Dell iDRAC 8 User Manual page 217

• Split Mode
• Split Mode 4:20
• Split Mode 8:16
• Split Mode 16:8
• Split Mode 20:4
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4. From the Apply Operation Mode drop-down menu, select Apply Now to apply the actions immediately, and then click Apply.
A job ID is created.
5. Go to the Job Queue page and verify that it displays the status as Completed for the job.
6. Power cycle the system for the setting to take effect.
Configuring enclosure using RACADM
To configure the enclosure or backplane, use the set command with the objects in BackplaneMode.
For example, to set the BackplaneMode attribute to split mode:
1. Run the following command to view the current backplane mode:
racadm get storage.enclosure.1.backplanecurrentmode
The output is:
BackplaneCurrentMode=UnifiedMode
2. Run the following command to view the requested mode:
racadm get storage.enclosure.1.backplanerequestedmode
The output is:
BackplaneRequestedMode=None
3. Run the following command to set the requested backplane mode to split mode:
racadm set storage.enclosure.1.backplanerequestedmode "splitmode"
The message is displayed indicating that the command is successful.
4. Run the following command to verify if the backplanerequestedmode attribute is set to split mode:
racadm get storage.enclosure.1.backplanerequestedmode
The output is:
BackplaneRequestedMode=None (Pending=SplitMode)
5. Run storage get controllers command and note down the controller instance ID.
6. Run the following command to create a job:
racadm jobqueue create <controller instance ID> -s TIME_NOW --realtime
A job ID is returned.
7. Run the following command to query the job status:
racadm jobqueue view -i JID_xxxxxxxx
where, JID_xxxxxxxx is the job ID from step 6.
The status is displayed as Pending.
Continue to query the job ID until you view the Completed status (this process may take up to three minutes).
8. Run the following command to view the backplanerequestedmode attribute value:
racadm get storage.enclosure.1.backplanerequestedmode
The output is:
BackplaneRequestedMode=SplitMode
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