perccli64 commands

linux server

To check disk status using perccli64, use commands like perccli64 /c0 show for a controller summary, 'perccli64 /c0/eall/sall show' for physical drive status, and 'perccli64 /c0/vall show' for virtual drive status.

Here's a breakdown of useful perccli64 commands:

1. Controller Summary:

perccli64 /c0 show Displays a summary of the RAID controller (where /c0 specifies controller 0).

perccli64 /show Displays the installed compatible RAID controllers and their indices.

  1. Virtual Drive Status:

    perccli64 /c0/vall show: Shows the status of all virtual drives on controller 0.

perccli64 /c0/vx show all: Displays all virtual drive information, including physical drives used and properties.

  1. Physical Drive Status:

    perccli64 /c0/eall/sall show: Shows the status of all enclosures and physical drives connected to controller 0. perccli64 /c0/e0/s4 show: Shows the status of a specific physical drive (enclosure 0, slot 4) on controller 0. perccli64 /c0/eall/sall show jbod: Shows the status of all JBOD disks (non-RAID) connected to controller 0.

  2. Other Useful Commands:

    perccli64 /c0 show termlog logfile=log.txt: Creates a RAID controller log (tty log).

perccli64 /c0 show eventloginfo > eventloginfo.txt: Creates a RAID controller log with history of log files. perccli64 /c0/eall/sall show all > disks.txt: Creates a RAID controller log with all information for all slots on the controller. perccli64 /c0/e0/s4,5 show: Shows the summary of the physical drive for a specified slot in the controller, in this case, enclosure 0, slots 4 and 5. perccli64 /c0/e0/s4,5 show jbod: Shows the summary of the physical drive for a specified slot in the controller, in this case, enclosure 0, slots 4 and 5, with JBOD option. perccli64 /c0/e0/s4 start locate: Locates a drive and activates the drive's LED. perccli64 /c0/e0/s4 set offline: Sets the drive state to offline. perccli64 /c0/e0/s4 resume rebuild: Resumes a paused rebuild process.

Get the status of a rebuild

To check the rebuild progress using perccli64, use the command perccli64 /cx[/ex]/sx show rebuild, where cx is the controller index, ex is the enclosure index (if applicable), and sx is the slot index. Here's a more detailed explanation: 

perccli64:
This is the command-line utility for managing Dell PowerEdge RAID controllers.
/cx:
Specifies the controller you want to interact with. Replace x with the controller index (e.g., /c0 for controller 0).
[/ex]:
(Optional) Specifies the enclosure if the controller uses enclosures. Replace x with the enclosure index (e.g., /e1).
[/sx]:
(Optional) Specifies the slot if the controller uses slots. Replace x with the slot index (e.g., /s2).
show rebuild:
This command displays the progress of the rebuild process in percentage.

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