StartSlot | : 1 | ||
Start | TargetID | : | 0 |
Start | Bus | : | 0 |
Logical drive status values:
Okay (OKY) | Volume is Active and drives are functioning properly and user data is |
| protected if the current RAID level provides data protection. |
Degraded (DGD) | Volume is Active and the user's data is not fully protected due to a |
| configuration change or drive failure; a data resync or rebuild may be in |
| progress. |
Inactive (OKY) | Volume is inactive and drives are functioning properly and user data is |
| protected if the current RAID level provides data protection. |
Inactive (DGD) | Volume is inactive and the user's data is not fully protected due to a |
| configuration change or drive failure; a data resync or rebuild may be in |
| progress. |
Physical device status values are as follows:
Online (ONL) | The drive is operational and is part of a logical drive. |
Hot Spare (HSP) | The drive is a hot spare that is available for replacing a failed drive in |
| an array. |
Ready (RDY) | The drive is ready for use as a normal disk drive or it can be, but has |
| not been, assigned to a disk array or hot spare pool. |
Available (AVL) | The hard disk drive may or may not be ready, and it is not suitable for |
| inclusion in an array or hot spare pool (for example, it is not spun up, |
| its block size is incorrect, or its media is removable). |
Failed (FLD) | Drive was part of a logical drive or was a hot spare drive, and it failed. |
| It has been taken offline. |
Standby (SBY) | This status is used to tag all |
FORMAT
The FORMAT command performs a
Syntax
cfggen <controller #> format <Encl:Bay> [noprompt]
Parameters |
|
<controller #> | A SAS controller number between 0 and 255. |
<Encl:Bay> | Enclosure number and Bay number that identifying the disk drive that |
| will be formatted. |
[noprompt] | Eliminates warnings and prompts. |
CAUTION: Performing a
Operation
Unless you include <no prompt> on the command line, warning messages display. You are required to properly answer a series of prompts or the command aborts. The answers are case sensitive and must be entered in upper case.
This command will not complete and return to a shell prompt until the format operation is complete. Depending on the capacity and model of disk drive, this can take a considerable amount of time.
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