With the increasing traffic volume of modern data centers, more data needs to run on a single server. When a single drive is insufficient to support system services in terms of capacity and security, multiple drives need to be combined to serve as a visible drive for external entities to meet service requirements. A drive group is a group of physical drives combined as a whole for external entities. Drive groups are the basis for virtual drives.
A virtual drive is a continuous data storage unit divided from a drive group. A virtual drive can be considered an independent drive. Thanks to certain configuration, a virtual drive can provide higher capacity, security, and data redundancy than a physical drive.
A virtual drive can be:
A complete drive group.
Multiple complete drive groups.
Part of a drive group.
Parts of multiple drive groups (a part is divided from every drive group, and these parts form a virtual drive).
Related conventions:
A drive group is usually specified as Drive Group (DG for short).
A virtual drive is usually specified as Virtual Drive, Virtual Disk (VD for short), Volume, Array, and Logical Device (LD for short).
# storcli64 /call show Controller = 0 Status = Success Description = None
Product Name = SAS2208 Serial Number = FW-AB2M2K4EXVAWC SAS Address = 5101b5442bcc7000 Mfg. Date = 00/00/00 System Time = 08/22/2018 15:29:27 Controller Time = 08/22/2018 15:29:47 FW Package Build = 23.28.0-0023 BIOS Version = 5.46.02.2_4.16.08.00_0x06060A05 FW Version = 3.400.95-4061 Driver Name = megaraid_sas Driver Version = 06.810.08.00 Controller Bus Type = N/A PCI Slot = N/A PCI Bus Number = 1 PCI Device Number = 0 PCI Function Number = 0
# Drive Groups信息可以由以下命令单独列出 # storcli64 /call /dall show
TOPOLOGY : ========
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- DG Arr Row EID:Slot DID Type State BT Size PDC PI SED DS3 FSpace -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 - - - - RAID0 Optl N 744.125 GB dflt N N none N 0 0 - - - RAID0 Optl N 744.125 GB dflt N N none N 0 0 0 0:0 1 DRIVE Onln N 744.125 GB dflt N N none - 1 - - - - RAID0 Optl N 744.125 GB dflt N N none N 1 0 - - - RAID0 Optl N 744.125 GB dflt N N none N 1 0 0 0:1 4 DRIVE Onln N 744.125 GB dflt N N none - 2 - - - - RAID0 Optl N 744.125 GB dflt N N none N 2 0 - - - RAID0 Optl N 744.125 GB dflt N N none N 2 0 0 0:2 3 DRIVE Onln N 744.125 GB dflt N N none - 3 - - - - RAID0 Optl N 744.125 GB dflt N N none N 3 0 - - - RAID0 Optl N 744.125 GB dflt N N none N 3 0 0 0:3 8 DRIVE Onln N 744.125 GB dflt N N none - 4 - - - - RAID5 Optl N 5.085 TB dflt N N none N 4 0 - - - RAID5 Optl N 5.085 TB dflt N N none N 4 0 0 0:4 2 DRIVE Onln N 744.125 GB dflt N N none - 4 0 1 0:5 7 DRIVE Onln N 744.125 GB dflt N N none - 4 0 2 0:6 9 DRIVE Onln N 744.125 GB dflt N N none - 4 0 3 0:7 11 DRIVE Onln N 744.125 GB dflt N N none - 4 0 4 0:8 6 DRIVE Onln N 744.125 GB dflt N N none - 4 0 5 0:9 5 DRIVE Onln N 744.125 GB dflt N N none - 4 0 6 0:10 12 DRIVE Onln N 744.125 GB dflt N N none - 4 0 7 0:11 10 DRIVE Onln N 744.125 GB dflt N N none - --------------------------------------------------------------------------
DG=Disk Group Index|Arr=Array Index|Row=Row Index|EID=Enclosure Device ID DID=Device ID|Type=Drive Type|Onln=Online|Rbld=Rebuild|Dgrd=Degraded Pdgd=Partially degraded|Offln=Offline|BT=Background Task Active PDC=PD Cache|PI=Protection Info|SED=Self Encrypting Drive|Frgn=Foreign DS3=Dimmer Switch 3|dflt=Default|Msng=Missing|FSpace=Free Space Present
# Physical Drives信息可以由以下命令单独列出 # storcli64 /call /eall /sall show
PD LIST : =======
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- EID:Slt DID State DG Size Intf Med SED PI SeSz Model Sp ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0:0 1 Onln 0 744.125 GB SATA SSD N N 512B INTEL SSDSC2BB800G6 U 0:1 4 Onln 1 744.125 GB SATA SSD N N 512B INTEL SSDSC2BB800G6 U 0:2 3 Onln 2 744.125 GB SATA SSD N N 512B INTEL SSDSC2BB800G6 U 0:3 8 Onln 3 744.125 GB SATA SSD N N 512B INTEL SSDSC2BB800G6 U 0:4 2 Onln 4 744.125 GB SATA SSD N N 512B INTEL SSDSC2BB800G6 U 0:5 7 Onln 4 744.125 GB SATA SSD N N 512B INTEL SSDSC2BB800G6 U 0:6 9 Onln 4 744.125 GB SATA SSD N N 512B INTEL SSDSC2BB800G6 U 0:7 11 Onln 4 744.125 GB SATA SSD N N 512B INTEL SSDSC2BB800G6 U 0:8 6 Onln 4 744.125 GB SATA SSD N N 512B INTEL SSDSC2BB800G6 U 0:9 5 Onln 4 744.125 GB SATA SSD N N 512B INTEL SSDSC2BB800G6 U 0:10 12 Onln 4 744.125 GB SATA SSD N N 512B INTEL SSDSC2BB800G6 U 0:11 10 Onln 4 744.125 GB SATA SSD N N 512B INTEL SSDSC2BB800G6 U ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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|T-Transition|F-Foreign
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
# BBU信息可以由以下命令单独列出 # storcli64 /call /bbu show
BBU_Info : ========
----------------------------------------------------------------------- Model State RetentionTime Temp Mode MfgDate Next Learn ----------------------------------------------------------------------- CVPM02 Optimal 0 hour(s) 21C 0 2015/11/14 2018/08/23 10:48:12 -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# 查看disk cache信息 # storcli64 /c0 /dall show Controller = 0 Status = Success Description = Show Diskgroup Succeeded
TOPOLOGY : ========
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- DG Arr Row EID:Slot DID Type State BT Size PDC PI SED DS3 FSpace -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 - - - - RAID0 Optl N 744.125 GB dflt N N none N 0 0 - - - RAID0 Optl N 744.125 GB dflt N N none N 0 0 0 0:0 1 DRIVE Onln N 744.125 GB dflt N N none - 1 - - - - RAID0 Optl N 744.125 GB dflt N N none N 1 0 - - - RAID0 Optl N 744.125 GB dflt N N none N 1 0 0 0:1 4 DRIVE Onln N 744.125 GB dflt N N none - 2 - - - - RAID0 Optl N 744.125 GB dflt N N none N 2 0 - - - RAID0 Optl N 744.125 GB dflt N N none N 2 0 0 0:2 3 DRIVE Onln N 744.125 GB dflt N N none - 3 - - - - RAID0 Optl N 744.125 GB dsbl N N none N 3 0 - - - RAID0 Optl N 744.125 GB dsbl N N none N 3 0 0 0:3 8 DRIVE Onln N 744.125 GB dsbl N N none - 4 - - - - RAID5 Optl N 5.085 TB dflt N N none N 4 0 - - - RAID5 Optl N 5.085 TB dflt N N none N 4 0 0 0:4 2 DRIVE Onln N 744.125 GB dflt N N none - 4 0 1 0:5 7 DRIVE Onln N 744.125 GB dflt N N none - 4 0 2 0:6 9 DRIVE Onln N 744.125 GB dflt N N none - 4 0 3 0:7 11 DRIVE Onln N 744.125 GB dflt N N none - 4 0 4 0:8 6 DRIVE Onln N 744.125 GB dflt N N none - 4 0 5 0:9 5 DRIVE Onln N 744.125 GB dflt N N none - 4 0 6 0:10 12 DRIVE Onln N 744.125 GB dflt N N none - 4 0 7 0:11 10 DRIVE Onln N 744.125 GB dflt N N none - --------------------------------------------------------------------------
DG=Disk Group Index|Arr=Array Index|Row=Row Index|EID=Enclosure Device ID DID=Device ID|Type=Drive Type|Onln=Online|Rbld=Rebuild|Dgrd=Degraded Pdgd=Partially degraded|Offln=Offline|BT=Background Task Active PDC=PD Cache|PI=Protection Info|SED=Self Encrypting Drive|Frgn=Foreign DS3=Dimmer Switch 3|dflt=Default|Msng=Missing|FSpace=Free Space Present