LSI MegaCLI Emergency Cheat Sheet

drks — Sat, 2009-04-18 19:00

Recently I've had to do extensive work with Dell PowerEdge servers, and specifically dells that use the LSI MegaRAID controllers. Anyone who has ever had to work with the LSI RAID controllers knows that the MegaCLI provided by LSI is the most cryptic command line utility in existence.

You don't believe me do you?

~]# MegaCLI -help
 
 
      MegaCLI SAS RAID Management Tool  Ver 1.01.39 Aug 01, 2007
 
    (c)Copyright 2007, LSI Logic Corporation, All Rights Reserved.
MegaCli -v 
MegaCli -help|-h|? 
MegaCli -adpCount 
MegaCli -AdpSetProp {CacheFlushInterval -val}|{ RebuildRate -val} 
    |{PatrolReadRate -val}|{BgiRate -val}|{CCRate -val} 
    |{ReconRate -val}|{SpinupDriveCount -val}|{SpinupDelay -val} 
    |{CoercionMode -val}|{ClusterEnable -val}|{PredFailPollInterval -val} 
    |{BatWarnDsbl -val} |{EccBucketSize -val} | {EccBucketLeakRate -val} 
    |{AbortCCOnError val} | AlarmEnbl | AlarmDsbl | AlarmSilence -aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL 
MegaCli -AdpGetProp CacheFlushInterval | RebuildRate | PatrolReadRate | BgiRate 
    | CCRate | ReconRate | SpinupDriveCount | SpinupDelay | CoercionMode
    | PredFailPollInterval | EccBucketSize | EccBucketLeakRate | EccBucketCount
    | ClusterEnable | BatWarnDsbl | AbortCCOnError | AlarmDsply -aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL 
MegaCli -AdpAllInfo -aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL  
MegaCli -AdpGetTime -aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL  
MegaCli -AdpSetTime yyyymmdd hh:mm:ss -aN   
MegaCli -AdpSetVerify -f fileName -aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL  
MegaCli -AdpBIOS -Enbl |-Dsbl | -SOE | -BE | -Dsply -aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL 
MegaCli -AdpBootDrive {-Set -Lx}|-Get -aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL 
MegaCli -AdpAutoRbld -Enbl|-Dsbl|-Dsply -aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL
MegaCli -AdpCacheFlush -aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL
MegaCli -AdpPR -Dsbl|EnblAuto|EnblMan|Start|Stop|Info|{SetDelay Val} 
         -aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL
MegaCli -AdpCcSched -Dsbl|-Info|{-ModeConc | -ModeSeq [-ExcludeLD -LN|-L0,1,2]
   [-SetStartTime yyyymmdd hh ] [-SetDelay val ] } -aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL
MegaCli -AdpCcSched -SetStartTime yyyymmdd hh -aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL
MegaCli -AdpCcSched -SetDelay val  -aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL
MegaCli -FwTermLog -BBUoff|BBUoffTemp|BBUon|BBUGet|Dsply|Clear -aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL
MegaCli -AdpShutDown -aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL
MegaCli -PDList -aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL 
MegaCli -PDGetNum -aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL 
MegaCli -pdInfo -PhysDrv[E0:S0,E1:S1,...] -aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL  
MegaCli -PDOnline  -PhysDrv[E0:S0,E1:S1,...] -aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL 
MegaCli -PDOffline -PhysDrv[E0:S0,E1:S1,...] -aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL 
MegaCli -PDMakeGood -PhysDrv[E0:S0,E1:S1,...] -aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL 
MegaCli -PDHSP {-Set [-Dedicated [-ArrayN|-Array0,1,2...]] [-EnclAffinity] [-nonRevertible]} 
         |-Rmv -PhysDrv[E0:S0,E1:S1,...] -aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL 
MegaCli -PDRbld -Start|-Stop|-ShowProg |-ProgDsply 
        -PhysDrv [E0:S0,E1:S1,...] -aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL  
MegaCli -PDClear -Start|-Stop|-ShowProg |-ProgDsply 
        -PhysDrv [E0:S0,E1:S1,...] -aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL  
MegaCli -PdLocate {[-start] | -stop} -physdrv[E0:S0,E1:S1,...] -aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL 
MegaCli -PdMarkMissing -physdrv[E0:S0,E1:S1,...] -aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL 
MegaCli -PdGetMissing -aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL 
MegaCli -PdReplaceMissing -physdrv[E0:S0] -arrayA, -rowB -aN 
MegaCli -PdPrpRmv [-UnDo] -physdrv[E0:S0] -aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL  
MegaCli -EncInfo -aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL 
MegaCli -PhyInfo -phyM -aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL  
MegaCli -LDInfo -Lx|-L0,1,2|-Lall -aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL 
MegaCli -LDSetProp  {-Name LdNamestring} | -RW|RO|Blocked | WT|WB|RA|NORA|ADRA 
        | Cached|Direct | -EnDskCache|DisDskCache | CachedBadBBU|NoCachedBadBBU
        -Lx|-L0,1,2|-Lall -aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL 
MegaCli -LDGetProp  -Cache | -Access | -Name | -DskCache -Lx|-L0,1,2|-LALL  
        -aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL 
MegaCli -LDInit {-Start [-full]}|-Abort|-ShowProg|-ProgDsply -Lx|-L0,1,2|-LALL -aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL 
MegaCli -LDCC -Start|-Abort|-ShowProg|-ProgDsply -Lx|-L0,1,2|-LALL -aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL 
MegaCli -LDBI -Enbl|-Dsbl|-getSetting|-Abort|-ShowProg|-ProgDsply -Lx|-L0,1,2|-LALL -aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL  
MegaCli -LDRecon {-Start -rX [{-Add | -Rmv} -Physdrv[E0:S0,...]]}|-ShowProg|-ProgDsply 
        -Lx -aN 
MegaCli -LdPdInfo -aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL 
MegaCli -LDGetNum -aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL 
MegaCli -CfgLdAdd -rX[E0:S0,E1:S1,...] [WT|WB] [NORA|RA|ADRA] [Direct|Cached]
        [CachedBadBBU|NoCachedBadBBU] [-szXXX [-szYYY ...]]
        [-strpszM] [-Hsp[E0:S0,...]] [-AfterLdX] -aN 
MegaCli -CfgEachDskRaid0 [WT|WB] [NORA|RA|ADRA] [Direct|Cached] 
        [CachedBadBBU|NoCachedBadBBU] [-strpszM] -aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL
MegaCli -CfgClr -aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL 
MegaCli -CfgDsply -aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL 
MegaCli -CfgLdDel -LX|-L0,2,5...|-LALL -aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL 
MegaCli -CfgFreeSpaceinfo -aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL 
MegaCli -CfgSpanAdd -r10 -Array0[E0:S0,E1:S1] -Array1[E0:S0,E1:S1] [-ArrayX[E0:S0,E1:S1] ...] 
        [WT|WB] [NORA|RA|ADRA] [Direct|Cached] [CachedBadBBU|NoCachedBadBBU]
        [-szXXX[-szYYY ...]][-strpszM][-AfterLdX] -aN
MegaCli -CfgSpanAdd -r50 -Array0[E0:S0,E1:S1,E2:S2,...] -Array1[E0:S0,E1:S1,E2:S2,...] 
        [-ArrayX[E0:S0,E1:S1,E2:S2,...] ...] [WT|WB] [NORA|RA|ADRA] [Direct|Cached] 
        [CachedBadBBU|NoCachedBadBBU][-szXXX[-szYYY ...]][-strpszM][-AfterLdX] -aN
MegaCli -CfgSave -f filename -aN   
MegaCli -CfgRestore -f filename -aN   
MegaCli -CfgForeign -Scan -aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL    
MegaCli -CfgForeign -Dsply [x] -aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL    
MegaCli -CfgForeign -Preview [x] -aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL    
MegaCli -CfgForeign -Import [x] -aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL    
MegaCli -CfgForeign -Clear [x] -aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL    
        x - index of foreign configurations. Optional. All by default. 
MegaCli -AdpEventLog -GetEventLogInfo -aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL 
MegaCli -AdpEventLog -GetEvents         -f <fileName> -aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL 
MegaCli -AdpEventLog -GetSinceShutdown  -f <fileName> -aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL 
MegaCli -AdpEventLog -GetSinceReboot    -f <fileName> -aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL 
MegaCli -AdpEventLog -IncludeDeleted    -f <fileName> -aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL 
MegaCli -AdpEventLog -GetLatest n -f <fileName> -aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL 
MegaCli -AdpEventLog -GetCCIncon -f <fileName> -LX|-L0,2,5...|-LALL -aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL 
MegaCli -AdpEventLog -Clear -aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL 
MegaCli -AdpBbuCmd -aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL  
MegaCli -AdpBbuCmd -GetBbuStatus -aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL  
MegaCli -AdpBbuCmd -GetBbuCapacityInfo -aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL  
MegaCli -AdpBbuCmd -GetBbuDesignInfo -aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL  
MegaCli -AdpBbuCmd -GetBbuProperties -aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL  
MegaCli -AdpBbuCmd -BbuLearn -aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL  
MegaCli -AdpBbuCmd -BbuMfgSleep -aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL  
MegaCli -AdpBbuCmd -BbuMfgSeal -aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL  
MegaCli -AdpBbuCmd -SetBbuProperties -f <fileName> -aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL 
MegaCli -AdpFacDefSet -aN 
MegaCli -AdpFwFlash -f filename [-NoSigChk] [-NoVerChk] -aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL  
MegaCli -AdpGetConnectorMode -ConnectorN|-Connector0,1|-ConnectorAll -aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL  
MegaCli -AdpSetConnectorMode -Internal|-External -ConnectorN|-Connector0,1|-ConnectorAll -aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL  
MegaCli -PhyErrorCounters -aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL  
MegaCli -DirectPdMapping -Enbl|-Dsbl|-Dsply -aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL  
 
    Note: The directly connected drives can be specified as [:S] 
 
    Wildcard '?' can be used to specify the enclosure ID for the drive in the 
      only enclosure without direct connected device or the direct connected 
      drives with no enclosure in the system.
 
    The following options may be given at the end of any command above: 
 
      [-Silent] [-AppLogFile filename] [-NoLog]

Now... that's insane. However, I will say that they have done an excellent job documenting that noise in their User's Guide, though even that is a lengthy ordeal.

Thankfully, I came across an excellent resource written by Moritz Mertinkat.

* http://tools.rapidsoft.de/perc/perc-cheat-sheet.html

Much appreciated.

drks's blog

You might want to take a look

Alex Trancy (not verified) — Wed, 2009-09-23 10:58

You might want to take a look at Einarc - http://www.inquisitor.ru/doc/einarc/ - a wrapper utility that makes using *any* RAID controllers (not only those controlled with LSI MegaCLI) a breeze.

it's worth to take a look (or much more :)

qw3r (not verified) — Thu, 2009-09-24 07:52

Great wrapper!
Thanks for sharing!

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