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Dell PowerEdge 1650/2650
To check the status and configuration of RAID arrays on Dell PowerEdge 1650 and 2650 servers using AACRAID based controllers, also knows as PERC3/Di, use the "afacli" utility.
See Dell Linux Community Web > RAID & Storage
Further documentation on afacli, the Dellâ?¢ Command Line Interface Reference, is available directly from the Dell website here.
Installing afacli
[root@mailstore1b ~]# cd ~
[root@mailstore1b ~]# wget ftp://ftp.us.dell.com/scsi-raid/afa-apps-snmp.2807420-A04.tar.gz
[root@mailstore1b ~]# tar xzf afa-apps-snmp.2807420-A04.tar.gz
[root@mailstore1b ~]# yum -y install "compat-libstdc++-296"
[root@mailstore1b ~]# rpm -ivh afaapps-4.1-0.i386.rpm
[root@mailstore1b ~]# /dev/MAKEDEV.afa afa0
If the afacli command errors as follows:
FASTCMD> open afa0
Executing: open "afa0"
Command Error: <The requested controller does not exist.>
Try to re-run the command /dev/MAKEDEV.afa afa0 then re-reun the afacli command. If this doesn't work because the /dev/MAKEDEV.afa script isn't present just reinstall the rpm and re-run the command.
I think the udev system may be removing the /dev/MAKEDEV.afa script. udev dynamically builds the list of devices present in the system at init.
Using afacli
[root@kebab sdadmin]# afacli
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DELL PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller 2 Command Line Interface
Copyright 1998-2002 Adaptec, Inc. All rights reserved
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FASTCMD>
FASTCMD> open afa0
Executing: open "afa0"
AFA0> controller details
Executing: controller details
Controller Information
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Remote Computer: .
Device Name: AFA0
Controller Type: PERC 3/Di
Access Mode: READ-WRITE
Controller Serial Number: Last Six Digits = 0430D3
Number of Buses: 2
Devices per Bus: 15
Controller CPU: i960 R series
Controller CPU Speed: 100 Mhz
Controller Memory: 128 Mbytes
Battery State: Ok
Component Revisions
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CLI: 2.7-1 (Build #4944)
API: 2.7-1 (Build #4944)
Miniport Driver: 1.1-0 Beta (Build #9999)
Controller Software: 2.8-0 (Build #6082)
Controller BIOS: 2.8-0 (Build #6082)
Controller Firmware: (Build #6082)
AFA0>
AFA0> container list /all /full
Executing: container list /all=TRUE /full=TRUE
Num Total Oth Chunk Scsi Partition Creation System
Label Type Size Ctr Size Usage B:ID:L Offset:Size State RO Lk Task Done% Ent Date Time Files
----- ------ ------ --- ------ ------- ------ ------------- ------- -- -- ------- ------ --- ------ -------- ------
0 RAID-5 273GB 32KB Valid 0:00:0 64.0KB: 136GB 0 051904 15:12:04
/dev/sda nas 0:01:0 64.0KB: 136GB 1 051904 15:12:04
0:02:0 64.0KB: 136GB 2 051904 15:12:04
AFA0> close
Executing: close
FASTCMD> exit
Other useful commands include...
open afa0
task list
diagnostic show history /old=TRUE
container show failover
container list /full
disk list /full=TRUE
disk show smart
disk show defects /full (0,0,0)
disk show defects /full (0,1,0)
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