Drive Firmware Download Commands; Locate Drives Commands; Prepare To Remove Drives Commands - Lenovo ThinkServer RD650 User Manual

12Gb/s MegaRAID SAS Software User Guide
March 2014
Input example:
storcli /c0/e56/s1 stop initialization
6.6.3.5

Drive Firmware Download Commands

The Storage Command Line Tool supports the following command to download drive firmware:
storcli /cx[/ex]/sx download src=filepath [satabridge]
This command flashes the firmware with the specified file. The satabridge option lets you download the SATA
bridge firmware in online mode.
Input example:
storcli /c0/e56/s1 download src=c:\file1.bin
6.6.3.6

Locate Drives Commands

The Storage Command Line Tool supports the following commands to locate a drive and activate the physical disk
activity LED:
storcli /cx[/ex]/sx start locate
storcli /cx[/ex]/sx stop locate
The detailed description for each command follows.
storcli /cx[/ex]/sx start locate
This command locates a drive and activates the drive's LED.
Input example:
storcli /c0/e56/s1 start locate
storcli /cx[/ex]/sx stop locate
This command stops a locate operation and deactivates the drive's LED.
Input example:
storcli /c0/e56/s1 stop locate
6.6.3.7

Prepare to Remove Drives Commands

The Storage CLI supports the following commands to prepare the physical drive for removal:
storcli /cx[/ex]/sx spindown
storcli /cx[/ex]/sx spinup
The detailed description for each command follows.
storcli /cx[/ex]/sx spindown
This command spins down an unconfigured drive and prepares it for removal. The drive state is unaffiliated and it is
marked offline.
Input example:
storcli /cx/e34/s4 spindown
storcli /cx[/ex]/sx spinup
This command spins up a spun-down drive and the drive state is unconfigured good.
Input example:
storcli /cx/e34/s4 spinup
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Chapter 6: StorCLI
Working with the Storage Command Line Tool