LSI StorCLI

• Check physical disks

# /opt/MegaRAID/storcli/storcli64 /c0 /eall /sall show
Controller = 0
Status = Success
Description = Show Drive Information Succeeded.


Drive Information :
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EID:Slt DID State DG       Size Intf Med SED PI SeSz Model            Sp 
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20:1      8 Onln   0 837.258 GB SAS  HDD N   N  512B ST900MM0006      U  
20:2      9 Onln   0 837.258 GB SAS  HDD N   N  512B ST900MM0006      U  
20:3     10 UGood  - 837.258 GB SAS  HDD N   N  512B ST900MM0006      U  
20:4     11 UGood  - 837.258 GB SAS  HDD N   N  512B ST900MM0006      U  
20:5     12 UGood  - 837.258 GB SAS  HDD N   N  512B ST900MM0006      U  
20:6     13 UGood  - 837.258 GB SAS  HDD N   N  512B ST900MM0006      U  
20:7     14 UGood  - 837.258 GB SAS  HDD N   N  512B ST900MM0006      U  
20:8     15 UGood  - 837.258 GB SAS  HDD N   N  512B ST900MM0006      U  
20:9     16 UGood  - 837.258 GB SAS  HDD N   N  512B ST900MM0006      U  
20:10    17 UGood  - 837.258 GB SAS  HDD N   N  512B ST900MM0006      U  
20:11    18 UGood  - 837.258 GB SAS  HDD N   N  512B ST900MM0006      U  
20:12    19 UGood  - 837.258 GB SAS  HDD N   N  512B ST900MM0006      U  

• Create RAID10 from available disks

# /opt/MegaRAID/storcli/storcli64 /c0 add vd type=r10 size=all name=splunk drives=20:3-12 pdperarray=2 pdcache=on strip=64

• Check Logical drive status

# /opt/MegaRAID/storcli/storcli64 /c0 /v1 show
Controller = 0
Status = Success
Description = None


Virtual Drives :
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DG/VD TYPE   State Access Consist Cache sCC     Size Name 
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1/1   RAID10 Optl  RW     No      RaWBD -   4.087 TB splunk  
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• Initialize RAID

# /opt/MegaRAID/storcli/storcli64 /c0 /v1 start init full

• Change write cache policy to WriteBack

# /opt/MegaRAID/storcli/storcli64 /c0 /v1 set wrcache=wb

• Initiate consistency check

# /opt/MegaRAID/storcli/storcli64 /c0 /v1 start cc

# /opt/MegaRAID/storcli/storcli64 /c0 /v1 show cc
Controller = 0
Status = Success
Description = None


VD Operation Status :
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VD Operation Progress% Status      
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 1 CC                1 In progress 
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• change CC rate

# /opt/MegaRAID/storcli/storcli64 /c0 set ccrate=10

Controller = 0
Status = Success
Description = None


Controller Properties :
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Ctrl_Prop Value 
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CC Rate   10%   
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• Change CC schedule

# /opt/MegaRAID/storcli/storcli64 /c0 set cc=seq delay=1344 starttime=2016/08/14 04

Controller = 0
Status = Success
Description = None


Controller Properties :
=====================

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Ctrl_Prop    Value               
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CC Mode      SEQ                 
CC delay     1344                
CC Starttime 2016/08/14 04:00:00 
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• Create file system

# mkfs.xfs -L splunk -f -d su=64k,sw=5,agcount=32 /dev/vg1/splunk