Adaptec CDP-00276-01-A User's Guide

.Adaptec RAID ControllerCommand Line UtilityUser's GuideCDP-00276-01-A Rev. AIssue: September 17, 2012

1 Getting Started with the Command Line UtilityThis chapter explains how your Adaptec® by PMC™ RAID controllers support the use of the ARCCONFcommand

Installing on Red Hat, Cent OS, SuSE, or Fedora LinuxTo install ARCCONF on Red Hat, Cent OS, SuSE, or Fedora Linux:1. Insert the Adaptec Installation

mount -F hsfs -o ro/dev/dsk/c1t0d0s2/mnt2. Install the maxView Storage Manager package:pkgadd -d/<mount point>/maxview/solaris_x86/manager/StorM

When the package is removed, you receive the message "The update completed successfully, butthe system needs to be rebooted for the changes to be

10. Reboot the system.11. Continue the installation with Installing on a VMware Guest OS on page 14.Installing on a VMware Guest OSNote: You must comp

2 Using the Command Line UtilityThis chapter explains how to use the command line utility interactively or in batch mode. With interactivemode, enter

arcconf atapasswordDescriptionSets or clears the Secure Erase password for SATA drives. See arcconf task for more information aboutSecure Erase.Syntax

On redundant logical drives, ARCCONF performs autosynchronization.ARCCONF presents JBODs as physical devices, not logical drives.SyntaxARCCONF CREATE

Logical DriveLogical Drive indicates the logical drive stripe size with the following options:• Stripesize <STRIPE>—Allows the logical drive str

LD#Logical drive numbers for two or more logical drives to be concatenated into the RAID volume.NopromptNo prompt for conrmationExamplesARCCONF CREAT

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ParametersController#Controller# is the controller numberLogicalDrive#LogicalDrive# is the number of the logical drive to be deleted.LogicalDrive|JBOD

ExamplesARCCONF DRIVERUPDATE C:\WINDOWSALLarcconf failoverDescriptionTurns automatic failover on and off.SyntaxARCCONF FAILOVER <Controller#> &l

AD/LD/PD/AL• AD—Adapter information only• LD—Logical drive information only• PD—Physical device information only• MC—maxCache information only• AL—All

ExamplesARCCONF GETLOGS 1 DEVICEARCCONF GETLOGS 1 STATS Tabulararcconf getperformDescriptionFetches the parameters that dene a logical drive performa

ParametersController#Controller number.TabularCreates output in tabular format.ExamplesARCCONF GETSMARTSTATS 1ARCCONF GETSMARTSTATS 1 TABULARarcconf g

ParametersController#Controller# is the controller numberExamplesARCCONF GETVERSIONarcconf identifyDescriptionIdenties a physical or logical device b

Channel#Channel number of the device to be updated.ID#Device number of the device to be updated.ChunkSize#Chunk size, in bytes, to be used to update t

ExamplesARCCONF IMAGEUPDATE 1 DEVICE 0 83 16384 ados.lod 3arcconf keyDescriptionLoads a feature key onto an Adaptec controller.SyntaxARCCONF KEY <C

TOIndicates that the modications will followOptions:• Stripesize—indicates the stripe size in KB. Options are 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512, and 1024. th

ParametersInput XML FileThe pathname of the server template le. The default server template le is available atC:\PMCS\Logs\savecong.xml.LogFileSets

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ExamplesARCCONF PLAYCONFIG server1_config.xml playconfig.log FORCE ALLarcconf rescanDescriptionEnables the controller to check for the removal of any

2. Be sure to copy the *.UFI update les from the DVD and not from theBIOS/Firmware update diskettes.SyntaxARCCONF ROMUPDATE <Controller#> <B

ParametersInput XML FileThe pathname of the server template le. The default name (if you omit this parameter) isC:\PMCS\Logs\savecong.xml.LogFileThe

OffDisables the alarmSilenceQuiets the currently sounding alarmTestTriggers the alarmExamplesARCCONF SETALARM 1 TESTARCCONF SETALARM 1 SILENCEarcconf

ExamplesARCCONF SETCACHE LOGICALDRIVE 1 RONARCCONF SETCACHE DEVICE 0 0 WBarcconf setcongDescriptionResets the controller's conguration. Logical

You must reboot the controller after you change the controller mode.Syntax:ARCCONF SETCONTROLLERMODE <Controller#> <Controller Mode> [nolo

ParametersController#The controller number.LogicalDrive#The number of the logical drive. You can specify one or more logical drives.Channel#The channe

ExamplesARCCONF SETMAXCACHE 1 LOGICALDRIVE 1 READCACHE ENABLEARCCONF SETMAXCACHE 1 LOGICALDRIVE 1 WRITECACHE ENABLE WRITEPOLICY WTARCCONF SETMAXCACHE

ExamplesARCCONF SETNAME 1 LOGICALDRIVE 1 BACKUP_Aarcconf setncqDescriptionChanges the controller’s Native Command Queuing (NCQ) setting to enabled or

ExamplesARCCONF SETPERFORM 1 2ARCCONF SETPERFORM 1 3arcconf setpowerDescriptionChanges power management settings for disk drives on a controller or lo

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ParametersController#The controller numberChannel#The channel number for the drive.Device#Device number for the device.LD#Logical drive number.State•

ExamplesARCCONF SETSTATSDATACOLLECTION 1 ENABLEarcconf setvmcredentialDescriptionResets the Hypervisor login credentials for VMware Guest OSs.SyntaxSE

LogicalDrive#Number of the logical drive in which the task is to be performed• Logical drive options:∘ verify_x (Verify with x)—veries the logical

ALLUninitializes all physical devices in the Raw or Ready state.nologsSuppresses log output for the command.ExamplesARCCONF UNINIT 1 0 12 0 13ARCCONF

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