raid command

Template policy file

The following is the template policy file for Hardware Raid configuration. For the latest template policy file, refer to RAID_HW_new.ini in OneCLI binary.

# Sample template to create hardware RAID configuration using --ctrl parameter.
#
# USAGE NOTE
# Broadcom and Marvell controller RAID can be remotely created and configured by OneCLI running in the local 
# via out-of-band mode.
# Broadcom, Microchip and Marvell controller RAID can be created and configured by OneCLI running in the local 
# via inband mode.
# One or more volumes can be created in Broadcom and Microchip controller RAID, but only one volume can be 
# created in Marvell controller RAID.
#
# Note:
# 1. Broadcom 5xx series cards do not have cache, so the cache related settings are not applicable, such as 
# Read Policy, Write Policy and I/O Policy.
#
#
# To use this sample, uncomment and edit a block of example based on your needs.

# EXAMPLE
# Create one simple RAID1 volume for Broadcom controller RAID, one simple RAID1 volume for Microchip controller 
# RAID and one simple RAID0 volume for Marvell controller RAID.
# For Broadcom controller RAID, create one RAID1 volume which consumes 200GB.
# For Microchip controller RAID, create one RAID1 volume which consumes 300GB.
# For Marvell controller RAID, create one RAID0 volume that consumes all volume capacity.
# For controller RAID on ThinkServer, create one RAID0 volume that consumes 446GB.

# This is for Broadcom controller
# [ctrl1-vol0]
# disks=0,1
# hot_spares=2
# raid_level=1
# vol_name=volume0
# write_policy=0
# read_policy=0
# io_policy=0
# access_policy=0
# cache_policy=0
# volume_size=200GB
# strip_size=64K
# [ctrl1]
# global_hot_spares=3
#
# This is for Microchip controller
# [ctrl2-vol1]
# disks=3,4
# hot_spares=5
# raid_level=1
# vol_name=volume1
# io_policy=1
# volume_size=300GB
# strip_size=128K
#
# This is for Marvell controller
# [ctrl3]
# raid_level=0
# vol_name=m2vol
# strip_size=64K
#
# This is for Broadcom controller on ThinkServer
# [ctrl4-vol0]
# disks=6
# raid_level=0
# vol_name=EEE
# write_policy=0
# read_policy=0
# access_policy=0
# cache_policy=0
# volume_size=446GB
# strip_size=256K
# initialization=0

# SYNTAX EXPLANATION
#
# disks
# In out-of-band mode:
# [Broadcom] [Required] Specify drive(s) index separated by ",", supporting ”rest”(case insensitive). 
# Specify span(s) index separated by ":"when RAID level is 1E, 10, 50, 60 or 00.(For example, 0,1:2,3)
# [Microchip] [Required] Specify drive(s) index separated by ",". Specify span(s) index separated by ":" 
# when RAID level is 10, 50, 60 or 00.(For example, 0,1:2,3)
# [Marvell] [Unsupported]
# [ThinkServer] [Required] The same as Broadcom oob way except not supporting ”rest”.
# 
# In inband mode:
# [Broadcom] [Required] The same as Broadcom oob way except not supporting ”rest”.
# [Microchip] [Required] Specify drive(s) index separated by ",".
# [Marvell] [Unsupported]
# 
# [Format] disks=0,1
#
# hot_spares
# Drive group for hot spare. Specify drive(s) index separated by ",".
# In out-of-band mode:
# [Broadcom] [Optional] 
# [Microchip] [Unsupported]
# [Marvell] [Unsupported]
# [ThinkServer] [Unsupported]
#
# In inband mode:
# [Broadcom] [Optional]
# [Microchip] [Optional]
# [Marvell] [Unsupported] 
#
# [Format] hot_spares=2,3
#
# raid_level
# [Required]
# In out-of-band mode:
# [Broadcom] Values: 0, 1, 5, 1E, 6, 10, 50, 60, 00.
# [Microchip] Values: 0, 1, 5, 1E, 6, 10, 50, 60, 00, 1triple, 10triple.
# [Marvell] Values: 0, 1.
# [ThinkServer] Values: 0, 1, 5, 1E, 6, 10, 50, 60, 00 and so on.
#
# In inband mode:
# [Broadcom] Values: The same as Broadcom oob way.
# [Microchip] Values: 0, 1, 5, 1E, 6, 10, 50, 60, 00, 1triple, 10triple.
# [Marvell] Values: The same as Marvell oob way. 
#
# [Format] raid_level=1
#
# vol_name 
# [Required] Allowed characters: A-Z, a-z, 0-9, -(dash), .(period), and _(underscore). 
# Marvell NVMe RAID: vol_name is unapplicable.
# [ThinkServer] [Optional]
# [Format] vol_name=volume1
#
# write_policy
# Cache write policy
# In out-of-band mode:
# [Broadcom] [Optional] Values: 0-Write Through, 1-Always Write Back, 2-Write Back with BBU. Default value 0.
# [Microchip] [Optional] Values: 1-Always Write Back, 2-Write Back, 3-Off. Default value 3.
# [Marvell] [Unsupported]
# [Broadcom on ThinkServer] [Optional] Values: 0-Write Through, 1-Unprotected Write Back. Default value 0.
# [Microchip on ThinkServer] [Unsupported]
# 
# In inband mode:
# [Broadcom] [Optional] The same as Broadcom oob way.
# [Microchip] [Unsupported]
# [Marvell] [Unsupported]
# 
# [Format] write_policy=0
#
# read_policy
# Cache read policy.
# In out-of-band mode:
# [Broadcom] [Optional] In System X, values: 0-No Read Ahead, 1-Read Ahead, 2-Adaptive Read Ahead. Default value 0.
# In ThinkSystem, values: 0-No Read Ahead, 1-Always Read Ahead. Default value 0.
# [Microchip] [Optional] Values: 0-No Read Ahead, 1-Read Ahead. Default value 0.
# [Marvell] [Unsupported]
# [Broadcom on ThinkServer] [Optional] Values: 0-Off, 1-Read Ahead. Default value 0.
# [Microchip on ThinkServer] [Unsupported]
# 
# In inband mode:
# [Broadcom] [Optional] The same as Broadcom oob way.
# [Microchip] [Unsupported]
# [Marvell] [Unsupported]
#
# [Format] read_policy=0
#
# io_policy
# In out-of-band mode:
# [Broadcom] [Optional] Cache IO policy. Values: 0-Direct I/O, 1-Cached I/O. Default value 0. 
# [Microchip] [Unsupported]
# [Marvell] [Unsupported]
# [ThinkServer] [Unsupported]
# 
# In inband mode:
# [Broadcom] [Optional] The same as Broadcom oob way.
# [Microchip] [Optional] Acceleration Method. values: 0-None, 1-Controller Cache, 2-SsdIOBypass.
# [Marvell] [Unsupported]
#
# [Format] io_policy=0
# 
# access_policy
# Access policy. 
# In out-of-band mode:
# [Broadcom] [Optional] Values: 0-Read Write, 2-Read Only, 3-Blocked. Default value 0.
# [Microchip] [Unsupported]
# [Marvell] [Unsupported]
# [ThinkServer] [Optional] The same as Broadcom oob way.
# 
# In inband mode:
# [Broadcom] [Optional] The same as Broadcom oob way.
# [Microchip] [Unsupported]
# [Marvell] [Unsupported]
#
# [Format] access_policy=0
#
# cache_policy
# Disk cache policy.
# In out-of-band mode:
# [Broadcom] [Optional] 0-Unchanged, 1-Enable, 2-Disable. Default value 0.
# [Microchip] [Unsupported]
# [Marvell] [Unsupported]
# [ThinkServer] [Optional] The same as Broadcom oob way.
# 
# In inband mode:
# [Broadcom] [Optional] The same as Broadcom oob way.
# [Microchip] [Unsupported]
# [Marvell] [Unsupported]
#
# [Format] cache_policy=1
# 
# volume_size
# New volume size. Unit: MB/GB.
# In out-of-band mode:
# [Broadcom] [Required] Support percentage.
# [Microchip] [Required]
# [Marvell] [Unsupported] 
# [Marvell on ThinkServer] [Unsupported] Marvell will use all space by default.
# [Broadcom/Mircochip on ThinkServer] [Required] Not support percentage. 
# 
# In inband mode:
# [Broadcom] [Required]
# [Microchip] [Required]
# [Marvell] [Unsupported]
#
# [Format] volume_size=50%
# volume_size=500GB
# 
# strip_size
# Strip Size. Unit: K
# In out-of-band mode:
# [Broadcom] [Optional] Values: 8K, 16K, 32K, 64K, 128K and so on. Default value 128K. 
# [Microchip] [Optional] The same as Broadcom oob way.
# [Marvell] [Required] Values: 32K, 64K, 128K, 256K, 512K.
# [ThinkServer] [Required] Values: 64K, 128K, 256K, 512K, 1024K.
# 
# In inband mode:
# [Broadcom] [Optional] The same as Broadcom oob way.
# [Microchip] [Optional] The same as Broadcom oob way.
# [Marvell] [Required] The same as Marvell oob way.
#
# [Format] strip_size=64K
#
# initialization
# Initialization for this volume.
# In out-of-band mode:
# [Broadcom] [Optional] Values: 0-No initialization, 1-Quick initialization, 2-Full initialization.
# To run full initialization on System x servers use IMM or UEFI, on ThinkSystem servers
# use XCC or LXPM, or use the vendor provided RAID setup utility tool in both cases.
# [Microchip] [Unsupported]
# [Marvell] [Unsupported]
# [Broadcom on ThinkServer] [Optional] Values: 0-No initialization, 1-Quick initialization, 2-Full initialization. 
# Default value 0.
# [Microchip on ThinkServer] [Unsupported]
# 
# In inband mode:
# [Broadcom] [Unsupported]
# [Microchip] [Unsupported]
# [Marvell] [Unsupported] 
#
# [Format] initialization=0
#
# global_hot_spares
# Drive group for global hot spare. Specify drive(s) index separated by ",".
# In out-of-band mode:
# [Broadcom] [Optional]
# [Microchip] [Unsupported]
# [Marvell] [Unsupported]
# [ThinkServer] [Unsupported]
# 
# In inband mode:
# [Broadcom] [Optional]
# [Microchip] [Optional]
# [Marvell] [Unsupported]
#
# [Format] global_hot_spares=2
#
# END OF FILE

The following is the template policy file for Software Raid configuration. For the latest template policy file, refer to RAID_SW_new.ini in OneCLI binary.

# Sample template to configure RAID volumes with Intel RSTe Software RAID and Intel(R) virtual RAID using 
# --ctrl parameter.
#
# Intel VROC and Intel Rapid Storage Technology Enterprise (Intel RSTe) were previously related products in 
# the same product family. 
# The SATA RAID portion of the product family was called Intel RSTe and the NVMe RAID portion was called Intel VROC. 
# However, starting in Q1 2019, with the launch of Intel VROC 6.0, the Intel RSTe name was removed, and all RAID
#  solutions in this product 
# family were branded as Intel VROC. The SATA functionality remains, but is now branded as Intel VROC (SATA RAID). 

# USAGE NOTE
# Software RAID can be created and configured by OneCLI running in the Operating System.
# If the disk count is sufficient, one array and up to two volumes of mixed RAID levels can be created.
# Ensure that the proper Intel software RAID driver is installed on Windows.
#
# To use this sample, uncomment and edit a block of example based on your needs.

# EXAMPLE 1
# For Intel VROC via out-of-band mode, create one RAID0 volume which consumes 300GB.
#[ctrl1-vol0]
#  disks=1,2
#  raid_level=0
#  vol_name=volume1
#  volume_size=300GB
#  strip_size=128K
#
# EXAMPLE 2
# For Intel VROC via inband mode in windows, create one RAID0 volume which consumes 50GB and one RAID0 volume 
# which consumes rest capacity.
#[ctrl0-vol0]
# disks=1,2
# raid_level=0
# vol_name=vol0
# vol_capacity=50GB
# vol_strip_size=64K
# RAID_write_hole=Off 
#[ctrl0-vol1]
# disks=1,2
# raid_level=0
# vol_name=vol1
# vol_strip_size=64K
# RAID_write_hole=Off 
#[ctrl0]
# global_hot_spares=3

# SYNTAX EXPLANATION
#
# disks
# [Required] Specify drive(s) index separated by ",".
# [Format] disks=0,1
#
# raid_level
# [Required] Values: 0, 1, 5, 10.
# [Format] raid_level=1
#
# vol_name
# [Required] Allowed characters: A-Z, a-z, 0-9, -(dash), .(period), and _(underscore). 
# [Format] vol_name=vol0
#
# volume_size
# In out-of-band mode:
# [Required] New volume size. Unit: MB / GB.
# [Format] volume_size=500GB
#
# vol_capacity
# In inband mode:
# [Optional] Capacity of the volume, in gigabyte (use the value number). Default value is all available space.
# The second volume under the same Array uses all the remaining space by default.
# [Format] vol_capacity=50GB
#
# strip_size
# In out-of-band mode:
# [Optional] Values: 4K, 8K, 16K, 32K, 64K, 128K. Default value 128K. 
# [Format] strip_size=64K
#
# vol_strip_size
# In inband mode:
# [Optional] Strip size of the volume, in kilobyte.
# RAID1, not support the stripSize setting.
# RAID0, default value(128K), values : 4K, 8K, 16K, 32K, 64K, 128K.
# RAID5, default value(64K), values : 4K, 8K, 16K, 32K, 64K, 128K.
# RAID10, default value(64K), values : 4K, 8K, 16K, 32K, 64K, 128K.
# [Format] vol_strip_size=64K
#
# global_hot_spares
# [Optional] Drive group for global hot spare，specify drive(s) index separated by ",".
#  If no value is specified, there will be no global hot spare.
# [Format] global_hot_spares=3
#
# RAID_write_hole
# In inband mode:
# [Optional] Close RAID Write Hole policy(RAID5). Default value(Off), values : Off, Distributed.
# [Format] RAID_write_hole=Off
#
#
#
# END OF FILE

Example of the raid command

OneCli.exe misc raid add --bmc userid:password@host--file raid.ini