Dell Command Line Interface User Manual

170 Using the Storage Management Service
Example for SAS Controllers:
To unblink the physical disk described in this example, enter:
omconfig storage pdisk action=unblink controller=1 pdisk=0:2:0
omconfig Prepare to Remove Physical Disk
Use the following omconfig command syntax to prepare a physical disk for removal:
Complete Syntax
omconfig storage pdisk action=remove controller=id pdisk=<PDISKID>
where id is the controller ID. The <PDISK> variable specifies the physical disk.
To obtain these values, enter omreport storage controller to display the controller IDs and then enter
omreport storage pdisk controller=ID to display the IDs for the physical disks attached to the controller.
Example Syntax
In this example, you want to prepare physical disk 3 on connector 0 of controller 1 for removal. On a SAS
controller, the physical disk resides in enclosure 2.
Example for SCSI, SATA, and ATA Controllers:
To prepare to remove the physical disk described in this example, enter:
omconfig storage pdisk action=remove controller=1 pdisk=0:3
Example for SAS Controllers:
To prepare to remove the physical disk described in this example, enter:
omconfig storage pdisk action=remove controller=1 pdisk=0:2:3
omconfig Initialize Physical Disk
Use the following omconfig command syntax to initialize a physical disk.
Complete Syntax
omconfig storage pdisk action=initialize controller=id pdisk=<PDISKID>
where id is the controller ID. The <PDISK> variable specifies the physical disk.
To obtain these values, enter omreport storage controller to display the controller IDs and then enter
omreport storage pdisk controller=ID to display the IDs for the physical disks attached to the controller.
Example Syntax
In this example, you want to initialize physical disk 3 on connector 0 of controller 1. On a SAS controller,
the physical disk resides in enclosure 2.

Dell Command Line Interface Specifications

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Brand	Dell
Model	Command Line Interface
Category	Network Card
Language	English