American Megatrends MAN-STOR-ITX27-CLI - Manual (Page 9)

Chapter One: Overview of CLI 3
Volume Configuration
Initial volume configuration can be done in three stages.
1. RAID Disk Creation
At the base level is the RAID CONTROLLER.
CLI> list –-type or –t controller
raid <Enter>
Example: list –t controller raid
This will list the available RAID controllers in the system. By default, Software MD will be shown as a RAID
controller with controller number “0”. If Hardware RAID controllers present, then they will take precedence
over Software MD.
CLI> list –-type or -t PD
--controllerno or -n 0
raid <Enter>
Example: list –t pd –n 0 raid
This will list the PD’s that are available for configuration in controller number zero. PD’s can be grouped
through a RAID level to form a Logical disk – LD.
CLI>create –-type or -t LD
–-stripesize or -p 64
–-diskname or -d /dev/sda (use –d 1 or –d 2…15 on a 3U)
–-diskname or –d /dev/sdb
–-diskname or –d /dev/sdc
–-diskname or –d /dev/sdd
--raidlevel or –r 0
--controllerno or –n 0
--cachemode or –m 3
raid <Enter>
Example: create –t ld –p 64 –d 1 –d 2 –r 1 –n 0 –m 2 raid
This will create a RAID 1 Logical Disk – LD with 64K-chunk size and two disks on a 3U.
Example: create –t ld –p 64 –d /dev/sda –d /dev/sdb –d
/dev/sdc –r 5 –n 0 –m 1 raid
This command will crate a RAID 5 Logical disk – LD with 64 k chunk size and three disks on a 1U box.
CLI> list –-type or –t LD
raid <Enter>
Example: list –t ld raid
This will list the available RAID LD’s present in the system.