Creating a Virtual device with the AVAGO storcli command-line tool under Linux. Two examples are included:
- All disks are from one of the enclosure. All disks are included explicitly.
- Disks from two enclosures are included. One controller with two enclosures.
Check out how to Install the new storcli to manage (LSI/AVAGO/Broadcom) MegaRAID controller under CentOS 7
There are 31 disks of 36 harddisk bays. 5 are missing on purpose for the examples.
The initial states of the controller and the disks.
livecd ~ # opt/MegaRAID/storcli/storcli /c0 show
Generating detailed summary of the adapter, it may take a while to complete.
CLI Version = 007.0510.0000.0000 May 4, 2018
Operating system = Linux 4.19.72-gentoo
Controller = 0
Status = Success
Description = None
Product Name = LSI 2108 MegaRAID
Serial Number = FW-ABQRCBEAARBWA
SAS Address = 5003048004015f00
PCI Address = 00:06:00:00
System Time = 07/20/2020 22:58:35
Mfg. Date = 00/00/00
Controller Time = 07/20/2020 22:58:36
FW Package Build = 12.15.0-0239
FW Version = 2.130.403-4660
BIOS Version = 3.30.02.2_4.16.08.00_0x06060A05
Driver Name = megaraid_sas
Driver Version = 07.706.03.00-rc1
Vendor Id = 0x1000
Device Id = 0x79
SubVendor Id = 0x15D9
SubDevice Id = 0x700
Host Interface = PCI-E
Device Interface = SAS-6G
Bus Number = 6
Device Number = 0
Function Number = 0
Physical Drives = 31
PD LIST :
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EID:Slt DID State DG Size Intf Med SED PI SeSz Model Sp Type
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12:0 0 UGood - 1.817 TB SATA HDD N N 512B Hitachi HUA723020ALA640 D -
12:1 1 UGood - 1.817 TB SATA HDD N N 512B HGST HUS724020ALA640 D -
12:2 2 UGood - 1.817 TB SATA HDD N N 512B Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 D -
12:3 3 UGood - 1.817 TB SATA HDD N N 512B Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 D -
12:4 4 UGood - 1.817 TB SATA HDD N N 512B Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 D -
12:5 5 UGood - 1.817 TB SATA HDD N N 512B HGST HUS722T2TALA604 D -
12:6 6 UGood - 1.817 TB SATA HDD N N 512B TOSHIBA DT01ACA200 D -
12:7 7 UGood - 1.817 TB SATA HDD N N 512B Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 D -
12:8 8 UGood - 1.817 TB SATA HDD N N 512B Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 D -
12:9 9 UGood - 1.817 TB SATA HDD N N 512B Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 D -
12:10 10 UGood - 1.817 TB SATA HDD N N 512B Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 D -
12:11 11 UGood - 1.817 TB SATA HDD N N 512B Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 D -
37:0 13 UGood - 1.817 TB SATA HDD N N 512B Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 U -
37:1 14 UGood - 1.817 TB SATA HDD N N 512B Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 U -
37:2 15 UGood - 1.817 TB SATA HDD N N 512B Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 U -
37:3 16 UGood - 1.817 TB SATA HDD N N 512B Hitachi HUA723020ALA640 U -
37:4 17 UGood - 1.817 TB SATA HDD N N 512B Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 U -
37:6 19 UGood - 1.817 TB SATA HDD N N 512B Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 U -
37:7 20 UGood - 1.817 TB SATA HDD N N 512B HGST HUS722T2TALA604 U -
37:8 21 UGood - 1.817 TB SATA HDD N N 512B HGST HUS724020ALA640 U -
37:10 23 UGood - 1.817 TB SATA HDD N N 512B Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 U -
37:11 24 UGood - 1.817 TB SATA HDD N N 512B Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 U -
37:13 26 UGood - 1.817 TB SATA HDD N N 512B Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 U -
37:14 27 UGood - 1.817 TB SATA HDD N N 512B HGST HUS724020ALA640 U -
37:16 29 UGood - 1.817 TB SATA HDD N N 512B HGST HUS724020ALA640 U -
37:17 30 UGood - 1.817 TB SATA HDD N N 512B Hitachi HUA723020ALA640 U -
37:19 32 UGood - 1.817 TB SATA HDD N N 512B Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 U -
37:20 33 UGood - 1.817 TB SATA HDD N N 512B Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 U -
37:21 34 UGood - 1.817 TB SATA HDD N N 512B HGST HUS722T2TALA604 U -
37:22 35 UGood - 1.817 TB SATA HDD N N 512B Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 U -
37:23 36 UGood - 1.817 TB SATA HDD N N 512B HGST HUS724020ALA640 U -
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EID-Enclosure Device ID|Slt-Slot No.|DID-Device ID|DG-DriveGroup
DHS-Dedicated Hot Spare|UGood-Unconfigured Good|GHS-Global Hotspare
UBad-Unconfigured Bad|Onln-Online|Offln-Offline|Intf-Interface
Med-Media Type|SED-Self Encryptive Drive|PI-Protection Info
SeSz-Sector Size|Sp-Spun|U-Up|D-Down/PowerSave|T-Transition|F-Foreign
UGUnsp-Unsupported|UGShld-UnConfigured shielded|HSPShld-Hotspare shielded
CFShld-Configured shielded|Cpybck-CopyBack|CBShld-Copyback Shielded
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