StorCLI commands

Learn about the StorCLI commands. They are for use with the PCIe adapter feature codes EKAA and EKEA.

If the command is not installed, download the utility from Broadcom https://www.broadcom.com/. You can find the utility by searching that site for storcli. Get their latest MegaRAID Storcli download file. To install, follow their documentation. Unzip the file; then for:
RHEL
  1. Navigate to the linux-ppc folder then to the Little Endian folder.
  2. Install the package by running this command, where x.xx-x equals the version of the utility: 
    rpm -ivh <StorCLI-x.xx-x.noarch.rpm>
Ubuntu:
  1. Navigate to the Ubuntu folder.
  2. Install the debian file by using this command: 
    dpkg -i storcli_x.xx-x._all.deb
Preboot / petitboot:
  1. From the petitboot menu, exit to a shell.
  2. Download the storcli64 binary file into the petitboot environment wget " ftp://ftp.supermicro.com/wdl/Firmware/Openpower/P9DSU-C/Storage/Broadcom/AOC-9361-8i (AOC-K-9361-8Is-IB001)/007.0606.0000.0000_Unified_StorCLI.zip".
  3. Unzip the following files:
    • 007.0606.0000.0000_Unified_StorCLI.zip
    • MR_SAS_Unified_StorCLI_7.6-007.0606.0000.0000-SCGCQ01639776\ \(1\).zip
  4. Type the following command.
    cd versionChangeSet/univ_viva_cli_rel/
  5. Unzip the Unified_storcli_all_os.zip file.
  6. Type the following command. 
    cd Unified_storcli_all_os/Linux-PPC/LittleEndian
  7. Unzip the storcli64.zip file.
  8. The storcli64 file can now be invoked by specifying the current directory: ./storcli64 -h

For details on managing RAID arrays, see Chapter 6 in the MegaRAID SAS Software User Guide.

Helpful StorCLI commands

To upgrade the StorCLI RPM, run:
rpm -Uvh <StorCLI-x.xx-x.noarch.rpm>
To show a summary of the drive and controller status:
storcli show
To show a list of all controllers and drives that need attention:
storcli show all
To show information about the drives:
storcli /cx[/eall]/sall show
To locate a physical disk by turning on the identify LED:
storcli /cx[/ex]/sx start locate
To turn off the identify LED:
storcli /cx[/ex]/sx stop locate
To prepare a drive for removal:
storcli /cx[/ex]/sx spindown
To view the adapter settings:
storcli64 /c0 show personality
To change the adapter settings:
storcli64 /c0 set personality=JBOD|RAID
To change the settings of the adapter to support the self-encrypting drive (SED) function:
storcli64 /c0 set personality behavior securesed=off/on
To check the firmware level of the MegaRAID adapter:
storcli64 /c0 show all|egrep  "Bios Version|Firmware Package|Firmware Version"
To update the firmware level of the MegaRAID adapter:
storcli64 /cx download file=mrxxxxfw.rom