Hardware RAID Guidelines
Hardware RAID Guidelines
Caution - When you create a RAID volume using the on-board disk controllers, all data
currently on the disks you include in the volume will be lost.
The following points are important to understand when configuring RAID volumes on a server:
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Before configuring and using RAID disk volumes on a server, ensure that you have installed
the latest SRU or patches available for your operating system. Review the most recent
product notes provided for your system for further guidance in keeping your OS up to date.
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Volume migration (that is, relocating all RAID volume disk members from one server
to another) is not supported. If you must perform this operation, contact your authorized
Oracle service provider.
Related Information
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“Updating the Firmware” on page 97
FCode-Based RAID Utility Commands
These commands are provided through an FCode-based RAID utility provided with the on-
board controllers. You can enter these commands at the OpenBoot prompt. For details on
preparing to enter these commands to affect a specific controller, see “Prepare to Create a RAID
Hardware Volume (FCode-based RAID Utility)” on page 85.
FCode Command Description
show-children
Lists all connected physical drives and logical volumes.
show-volumes
Lists all connected logical volumes in detail.
create-raid0-volume
Creates a RAID 0 volume (minimum two targets).
create-raid1-volume
Creates a RAID 1 volume (exactly two targets).
create-raid1e-volume
Creates a RAID 1e volume for an odd number of target drives (minimum
three).
Note - If you specify an even number of target drives (minimum four) with
this command, those drives will be configured and identified as RAID 10. For
an even number of drives, RAID 1e is the functional equivalent of RAID 10.
create-raid10-volume
Creates a RAID 10 volume for an even number of target drives (minimum
four).
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