Dell EMC ScaleIO Ready Node 14G, Manual

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Before using PERCCLI, ensure that your working directory is
/opt/lsi/perccli/
.
If it is not, run:
cd /opt/lsi/perccli/
Use this procedure both for SSD for storage and SSD to be used to provide caching
acceleration. The VDs created on SSD are configured with Direct IO and write-
through, but read-ahead is not enabled.
Procedure
1. Log in to the server.
2. Create the VD:
/opt/lsi/perccli/perccli /c0 add vd type=raid0
drives= <EID> : <Slt> direct wt nora
Example:
/opt/lsi/perccli/perccli /c0 add vd type=raid0 drives=32:0
direct wt nora
where
EID and Slt are the Enclosure ID and Slot ID values, which in this example
are 32:0.
Results
The VD was created successfully.
After you finish
Continue with the procedure that referred you to this topic.
Ensure virtual disk creation with PERCCLI
Use the PERCCLI utility to ensure that a virtual device (VD) was created properly on
each disk.
Before you begin
Before using PERCCLI, ensure that your working directory is
/opt/lsi/perccli/
.
If it is not, run:
cd /opt/lsi/perccli/
Procedure
1. Log in to the server.
2. Display the physical device (PD) information:
/opt/lsi/perccli/perccli /c0/eall/sall show
Output similar to the following is displayed:
Preparing Disks to add to a ScaleIO SDS
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