Read caching percentage can be 0, 25, 50, 75, or 100.
To enable or disable auto-fail missing disks at boot
saconfig /dev/cissX -F on|off
To identify (light LED) SAS/SATA physical drives
saconfig /dev/cissX -I -p <physical_drive_id>
[-p <physical_drive_id> ... ]
To identify SAS/SATA physical drives constituting a logical drive
saconfig /dev/cissX -I -l <Logical drive #>
To extend the capacity of the specified logical drive up to larger
capacity.
The capacity is in GB.
saconfig /dev/cissX -E <Logical drive #> -c <capacity (GB)>
To expand the specified logical drive and others in an array by
physical drive(s)
saconfig /dev/cissX -E <Logical drive #> -p <physical_drive_id>
[-p <physical_drive_id> ... ]
To perform RAID level [with Stripe size (KB)] migration on the specified
logical drive.
saconfig /dev/cissX -M <Logical drive #> -R <RAID level>
[-S <Stripe size (KB)>]
To perform Stripe size migration on the specified logical drive.
The stripe size is in KB.
saconfig /dev/cissX -M <Logical drive #> -S <Stripe size (KB)>
To view the saconfig manpage for more information, see saconfig(I).
Before running saconfig to configure the storage devices connected to a Smart Array Controller,
you must know the device file name for the Smart Array Controller. See
Array controller device file" (page
Displaying the Smart Array controller configuration
To display the physical disks connected to a Smart Array Controller and configured logical drives
and spare drives, use the saconfig /dev/cissX command. Replace X with the device file
number for the Smart Array Controller.
The Connector/Enclosure/Bay, WWID, size, and status of each physical disk attached to the Smart
Array Controller is included in the saconfig /dev/cissX output. If logical drives are configured
on the Smart Array Controller, a detailed description of those drives appears:
# saconfig /dev/ciss5
******************** SmartArray RAID Controller /dev/ciss5 ********************
Auto-Fail Missing Disks at Boot
Cache Configuration Status
Cache Ratio
---------- PHYSICAL DRIVES ----------
Location
Ct Enc Bay
Internal
1I
Internal
1I
Internal
1I
Internal
1I
Internal
2I
Internal
2I
Internal
2I
The stripe size is in KB.
34).
WWID
1
12
0x500000e01117c732
1
11
0x500000e01115c352
1
10
0x5000c5000032b839
1
9
0x5000c5000030b0c5
1
16
0x500000e011213482
1
15
0x5000c500002084c9
1
14
0x5000c5000030b9c9
= enabled
= cache enabled
= 50% Read / 50% Write
Size
Status
36.4 GB
OK
36.4 GB
OK
36.4 GB
OK
36.4 GB
OK
36.4 GB
OK
73.4 GB
OK
36.4 GB
UNASSIGNED
"Determining the Smart
The saconfig configuration CLI
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