Chapter 2: Using the Command Line Utility
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arcconf key
Loads a feature key onto an Adaptec controller.
Syntax
ARCCONF KEY <Controller#> SET <Key#>
Parameters
Controller# is the controller number
Key# is the key number provided by Adaptec
Example
ARCCONF KEY 1 SET ABCD EFGH IJKL MNOP QRST UVWX
arcconf modify
Morphs a logical device from one raid level to another (RAID Level Migration). Expands a
logical device from original to one with larger capacity (Online Capacity Expansion). Can be
used to make mirrored sets.
Syntax
MODIFY <Controller#> FROM <LogicalDrive#>
TO [Options] <Size> <RAID#> <CHANNEL# DRIVE#> [CHANNEL# DRIVE#] [noprompt]
Parameters
Controller# is the controller number
From indicates that the logical drive to be modified will follow
LogicalDrive# is the logical drive number
TO indicates that the modifications will follow
Options:
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Stripesize—indicates the stripe size in KB. Options are 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512, and 1024.
the default is 256KB.
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init_priority—is the priority level of the modification. Options are low, med, and high.
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Legs— is the number of subarrays for a RAID level-50 or RAID level 60 array. Possible
values are 2-16 legs and 3-16 drives/leg (to 48 drives maximum).
Size is one of the following values:
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MAX indicates that you want to use all available space on the disk.
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Desired size in MB.
RAID# is the RAID level for the logical drive 0, 1, 5, 5EE, or 10.
Note:
The CHANNEL# and DRIVE# parameters is the list of devices that will contain the target
modification object. Channel and device_ID are repeatable parameters.
Channel# is the channel number for the device.
Drive# is the device_ID (device number) for the device.
Noprompt is an optional parameter that overrides the user prompt.
