Drive Initialization; Manage A Drive Initialization; Rebuild A Drive - Lenovo ThinkServer RD240 Software User's Manual

5.11.6

Manage a Drive Initialization

Table 5.50

Drive Initialization

Convention
MegaCli –PDClear -Start |-Stop|-ShowProg |-ProgDsply -
PhysDrv[E0:S0,E1:S1....] -aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL
Description Manages initialization or displays initialization progress on a single controller, multiple
controllers, or all controllers:
-Start: Starts initialization on the selected drive(s).
-Stop: Stops an ongoing initialization on the selected drive(s).
-ShowProg: Displays the current progress percentage and time remaining for the
initialization. This option is useful for running the application through scripts.
-ProgDsply: Displays the ongoing clear progress. The routine continues to display
the initialization progress until at least one initialization is completed or a key is
pressed.
5.11.7

Rebuild a Drive

Table 5.51 Rebuild a Drive
Convention
MegaCli –PDRbld –Start |-Stop|-ShowProg |-ProgDsply –PhysDrv
[E0:S0,E1:S1....] -aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL
Description Manages a drive rebuild or displays the rebuild progress on a single controller,
multiple controllers, or all controllers. Note that the drive must meet the capacity
requirements before it can be rebuilt, and it must be part of a drive group:
-Start: Starts a rebuild on the selected drive(s) and displays the rebuild progress
(optional).
-Stop: Stops an ongoing rebuild on the selected drive(s).
-ShowProg: Displays the current progress percentage and time remaining for the
rebuild. This option is useful for running the application through scripts.
-ProgDsply: Displays the ongoing rebuild progress. This routine displays the
rebuild progress until at least one initialization is completed or a key is pressed.
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Use the command in
selected controller(s).
Use the command in
display the rebuild progress. When a drive in a RAID drive group fails,
you can rebuild the drive by recreating the data that was stored on the
drive before it failed.
MegaRAID Command Tool
Table 5.50 to manage a drive initialization on the
Table 5.51 to start or stop a rebuild on a drive and