Storage array commands

Activate storage array firmware
The activate storageArray firmware command activates firmware that you have previously downloaded to the pending configuration area on the controllers in the storage array.
Autoconfigure storage array
The autoConfigure storageArray command automatically configures a storage array.
Autoconfigure storage array hot spares
The autoConfigure storageArray hotSpares command automatically defines and configures the hot spares in a storage array. You can run this command at any time. This command provides the best hot spare coverage for a storage array.
Clear storage array configuration
The clear storageArray configuration command clears an entire storage array configuration or part of a storage array configuration, or clears volume group and volume configuration only.
Clear storage array event log
The clear storageArray eventLog command clears the event log in the storage array by deleting the data in the Event Log buffer.
Clear storage array firmware pending area
The clear storageArray firmwarePendingArea command deletes a firmware image or NVSRAM values that you have previously downloaded from the pending area buffer.
Clear storage array recovery mode
The clear storageArray recoveryMode command forces a storage array to exit recovery mode.
Create storage array security key
The create storageArray securityKey command creates or changes a new security key for a storage array that has full disk encryption (FDE) drives.
Disable storage array feature
The disable storageArray command disables a storage array feature.
Download storage array drive firmware
The download storageArray driveFirmware file command downloads firmware images to all of the drives in the storage array.
Download storage array firmware/NVSRAM
The download storageArray firmware command downloads firmware and, optionally, NVSRAM values for the storage array controller.
Download storage array NVSRAM
The download storageArray NVSRAM command downloads the NVSRAM values for the storage array controller.
Enable or disable host connectivity reporting
The set storageArray hostConnectivityReporting command enables or disables host connectivity reporting on the controller.
Enable storage array feature
The enable storageArray feature file command enables a feature for a permanent upgrade to the storage array.
Export storage array security key
The export storageArray securityKey command saves a drive security key to a file.
Import storage array security key
The import storageArray securityKey file command unlocks one or more full disk encryption (FDE) drives that you have moved from one storage array to another storage array.
Load storage array DBM database
The load storageArray command restores a Database Management (DBM) database image by retrieving the image from a file or from cache.
Reset storage array diagnostic data
The reset storageArray diagnosticData command resets the NVSRAM that contains the diagnostic data for the storage array.
Reset storage array RLS baseline
The reset storageArray RLSBaseline command resets the read link status (RLS) baseline for all devices by setting all of the RLS counts to 0.
Reset storage array SAS PHY baseline
The reset storageArray SASPHYBaseline command resets the SAS physical layer (SAS PHY) baseline for all devices, and removes the list of errors from the .csv file.
Reset storage array SOC baseline
The reset storageArray SOCBaseline command resets the baseline for all switch-on-a-chip (SOC) devices that are accessed through the controllers.
Reset storage array volume distribution
The reset storageArray volumeDistribution command reassigns (moves) all of the volumes to their preferred controller.
Save storage array configuration
The save storageArray configuration command creates a script file that you can use to re-create the current storage array volume configuration.
Save storage array DBM database
The save storageArray dbmDatabase command backs up RAID configuration data or all data to a file on the host. You can specify multiple data locations and controllers.
Save storage array DBM validator information file
The save storageArray dbmValidatorInfo command saves the database management (DBM) validation information for a storage array in an XML file.
Save storage array diagnostic data
The save storageArray diagnosticData command saves the storage array diagnostic data from either the controllers or the environmental services modules (ESMs) to a file.
Save storage array events
The save storageArray warningEvents command saves events from the Major Event Log to a file.
Save storage array firmware inventory
The save storageArray firmwareInventory command saves a report to a file of all of the firmware currently running on the storage array.
Save storage array performance statistics
The save storageArray performanceStats command saves the performance statistics to a file.
Save storage array RLS counts
The save storageArray RLSCounts command saves the read link status (RLS) counters to a file.
Save storage array SAS PHY counts
The save storageArray SASPHYCounts command saves the SAS physical layer (SAS PHY) counters to a file.
Save storage array SOC counts
The save storageArray SOCCounts command saves the SOC error statistics to a file.
Save storage array state capture
The save storageArray stateCapture command saves the state capture of a storage array to a file.
Save storage array support data
The save storageArray supportData command saves the support-related information of the storage array to a file.
Set storage array
The set storageArray command defines the properties of the storage array.
Set storage array ICMP response
The set storageArray icmpPingResponse command returns the default values for negotiable settings for sessions and connections, which represent the starting point for the storage array for negotiations.
Set storage array iSNS server IPv4 address
The set storageArray isnsIPv4ConfigurationMethod command sets the configuration method and address for an IPv4 Internet Storage Name Service (iSNS).
Set storage array iSNS server IPv6 address
The set storageArray isnsIPv6Address command sets the IPv6 address for the iSNS server.
Set storage array iSNS server listening port
The set storageArray isnsListeningPort command sets the iSNS server listening port.
Set storage array iSNS server refresh
The set storageArray isnsServerRefresh command refreshes the network address information for the iSNS server.
Set storage array controller battery learn cycle
The set storageArray learnCycleDate controller command sets controller battery learn cycles.
Set storage array PQ validation on reconstruct
The set storageArray pqValidateOnReconstruct command sets the storage array P/Q validation state on reconstruction. When this capability is enabled, data is reconstructed using both data+P and data+Q, and the results checked for consistency before determining how to proceed.
Set storage array redundancy mode
The set storageArray redundancyMode command sets the redundancy mode of the storage array to either simplex or duplex.
Set internal storage array security key
The set storageArray securityKey command sets the security key that is used throughout the storage array to implement the Drive Security feature.
Set storage array time
The set storageArray time command sets the clocks on both controllers in a storage array by synchronizing the controller clocks with the clock of the host from which you run this command.
Set storage array tray positions
The set storageArray trayPositions command defines the position of the trays in a storage array. You must include all of the trays in the storage array when you enter this command.
Set storage array unnamed discovery session
The set storageArray unnamedDiscoverySession command enables the storage array to participate in unnamed discovery sessions.
Show storage array
The show storageArray command returns configuration information about the storage array.
Show storage array auto configuration
The show storageArray autoConfiguration command shows the default auto-configuration that the storage array creates if you run the autoConfigure storageArray command.
Show storage array DBM database
The show storageArray dbmDatabase command retrieves and shows metadata for the on-board backup locations of a storage array. When there are multiple backup locations, metadata is shown for each location.
Show storage array host connectivity reporting
The show storageArray hostConnectivityReporting command returns the enablement status of the host connectivity reporting feature.
Show storage array host topology
The show storageArray hostTopology command returns the storage partition topology, the host type labels, and the host type index for the host storage array.
Show storage array LUN mappings
The show storageArray lunMappings command returns information from the storage array profile about the logical unit number (LUN) mappings in the storage array.
Show storage array negotiation defaults
The show storageArray iscsiNegotiationDefaults command returns information about connection-level settings that are subject to initiator-target negotiation.
Show storage array ODX setting
The show storageArray odxsetting command returns the current settings for Offloaded Data Transfer (ODX) and VMware vStorage API Array Architecture (VAAI) on the storage array.
Show storage array power information
The show storageArray powerInfo command returns information about the amount of power consumed by the entire storage array and each tray in the storage array.
Show storage array unreadable sectors
The show storageArray unreadableSectors command returns a table of the addresses of all of the sectors in the storage array that cannot be read.
Show string
The show textstring command shows a string of text from a script file. This command is similar to the echo command in MS-DOS and UNIX.
Start storage array configuration database diagnostic
The start storageArray configDbDiagnostic command runs a consistency check against a configuration database.
Start storage array iSNS server refresh
The start storageArray isnsServerRefresh command initiates a refresh of the network address information for the iSNS server.
Start storage array locate
The start storageArray locate command locates a storage array by turning on the indicator lights for the storage array.
Stop storage array configuration database diagnostic
The stop storageArray configDbDiagnostic command stops the diagnostic test to validate the configuration database in the controller firmware that was started by the start storageArray configDbDiagnostic command.
Stop storage array drive firmware download
The stop storageArray driveFirmwareDownload command stops a firmware download to the drives in a storage array that was started with the download storageArray driveFirmware command.
Stop storage array iSCSI session
The stop storageArray iscsiSession command forces the termination of a storage array iSCSI session.
Stop storage array locate
The stop storageArray locate command turns off the indicator lights on the storage array that were turned on by the start storageArray locate command.
Validate storage array security key
The validate storageArray securityKey command validates the security key for a storage array that has security-capable drives to make sure that the back-up security key file is not corrupt.

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