Storcli

Links

• https://www.thomas-krenn.com/en/wiki/StorCLI_commands
• Cache settings
• Conversion between raid levels

HOWTO

Add new/replacement disk

Show all should tell you s(Slot), dg, array and row, then:

storcli /c0/e32/s12 insert dg=0 array=0 row=0
storcli /c0/e32/s12 start rebuild

Output

UGood F

Disk contains foreign config, clear with

storcli /c0/fall del

Virtual Devices

NRWBD

NR=No Read Ahead WB = Write Back D = Direct IO

 

Cache settings

read ahead

usually on, pointless is reads are very random

 

FAQ

List controllers

storcli show all

VD settings with SSD

NO read ahead, write through

storcli /c0 /v2 set wrcache=wt

No read ahead

storcli /c0 /v2 set rdcache=nora

Changing cache settings

storcli /c0 /v1 set wrcache=wt|wb|awb
storcli /c0 /v1 set rdcache=ra|nora

BBU

Get BBU status

• https://support.siliconmechanics.com/portal/en/kb/articles/bbu-commands-for-storcli

storcli /cx/bbu show all

BBU start learn

storcli /cx/bbu start learn

BBU status values

Check here for more confusion

• 0: OK
• 8: charging?
• 16: cachevault?
• 32: manual learn requested

ErrMsg: use /cx/cv

There migh be a "cachevault"?

storcli /c0/cv show status