Adaptec 51245 User Manual

Adaptec 51245 User Manual

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Adaptec RAID Controller
Command Line Utility
User's Guide

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  • Page 1 Adaptec RAID Controller Command Line Utility User’s Guide...
  • Page 2 Copyright ©2010 Adaptec, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written consent of Adaptec, Inc., 691 South Milpitas Blvd., Milpitas, CA 95035.
  • Page 3: Adaptec Customer Support

    Adaptec Customer Support If you have questions about installing or using your Adaptec product, check this document first—you will find answers to most of your questions. If you need further assistance, use the support options listed below. To expedite your service, have your computer in front of you.
  • Page 4 UPON THE SOFTWARE OR ANY PART THEREOF. 3. Ownership of Software. As Licensee, you own the media upon which the software is recorded or fixed, but Adaptec and its licensors retain title and ownership of the Software recorded on the original media and all subsequent copies of the Software, regardless of the form or media in which or on which the original and other copies may exist.
  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Getting Started with the Command Line Utility Installing the Command Line Utility... 8 Installing on Windows... 8 Installing on Linux... 8 Installing on OpenServer and UnixWare ... 8 Installing on Solaris ... 9 Installing on FreeBSD... 9 Installing on VMWare ... 10 Starting the Command Line Utility ...
  • Page 6 Contents ● arcconf savesupportarchive... 21 arcconf setalarm... 21 arcconf setcache ... 22 arcconf setconfig ... 22 arcconf setmaxiqcache... 23 arcconf setname ... 23 arcconf setncq ... 24 arcconf setperform... 24 arcconf setpower ... 24 arcconf setpriority... 25 arcconf setstate... 26 arcconf setstatsdatacollection...
  • Page 7: Getting Started With The Command Line Utility

    In this chapter... Installing the Command Line Utility ... 8 Starting the Command Line Utility ... 10 This chapter explains how your Adaptec RAID controllers support the use of the ARCCONF command line utility. This utility allows you to: Create and delete logical drives ●...
  • Page 8: Installing The Command Line Utility

    Installing the Command Line Utility The ARCCONF command line utility is provided on the Adaptec Storage Manager installation CD. The utility is automatically installed in the same directory as Adaptec Storage Manager and must remain there. Installing on Windows To install...
  • Page 9: Installing On Solaris

    Install Adaptec Storage Manager: pkgadd -d /<mount point>/solaris_x86/manager/StorMan.ds Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. Eject or unmount the Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD. Refer to your operating system documentation for detailed instructions. Installing on FreeBSD To install ARCCONF on FreeBSD systems: Insert the Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD.
  • Page 10: Installing On Vmware

    StorMan.sh". VMWare does not support the Change to the /usr/StorMan directory, then enter this command: chmod +x arcconf Unmount the Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD. Refer to your operating system documentation for detailed instructions. Starting the Command Line Utility To start...
  • Page 11: Using The Command Line Utility

    Using the Command Line Utility In this chapter... ARCCONF Commands ... 12 This chapter explains how to use the command line utility interactively or in batch mode. With interactive mode, enter commands at the prompt. In batch mode, create scripts and run the script in the appropriate shell.
  • Page 12: Arcconf Commands

    ARCCONF Commands Perform the following functions from the command line: atapassword getlogs copyback getsmartstats create getstatus datascrub getversion delete identify driverupdate imageupdate failover getconfig modify In the online command syntax, <> indicates a required parameter and [] indicates an Note: optional parameter.
  • Page 13: Arcconf Create

    Example ARCCONF COPYBACK 1 ON arcconf create Creates a new logical drive or JBOD. You must provide the channel and device ID of the physical devices. On redundant logical drives, ARCCONF performs autosynchronization. ARCCONF presents JBODs as physical devices, not logical drives. Syntax ARCCONF CREATE <Controller#>...
  • Page 14: Arcconf Datascrub

    RAID# indicates the RAID level for the new logical drive. 0, 1, 1E, 10, 5, 5EE, 50, 6, 60, and volume are supported. Channel# Drive# lists the space-delimited channel number and device number pairs for each device to add to the logical drive. Rvolume is the RAID level for a RAID volume logical drive.
  • Page 15: Arcconf Driverupdate

    LogicalDrive|JBOD ALL deletes all logical drives or JBODs. Noprompt is an optional parameter that suppresses alert messages. Examples ARCCONF DELETE 1 LOGICALDRIVE 1 2 3 ARCCONF DELETE 1 JBOD ALL arcconf driverupdate Updates Windows device drivers. When given a directory name, it will attempt to update a driver to the version found in the given directory.
  • Page 16: Arcconf Getlogs

    Physical device state ● Number of Solid State Disks (SSDs) assigned to MaxIQ pool, maximum number of SSDs ● that can be assigned to MaxIQ pool Enclosure information: fan, power supply, and temperature status ● Syntax ARCCONF CONFIG <Controller#> [AD|LD [LD#]|PD|AL] Parameters Controller# is the controller number AD/LD/PD/AL options:...
  • Page 17: Arcconf Getsmartstats

    ARCCONF GETLOGS 1 STATS Tabular arcconf getsmartstats Displays SMART statistics for the hard drives and Solid State Drives (SSDs) on a controller. Note: For more information about SMART statistics, see the Adaptec Storage Manager User’s Guide. Syntax ARCCONF GETSMARTSTATS <Controller#> [Tabular] Parameters Controller# is the controller number.
  • Page 18: Arcconf Identify

    Syntax ARCCONF GETVERSION (use this for information on all controllers) ARCCONF GETVERSION <Controller#> (use this for information on a specific controller) Parameters Controller# is the controller number Example ARCCONF GETVERSION arcconf identify Identifies a physical or logical device by blinking its LEDs. Syntax ARCCONF IDENTIFY <Controller#>...
  • Page 19: Arcconf Key

    Noprompt is an optional parameter that suppresses alert messages. Example ARCCONF IMAGEUPDATE 1 DEVICE 0 83 16384 ados.lod 3 arcconf key Loads a feature key onto an Adaptec controller. Syntax ARCCONF KEY <Controller#> SET <Key#> Parameters Controller# is the controller number...
  • Page 20: Arcconf Rescan

    Channel# is the channel number for the device. Drive# is the device_ID (device number) for the device. Noprompt is an optional parameter that overrides the user prompt. Example ARCCONF MODIFY 1 FROM 2 TO 2048 0 0 123 0 124 0 117 arcconf rescan Enables the controller to check for the removal of any disk drives in the ready state and to check for the connection of any new disk drives to the controller.
  • Page 21: Arcconf Savesupportarchive

    ARCCONF ROMUPDATE 1 AC220001.UFI arcconf savesupportarchive Saves configuration and status information to help Adaptec Customer Support diagnose a problem with your system. Saved information includes (but is not limited to) device logs, drive logs, event logs, error logs, controller logs, and SSD SMART statistics. (For more information...
  • Page 22: Arcconf Setcache

    arcconf setcache Changes a logical drive’s cache mode. Syntax ARCCONF SETCACHE <Controller#> LOGICALDRIVE <LogicalDrive#> <logical mode> [noprompt] ARCCONF SETCACHE <Controller#> DEVICE <Channel> <ID> <physical mode> Parameters Controller# is the controller number LogicalDrive# is the number of the logical drive whose cache will be altered Logical drive cache modes: RON - read cache on ●...
  • Page 23: Arcconf Setmaxiqcache

    arcconf setmaxiqcache Enables/disables MaxIQ caching for a logical drive, adds a Solid State Drive (SSD) to the MaxIQ pool, removes an SSD from the MaxIQ pool, and sets the MaxIQ Read/Write balance and fetch rate. Note: Before you can enable the MaxIQ pool.
  • Page 24: Arcconf Setncq

    arcconf setncq Changes the controller’s Native Command Queuing (NCQ) setting to enabled or disabled. This setting affects the SATA disk drives on the controller. It takes effect when the SATA drives are restarted. Syntax ARCCONF SETNCQ <Controller#> ENABLE|DISABLE Parameters Controller# is the controller number. Example ARCCONF SETNCQ 1 ENABLE arcconf setperform...
  • Page 25: Arcconf Setpriority

    Chapter 2: Using the Command Line Utility ● external# is the maximum number of external drives (such as the drives in a JBOD) that the controller may spin up at one time, from 0-20. LogicalDrive# is the logical drive number. Slowdown st# sets the disk drive slow-down timer, in minutes.
  • Page 26: Arcconf Setstate

    arcconf setstate Changes the state of a physical device or logical device from its current state to the designated state. Syntax ARCCONF SETSTATE <Controller#> DEVICE <Channel#> <Device#> <State> [LOGICALDRIVE <LD#>[LD#] ... ] [noprompt] ARCCONF SETSTATE <Controller#> LOGICALDRIVE <LD#> OPTIMAL [ADVANCED <option>] [noprompt] Parameters Controller# is the controller number.
  • Page 27: Arcconf Task

    arcconf task Performs a task on a logical drive or a physical drive. Syntax ARCCONF TASK TASK START <Controller#> LOGICALDRIVE <LogicalDrive#> <options> [noprompt] TASK STOP <Controller#> LOGICALDRIVE <LogicalDrive#> TASK START <Controller#> DEVICE <Channel> <ID> <options> [noprompt] TASK STOP <Controller#> DEVICE <Channel> <ID> Parameters Controller# is the controller number LogicalDrive# is the number of the logical drive in which the task is to be performed...
  • Page 28 Adaptec, Inc. 691 South Milpitas Boulevard Milpitas, CA 95035 USA ©2010 Adaptec, Inc. All rights reserved. Adaptec and the Adaptec logo are trademarks of Adaptec, Inc. which may be registered in some jurisdictions. Part Number: CDP-00196-03-A Rev A JB 07/10...

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