User Manual
BC4000 Series RAID Controllers
02/13/06
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BC4000-UM100-R
Managing Controllers, Arrays, and Disks: bcadm --manage
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--add-spare, -as
The Add Spare option adds dedicated spare disks to arrays. This option uses
--array
and
--disk
as qualifiers.
Make sure there is adequate space on the dedicated spare because there is no preallocation.
--remove-spare, -rs
The Remove Spare option removes dedicated spare disks from arrays. This option uses
--array
and
--disk
as
qualifiers.
--remove-all-spares, -ras
The Remove All Spares option removes all dedicated spare disks from arrays, which is used to remove failed,
missing or removed spares. This option uses
--array
as a qualifier.
--add-global-spare, -ags
The Add Global Spare option adds disks as global spares. This option uses
--disk
as a qualifier. Make sure
there is adequate space on the global spare because there is no preallocation.
Long form:
--add-spare --array <list> --disk <list>
Short form:
-as -a <list> -d <list>
Example 1:
bcadm --manage --add-spare --array * --disk 1
Example 2:
bcadm -M -as -a 1 2 -d 5 6
Long form:
--remove-spare --array <list> --disk <list>
Short form:
-rs -a <list> -d <list>
Example 1:
bcadm --manage --remove-spare --array 5 --disk *
Example 2:
bcadm -M -rs -a * -d 5
Long form:
--remove-all-spares --array <list>
Short form:
-ras -a <list>
Example 1:
bcadm --manage --remove-all-spares
Example 2:
bcadm -M -ras -a *
Long form:
--add-global-spare --disk <list>
Short form:
-ags -d <list>
Example 1:
bcadm --manage --add-global-spare --disk 1 2 3
Example 2:
bcadm -M -ags -d *
