T12:39:58Z

David: Created page with "==== Gather information ==== * Controller information MegaCli -AdpAllInfo -aALL MegaCli -CfgDsply -aALL MegaCli -AdpEventLog -GetEvents -f events.log -aALL ..."

2012-07-12T12:23:17Z

Created page with "==== Gather information ==== * Controller information MegaCli -AdpAllInfo -aALL MegaCli -CfgDsply -aALL MegaCli -AdpEventLog -GetEvents -f events.log -aALL ..."

New page

==== Gather information ====

* Controller information
MegaCli -AdpAllInfo -aALL
MegaCli -CfgDsply -aALL
MegaCli -AdpEventLog -GetEvents -f events.log -aALL && cat events.log

* Enclosure information
MegaCli -EncInfo -aALL

* Virtual drive information
MegaCli -LDInfo -Lall -aALL

* Physical drive information
MegaCli -PDList -aALL
MegaCli -PDInfo -PhysDrv [E:S] -aALL [-pageN where N is the number of pages to display]

* Battery backup information
MegaCli -AdpBbuCmd -aALL

==== Controller management ====

* Silence active alarm
MegaCli -AdpSetProp AlarmSilence -aALL

* Disable alarm
MegaCli -AdpSetProp AlarmDsbl -aALL

* Enable alarm
MegaCli -AdpSetProp AlarmEnbl -aALL

==== Virtual drive management ====

* Create RAID 0, 1, 5 drive
MegaCli -CfgLdAdd -r(0|1|5|6) [E:S, E:S, ...] -aN
'''Eg: all default settings'''
MegaCli64 -CfgLdAdd -r0 [4:2,4:3, 4:4, 4:5, 4:6, 4:7, 4:8, 4:9, 4:10, 4:11, 4:12, 4:13, 4:14,
4:15, 4:16, 4:17, 4:18, 4:19, 4:20, 4:21, 4:22, 4:23] -a0
'''Eg: Write=WriteBack, Read=Adaptive, IO=direct, CacheBadBBU'''
MegaCli64 -CfgLdAdd -r0 [4:2,4:3, 4:4, 4:5, 4:6, 4:7, 4:8, 4:9, 4:10, 4:11, 4:12, 4:13, 4:14,
4:15, 4:16, 4:17, 4:18, 4:19, 4:20, 4:21, 4:22, 4:23] WB ADRA Direct CachedBadBBU -a0

* Create RAID 10 drive
MegaCli -CfgSpanAdd -r10 -Array0[E:S,E:S] -Array1[E:S,E:S] -aN

* Remove drive
MegaCli -CfgLdDel -Lx -aN

* Remove all logical drives
MegaCli -CfgLdDel -LALL -aALL

* Create RAID6 array across 24 drives
MegaCli -CfgLdAdd -r6 [0:0,0:1,0:2,0:3,0:4,0:5,0:6,0:7,0:8,0:9,0:10,0:11,0:12,0:13,0:14,0:15,0:16,0:17,0:18,0:19,0:20,0:21,0:22,0:23] WB ADRA Direct -a0

* Check the RAID initialisation progress
[root@localhost MegaCli]# ./MegaCli64 -ldinfo -Lall -aALL | grep -i init
Background Initialization: Completed 1%, Taken 14 min.

* Creating a JBOD, '''note''', couldn't create JBOD with 9260-4i controller, had to create R0 single disks:

[root@localhost MegaCli]$ ./MegaCli64 -AdpAllinfo -aALL | grep -i jbod
Enable JBOD : No
Enable JBOD : No
<syntaxhighlight>
[root@localhost MegaCli]$ cat create_jbod.sh
#!/bin/bash

for ((i=0; i<24; i++))
do
./MegaCli64 -CfgLdAdd -r0 [0:$i] -a0
done

[root@localhost MegaCli]$ ./create_jbod.sh
Adapter 0: Created VD 0

Adapter 0: Configured the Adapter!!

Exit Code: 0x00
.. [etc]
</syntaxhighlight>

Found another command to create RAID0 disks (Rather than script)
<syntaxhighlight>
./MegaCli64 -CfgEachDskRaid0 WT NORA Direct NoCachedBadBBU -a0

Adapter 0: Created VD 0
Configured physical device at Encl-0:Slot-0.
Adapter 0: Created VD 1
Configured physical device at Encl-0:Slot-1.
</syntaxhighlight>

Clear all foreign drives
<syntaxhighlight>
MegaCli -CfgForeign -Clear -aN
</syntaxhighlight>

==== Physical drive management ====

* Set state to offline
MegaCli -PDOffline -PhysDrv [E:S] -aN

* Set state to online
MegaCli -PDOnline -PhysDrv [E:S] -aN

* Mark as missing
MegaCli -PDMarkMissing -PhysDrv [E:S] -aN

* Prepare for removal
MegaCli -PdPrpRmv -PhysDrv [E:S] -aN

* Replace missing drive
MegaCli -PdReplaceMissing -PhysDrv [E:S] -ArrayN -rowN -aN
The number N of the array parameter is the Span Reference you get using „MegaCli -CfgDsply
-aALL“ and the number N of the row parameter is the Physical Disk in that span or array
starting with zero (it’s not the physical disk’s slot!).

* Rebuild drive

MegaCli -PDRbld -Start -PhysDrv [E:S] -aN
MegaCli -PDRbld -Stop -PhysDrv [E:S] -aN
MegaCli -PDRbld -ShowProg -PhysDrv [E:S] -aN

* Clear drive
MegaCli -PDClear -Start -PhysDrv [E:S] -aN
MegaCli -PDClear -Stop -PhysDrv [E:S] -aN
MegaCli -PDClear -ShowProg -PhysDrv [E:S] -aN

* Bad to good
MegaCli -PDMakeGood -PhysDrv[E:S] -aN
Changes drive in state Unconfigured-Bad to Unconfigured-Good.

* Drives appear as FOREIGN (either part of old/other raid pack)
MegaCli64 -CfgForeign -Scan -Clear

==== Hot spare management ====

* Set global hot spare
MegaCli -PDHSP -Set -PhysDrv [E:S] -aN

* Remove hot spare
MegaCli -PDHSP -Rmv -PhysDrv [E:S] -aN

* Set dedicated hot spare
MegaCli -PDHSP -Set -Dedicated -ArrayN,M,... -PhysDrv [E:S] -aN

==== Walkthrough: Change/replace a drive ====

1. Set the drive offline, if it is not already offline due to an error
MegaCli -PDOffline -PhysDrv [E:S] -aN

2. Mark the drive as missing
MegaCli -PDMarkMissing -PhysDrv [E:S] -aN

3. Prepare drive for removal
MegaCli -PDPrpRmv -PhysDrv [E:S] -aN

4. Change/replace the drive

5. If you’re using hot spares then the replaced drive should become your new hot spare drive
MegaCli -PDHSP -Set -PhysDrv [E:S] -aN

6. In case you’re not working with hot spares, you must re-add the new drive to your RAID virtual
drive and start the rebuilding

MegaCli -PdReplaceMissing -PhysDrv [E:S] -ArrayN -rowN -aN
MegaCli -PDRbld -Start -PhysDrv [E:S] -aN

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 * Set state to offline
-<bah>
+<syntaxhighlight>
 MegaCli -PDOffline -PhysDrv [E:S] -aN
 </syntaxhighlight>

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 <syntaxhighlight>
 MegaCli -PDPrpRmv -PhysDrv [E:S] -aN
 * Change/replace the drive

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 </syntaxhighlight>
-==== Walkthrough: Change/replace a drive ====
+== Walkthrough: Change/replace a drive ==
-. Set the drive offline, if it is not already offline due to an error
+* Set the drive offline, if it is not already offline due to an error
-      MegaCli -PDOffline -PhysDrv [E:S] -aN
+<syntaxhighlight>
-. Mark the drive as missing
+* Mark the drive as missing
-      MegaCli -PDMarkMissing -PhysDrv [E:S] -aN
+<syntaxhighlight>
-. Prepare drive for removal
+* Prepare drive for removal
-      MegaCli -PDPrpRmv -PhysDrv [E:S] -aN
+<syntaxhighlight>
-. Change/replace the drive
+* Change/replace the drive
-. If you’re using hot spares then the replaced drive should become your new hot spare drive
+* If you’re using hot spares then the replaced drive should become your new hot spare drive
-      MegaCli -PDHSP -Set -PhysDrv [E:S] -aN
+<syntaxhighlight>
-. In case you’re not working with hot spares, you must re-add the new drive to your RAID virtual
+* In case you’re not working with hot spares, you must re-add the new drive to your RAID virtual drive and start the rebuilding
-      drive and start the rebuilding
+<syntaxhighlight>
 MegaCli -PdReplaceMissing -PhysDrv [E:S] -ArrayN -rowN -aN
-      MegaCli -PdReplaceMissing -PhysDrv [E:S] -ArrayN -rowN -aN
+MegaCli -PDRbld -Start -PhysDrv [E:S] -aN
-      MegaCli -PDRbld -Start -PhysDrv [E:S] -aN
+</syntaxhighlight>

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 </syntaxhighlight>
-==== Hot spare management ====
+== Hot spare management ==
 * Set global hot spare
-      MegaCli -PDHSP -Set -PhysDrv [E:S] -aN
+<syntaxhighlight>
 * Remove hot spare
-      MegaCli -PDHSP -Rmv -PhysDrv [E:S] -aN
+<syntaxhighlight>
 * Set dedicated hot spare
-      MegaCli -PDHSP -Set -Dedicated -ArrayN,M,... -PhysDrv [E:S] -aN
+<syntaxhighlight>
 ==== Walkthrough: Change/replace a drive ====

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 </syntaxhighlight>
-==== Physical drive management ====
+== Physical drive management ==
 * Set state to offline
-      MegaCli -PDOffline -PhysDrv [E:S] -aN
+<bah>
 * Set state to online
-      MegaCli -PDOnline -PhysDrv [E:S] -aN
+<syntaxhighlight>
 * Mark as missing
-      MegaCli -PDMarkMissing -PhysDrv [E:S] -aN
+<syntaxhighlight>
 * Prepare for removal
-      MegaCli -PdPrpRmv -PhysDrv [E:S] -aN
+<syntaxhighlight>
 * Replace missing drive
-      MegaCli -PdReplaceMissing -PhysDrv [E:S] -ArrayN -rowN -aN
+<syntaxhighlight>
-      The number N of the array parameter is the Span Reference you get using „MegaCli -CfgDsply
+MegaCli -PdReplaceMissing -PhysDrv [E:S] -ArrayN -rowN -aN
-      -aALL“ and the number N of the row parameter is the Physical Disk in that span or array
-      starting with zero (it’s not the physical disk’s slot!).
+# The number N of the array parameter is the Span Reference you get using „MegaCli -CfgDsply
 * Rebuild drive
+<syntaxhighlight>
-      MegaCli -PDRbld -Start -PhysDrv [E:S] -aN
+MegaCli -PDRbld -Start -PhysDrv [E:S] -aN
-      MegaCli -PDRbld -Stop -PhysDrv [E:S] -aN
+MegaCli -PDRbld -Stop -PhysDrv [E:S] -aN
-      MegaCli -PDRbld -ShowProg -PhysDrv [E:S] -aN
+MegaCli -PDRbld -ShowProg -PhysDrv [E:S] -aN
 * Clear drive
-      MegaCli -PDClear -Start -PhysDrv [E:S] -aN
+<syntaxhighlight>
-      MegaCli -PDClear -Stop -PhysDrv [E:S] -aN
+MegaCli -PDClear -Start -PhysDrv [E:S] -aN
-      MegaCli -PDClear -ShowProg -PhysDrv [E:S] -aN
+MegaCli -PDClear -Stop -PhysDrv [E:S] -aN
 * Bad to good
-      MegaCli -PDMakeGood -PhysDrv[E:S] -aN
+<syntaxhighlight>
-      Changes drive in state Unconfigured-Bad to Unconfigured-Good.
+MegaCli -PDMakeGood -PhysDrv[E:S] -aN
 * Drives appear as FOREIGN (either part of old/other raid pack)
-      MegaCli64 -CfgForeign -Scan -Clear
+<syntaxhighlight>
 ==== Hot spare management ====

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 * Create RAID 10 drive
-      MegaCli -CfgSpanAdd -r10 -Array0[E:S,E:S] -Array1[E:S,E:S] -aN
+<syntaxhighlight>
 * Remove drive
-      MegaCli -CfgLdDel -Lx -aN
+<syntaxhighlight>
 * Remove all logical drives
-      MegaCli -CfgLdDel -LALL -aALL
+<syntaxhighlight>
 * Create RAID6 array across 24 drives
-       MegaCli -CfgLdAdd -r6 [0:0,0:1,0:2,0:3,0:4,0:5,0:6,0:7,0:8,0:9,0:10,0:11,0:12,0:13,0:14,0:15,0:16,0:17,0:18,0:19,0:20,0:21,0:22,0:23] WB ADRA Direct -a0
+<syntaxhighlight>
 * Check the RAID initialisation progress
-       [root@localhost MegaCli]# ./MegaCli64 -ldinfo -Lall -aALL | grep -i init
+<syntaxhighlight>
-       Background Initialization: Completed 1%, Taken 14 min.
+[root@localhost MegaCli]# ./MegaCli64 -ldinfo -Lall -aALL | grep -i init
 * Creating a JBOD, '''note''', couldn't create JBOD with 9260-4i controller, had to create R0 single disks:
-       [root@localhost MegaCli]$ ./MegaCli64 -AdpAllinfo -aALL  | grep -i jbod
+[root@localhost MegaCli]$ cat create_jbod.sh
-       Enable JBOD                             : No
+#!/bin/bash
-      for ((i=0; i<24; i++))
+for ((i=0; i<24; i++))
-      do
+do
-          ./MegaCli64 -CfgLdAdd -r0 [0:$i] -a0
+    ./MegaCli64 -CfgLdAdd -r0 [0:$i] -a0
-      done
+done
-      [root@localhost MegaCli]$ ./create_jbod.sh
+[root@localhost MegaCli]$ ./create_jbod.sh
-      Adapter 0: Created VD 0
+Adapter 0: Created VD 0
-      Adapter 0: Configured the Adapter!!
+Adapter 0: Configured the Adapter!!
-      Exit Code: 0x00
+Exit Code: 0x00
-      .. [etc]
+.. [etc]
 </syntaxhighlight>
-Found another command to create RAID0 disks (Rather than script)
+* Found another command to create RAID0 disks (Rather than script)
 <syntaxhighlight>
-      ./MegaCli64 -CfgEachDskRaid0 WT NORA Direct NoCachedBadBBU -a0
+./MegaCli64 -CfgEachDskRaid0 WT NORA Direct NoCachedBadBBU -a0
-      Adapter 0: Created VD 0
+Adapter 0: Created VD 0
-      Configured physical device at Encl-0:Slot-0.
+Configured physical device at Encl-0:Slot-0.
-      Adapter 0: Created VD 1
+Adapter 0: Created VD 1
-      Configured physical device at Encl-0:Slot-1.
+Configured physical device at Encl-0:Slot-1.
 </syntaxhighlight>
-Clear all foreign drives
+* Clear all foreign drives
 <syntaxhighlight>
-    MegaCli -CfgForeign -Clear -aN
+MegaCli -CfgForeign -Clear -aN
 </syntaxhighlight>

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 * Enclosure information
-      MegaCli -EncInfo -aALL
+<syntaxhighlight>
 * Virtual drive information
-      MegaCli -LDInfo -Lall -aALL
+<syntaxhighlight>
 * Physical drive information
-      MegaCli -PDList -aALL
+<syntaxhighlight>
-      MegaCli -PDInfo -PhysDrv [E:S] -aALL [-pageN where N is the number of pages to display]
+MegaCli -PDList -aALL
 * Battery backup information
-      MegaCli -AdpBbuCmd -aALL
+<syntaxhighlight>
-==== Controller management ====
+== Controller management ==
 * Silence active alarm
-      MegaCli -AdpSetProp AlarmSilence -aALL
+<syntaxhighlight>
 * Disable alarm
-      MegaCli -AdpSetProp AlarmDsbl -aALL
+<syntaxhighlight>
 * Enable alarm
-      MegaCli -AdpSetProp AlarmEnbl -aALL
+<syntaxhighlight>
-==== Virtual drive management ====
+== Virtual drive management ==
 * Create RAID 0, 1, 5 drive
-      MegaCli -CfgLdAdd -r(0|1|5|6) [E:S, E:S, ...] -aN
+<syntaxhighlight>
-      '''Eg: all default settings'''
+MegaCli -CfgLdAdd -r(0|1|5|6) [E:S, E:S, ...] -aN
-      MegaCli64 -CfgLdAdd -r0 [4:2,4:3, 4:4, 4:5, 4:6, 4:7, 4:8, 4:9, 4:10, 4:11, 4:12, 4:13, 4:14,
-:15, 4:16, 4:17, 4:18, 4:19, 4:20, 4:21, 4:22, 4:23] -a0
+'''Eg: all default settings'''
-      '''Eg: Write=WriteBack, Read=Adaptive, IO=direct, CacheBadBBU'''
+MegaCli64 -CfgLdAdd -r0 [4:2,4:3, 4:4, 4:5, 4:6, 4:7, 4:8, 4:9, 4:10, 4:11, 4:12, 4:13, 4:14,
-      MegaCli64 -CfgLdAdd -r0 [4:2,4:3, 4:4, 4:5, 4:6, 4:7, 4:8, 4:9, 4:10, 4:11, 4:12, 4:13, 4:14,
+:15, 4:16, 4:17, 4:18, 4:19, 4:20, 4:21, 4:22, 4:23] -a0
-:15, 4:16, 4:17, 4:18, 4:19, 4:20, 4:21, 4:22, 4:23] WB ADRA Direct CachedBadBBU -a0
 * Create RAID 10 drive

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-==== Gather information ====
+== Gather information ==
 * Controller information
-      MegaCli -AdpAllInfo -aALL
+<syntaxhighlight>
-      MegaCli -CfgDsply -aALL
+MegaCli -AdpAllInfo -aALL
-      MegaCli -AdpEventLog -GetEvents -f events.log -aALL && cat events.log
+MegaCli -CfgDsply -aALL
 * Enclosure information