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RAIDUTIL Command Line Utility
-z Specify logical drive stripe size
Specifies the stripe size (in KB) for new RAID 0 and RAID 5 logical
drives. Valid stripe sizes are: 8, 16, 32, 64, and 128 (KB). This switch
is ignored for RAID 1.
If omitted, a default stripe size is used. The default is selected by the
controller firmware based on the number of drives in the array.
Example:
To set the stripe size on the logical drive at d0b0t0d0 to 64 KB, type
raidutil -z64 -g d0b0t0d0
Array Modification
-E Expand disk array
This command enables you to add additional capacity to an existing
RAID 5 disk array. Specify an existing logical drive array and one or
more additional hard drives after the -E command. This command
switch is valid only for Windows NT and Windows 2000 systems
using the NTFS file system.
raidutil -E d0b0t0d0 d0b0t4d0,d0b0t4d0
Where d0b0t0d0 is the RAID 5 disk array and d0b0t4d0, d0b0t4d0
are two drives you want to add to the array.
-f Force array state
Forces an array to an Optimal or Failed status.
The following command forces the device at address d1b1t0d0 to an
Optimal status:
raidutil -f optimal d1b1t0d0
The following command forces the device at address d1b1t0d0 to a
Failed status:
raidutil -f fail d1b1t0d0
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