MegaCli64 Cheat Sheet

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General Commands

Command	Syntax
View Version	MegaCli64 v
Help	MegaCli64 help|h|?

Set Adapter Properties

Command	Syntax	Example
Cache Flush Interval	MegaCli64 AdpSetProp {CacheFlushInterval val} aN|a0,1,2|aALL	MegaCli64 AdpSetProp CacheFlushInterval 2 a0
Rebuild Rate	MegaCli64 AdpSetProp {RebuildRate val} aN|a0,1,2|aALL	MegaCli64 AdpSetProp RebuildRate 75 a0
Patrol Read Rate	MegaCli64 AdpSetProp {PatrolReadRate val} aN|a0,1,2|aALL	MegaCli64 AdpSetProp PatrolReadRate 38 a0
BGI (BackGround Interval) Rate	MegaCli64 AdpSetProp {BgiRate val} aN|a0,1,2|aALL	MegaCli64 AdpSetProp BgiRate 92 a0
CC (Consistency Check) Rate	MegaCli64 AdpSetProp {CCRate val} aN|a0,1,2|aALL	MegaCli64 AdpSetProp CCRate 23 a0
Reconstruction Rate	MegaCli64 AdpSetProp {ReconRate val} aN|a0,1,2|aALL	MegaCli64 AdpSetProp ReconRate 15 a0
Spinup Drive Count	MegaCli64 AdpSetProp {SpinupDriveCount val} aN|a0,1,2|aALL	MegaCli64 AdpSetProp SpinupDriveCount 2 a0
Spinup Delay	MegaCli64 AdpSetProp {SpinupDelay val} aN|a0,1,2|aALL	MegaCli64 AdpSetProp SpinupDelay 10 a0
Coercion Mode	MegaCli64 AdpSetProp {CoercionMode val} aN|a0,1,2|aALL	MegaCli64 AdpSetProp CoercionMode 0 a0
Predictive Failure Poll Interval	MegaCli64 AdpSetProp {PredFailPollInterval val} aN|a0,1,2|aALL	MegaCli64 AdpSetProp PredFailPollInterval 20 a0
Battery Warning Enable/Disable	MegaCli64 AdpSetProp {BatWarnDsbl val} aN|a0,1,2|aALL	MegaCli64 AdpSetProp BatWarnDsbl 0 a0
ECC Bucket Size	MegaCli64 AdpSetProp {EccBucketSize val} aN|a0,1,2|aALL	MegaCli64 AdpSetProp EccBucketSize 128 a0
ECC Bucket Leak Rate	MegaCli64 AdpSetProp {EccBucketLeakRate val} aN|a0,1,2|aALL	MegaCli64 AdpSetProp EccBucketLeakRate 64 a0
Abort Check Consistency on Error	MegaCli64 AdpSetProp {AbortCCOnError val} aN|a0,1,2|aALL	MegaCli64 AdpSetProp AbortCCOnError 0 a0
Enable SMART Copyback	MegaCli64 AdpSetProp {SMARTCpyBkEnbl val} aN|a0,1,2|aALL	MegaCli64 AdpSetProp SMARTCpyBkEnbl 0 a0
Enable SSD SMART Copyback	MegaCli64 AdpSetProp {SSDSMARTCpyBkEnbl val} aN|a0,1,2|aALL	MegaCli64 AdpSetProp SSDSMARTCpyBkEnble 0 a0
Enable NCQ	MegaCli64 AdpSetProp {NCQEnbl} aN|a0,1,2|aALL	MegaCli64 AdpSetProp NCQEnbl a0
Disable NCQ	MegaCli64 AdpSetProp {NCQDsbl} aN|a0,1,2|aALL	MegaCli64 AdpSetProp NCQDsbl a0

Alarm Control

Command	Syntax	Example
Alarm Enable	MegaCli64 AdpSetProp AlarmEnbl aN|a0,1,2|aALL	MegaCli64 AdpSetProp AlarmEnbl a0
Alarm Disable	MegaCli64 AdpSetProp AlarmDsbl aN|a0,1,2|aALL	MegaCli64 AdpSetProp AlarmDsbl a0
Alarm Silence	MegaCli64 AdpSetProp AlarmSilence aN|a0,1,2|aALL	MegaCli64 AdpSetProp NCQDsbl a0

View Adapter Properties

Command	Syntax	Example
View number of adapters	MegaCli64 adpcount	MegaCli64 adpcount
Cache Flush Interval	MegaCli64 AdpGetProp CacheFlushInterval aN|a0,1,2|aALL	MegaCli64 AdpGetProp CacheFlushInterval a0
Rebuild Rate	MegaCli64 AdpGetProp RebuildRate aN|a0,1,2|aALL	MegaCli64 AdpGetProp RebuildRate a0
Patrol Read Rate	MegaCli64 AdpGetProp PatrolReadRate aN|a0,1,2|aALL	MegaCli64 AdpGetProp PatrolReadRate a0
BGI (BackGround Interval) Rate	MegaCli64 AdpGetProp BgiRate aN|a0,1,2|aALL	MegaCli64 AdpGetProp BgiRate a0
CC (Consistency Check) Rate	MegaCli64 AdpGetProp CCRate aN|a0,1,2|aALL	MegaCli64 AdpGetProp CCRate a0
Reconstruction Rate	MegaCli64 AdpGetProp ReconRate aN|a0,1,2|aALL	MegaCli64 AdpGetProp ReconRate a0
Spinup Drive Count	MegaCli64 AdpGetProp SpinupDriveCount aN|a0,1,2|aALL	MegaCli64 AdpGetProp SpinupDriveCount a0
Spinup Delay	MegaCli64 AdpGetProp SpinupDelay aN|a0,1,2|aALL	MegaCli64 AdpGetProp SpinupDelay a0
Coercion Mode	MegaCli64 AdpGetProp CoercionMode aN|a0,1,2|aALL	MegaCli64 AdpGetProp CoercionMode a0
Predictive Failure Poll Interval	MegaCli64 AdpGetProp PredFailPollInterval aN|a0,1,2|aALL	MegaCli64 AdpGetProp PredFailPollInterval a0
Battery Warning Enable/Disable	MegaCli64 AdpGetProp BatWarnDsbl aN|a0,1,2|aALL	MegaCli64 AdpGetProp BatWarnDsbl a0
ECC Bucket Size	MegaCli64 AdpGetProp EccBucketSize aN|a0,1,2|aALL	MegaCli64 AdpGetProp EccBucketSize a0
ECC Bucket Leak Rate	MegaCli64 AdpGetProp EccBucketLeakRate aN|a0,1,2|aALL	MegaCli64 AdpGetProp EccBucketLeakRate a0
Abort Check Consistency on Error (CC)	MegaCli64 AdpGetProp AbortCCOnError aN|a0,1,2|aALL	MegaCli64 AdpGetProp AbortCCOnError a0
Alarm Status (Enabled/Disabled/Silenced)	MegaCli64 AdpGetProp AlarmDsply aN|a0,1,2|aALL	MegaCli64 AdpGetProp AlarmDsply a0
All Adapter Information	MegaCli64 AdpAllInfo aN|a0,1,2|aALL	MegaCli64 AdpAllInfo a0
Get Adapter Time	MegaCli64 AdpGetTime aN|a0,1,2|aALL	MegaCli64 AdpGetTime a0
Set Adapter Time	MegaCli64 AdpSetTime yyyymmdd hh:mm:ss aN	MegaCli64 AdpSetTime 20071210 9:33:00 a0
Adapter Set Verify	MegaCli64 AdpSetTime yyyymmdd hh:mm:ss aN	MegaCli64 AdpSetTime 20071210 9:33:00 a0

Adapter BIOS State / Boot Options

Command	Syntax	Example
Enable BIOS	MegaCli64 AdpBIOS Enbl aN|a0,1,2|aALL	MegaCli64 AdpBIOS Enbl a0
Disable BIOS	MegaCli64 AdpBIOS Dsbl aN|a0,1,2|aALL	MegaCli64 AdpBIOS Dsbl a0
Set BIOS to Stop on Error	MegaCli64 AdpBIOS SOE aN|a0,1,2|aALL	MegaCli64 AdpBIOS SOE a0
Set BIOS to Bypass Error	MegaCli64 AdpBIOS BE aN|a0,1,2|aALL	MegaCli64 AdpBIOS BE a0
Display BIOS State	MegaCli64 AdpBIOS Dsply aN|a0,1,2|aALL	MegaCli64 AdpBIOS Dsply a0
Set Boot Drive	MegaCli64 AdpBootDrive {Set Lx} aN|a0,1,2|aALL	MegaCli64 AdpBIOS Dsply a0
Display Boot Drive	MegaCli64 AdpBootDrive Get aN|a0,1,2|aALL	MegaCli64 AdpBootDrive Get a0

Adapter's Auto Rebuild Settings

Note: This appears to be missing in the source document.

Command Type

These sections are broken out into sections based on the 'Command Type' column in the source document. This breakout was done to preserve horizontal screen real-estate and to make index navigation more useful.

Server / System

Command	Description	Syntax
Show system overview	Displays a summary of all the controllers that are present in the server.	MegaCli64 adpCount
Download firmware	CLI will attempt to download fw to all compatible controllers that supports the image. By default CLI with check signature and version.	MegaCli64 AdpFwFlash f filename [NoSigChk] [NoVerChk] aN|a0,1,2|aALL
Flash FW in Mode 0 with ROM file	Flashes the firmware in Mode 0 with the ROM file listed. For Mode 0 flash, the adapter number is not valid.	MegaCli64 AdpM0Flash f filename

Patrol Read

Command	Description	Syntax
Show Patrol Read rate	Displays patrolreadrate?	MegaCli64 AdpGetProp PatrolReadRate aN|a0,1,2|aALL
Get Properties of Patrol Read	Displays patrol read properties??	MegaCli64 AdpGetProp {PatrolReadRate val} aN|a0,1,2|aALL
Get Status of Patrol Read	Displays patrol read status.	N/A
Set Patrol Read Options	Sets Patrol Read options on a single adapter, multiple adapters, or all adapters (X = single controller). See Note (4).	MegaCli64 AdpPR Dsbl|EnblAuto|EnblMan|Start|Stop|Info| SSDPatrolReadEnbl | SSDPatrolReadDsbl | {SetDelay Val}|{SetStartTime yyyymmdd hh}|{maxConcurrentPD Val} aN|a0,1,2|aALL
Start Patrol Read	Specify start patrol read option.	see above
Stop Patrol Read	Specify stop patrol read option.	see above
Set Patrol Read Delay Interval	Sets the time between Patrol Read iterations on a single adapter, multiple adapters, or all adapters.	MegaCli64 AdpPRSetDelay Val aN|a0,1,2|aALL Val Sets delay time between Patrol Read iterations. The value is time of delay in hours. A value of zero means no delay and an immediate restart.

BIOS Related

Command	Description	Syntax
Set Bootable Virtual Disk ID	Sets the virtual disk as bootable so that during the next reboot, the BIOS will look for a boot sector in the specified virtual disk.	MegaCli64 AdpBootDrive {Set {Lx | physdrv[E0:S0]}} aN|a0,1,2|aALL
Show Bootable Virtual Disk ID	Displays the bootable virtual disk ID.	MegaCli64 AdpBootDrive Get aN|a0,1,2|aALL
Set BIOS Status Options	Sets BIOS options. Enables, Disables, or display BIOS status, or stop on error during POST, or bypass errors during POST.	MegaCli64 AdpBIOS Enbl | Dsbl | Dsply | SOE | BE aN|a0,1,2|aALL

BBU

Command	Description	Syntax
Display BBU Information	Displays complete information about the BBU, such as status, capacity information, design information, and properties.	MegaCli64 AdpBbuCmd aN|a0,1,2|aALL
Display Current BBU Properties	Displays current BBU properties of auto learn period, next learn time, learn delay interval, and autolearn mode.	MegaCli64 AdpBbuCmd GetBbuProperties aN|a0,1,2|aALL
Display BBU Status Information	Displays complete information about the BBU status, such as the temperature and voltage.	MegaCli64 AdpBbuCmd GetBbuStatus aN|a0,1,2|aALL
Display BBU Capacity	Displays BBU capacity information. See Note (6).	MegaCli64 AdpBbuCmd GetBbuCapacityInfo aN|a0,1,2|aALL
Set BBU Learn Delay interval	Sets BBU Property of Learn Delay Interval	MegaCli64 AdpBbuCmd SetBbuProperties f <fileName> aN|a0,1,2|aALL
Start BBU Learning Cycle	Starts the learning cycle on the BBU. No parameter is needed for this option.	MegaCli64 AdpBbuCmd BbuLearn aN|a0,1,2|aALL
Place Battery in LowPower Storage Mode	Places the battery in LowPower Storage mode. The battery automatically exits this state after 5 seconds.	MegaCli64 AdpBbuCmd BbuMfgSleep aN|a0,1,2|aALL
Seal EEPROM Write ccess.	Seal the gas guage EEPROM write access. This opcode is should only be used at manufacturing time.	MegaCli64 AdpBbuCmd BbuMfgSeal aN|a0,1,2|aALL

Configuration Related

Command	Description	Syntax
Add RAID 0,1,5, or 6 Configuration	Adds a RAID level 0, 1, 5, or 6 configuration to a specified adapter.	MegaCli64 CfgLDAdd R0|R1|R5|R6[E0:S0,E1:S1,...] [WT | WB] [NORA | RA | ADRA] [Direct | Cached] [CachedBadBBU|NoCachedBadBBU] [szXXXXXXXX [szYYYYYYYY [... ]]] [strpszM] [Hsp[E5:S5,...]] [afterLdX] aN
Add RAID 10,50, or 60 Configuration	Creates a RAID level 10, 50, or 60 (spanned) configuration from the specified arrays. Multiple arrays are specified using the ArrayX[E0:S0,...] option.	MegaCli64 CfgSpanAdd aN|a0,1,2|aALL R10|R50|R60 Array0[E0:S0,E1:S1,...] Array1[E0:S0,E1:S1,...] [...] [WT | WB] [NORA | RA | ADRA] [Direct | Cached] [CachedBadBBU|NoCachedBadBBU] [szXXXXXXXX [szYYYYYYYY [... ]]] [strpszM] [afterLdX] aN
Add virtual drive for application type	Add virtual drive by specifying application type and group ID	N/A
Create virtual drive and a new drive group	User selects drives for each driveGroup / subgroup. This option is for RAID10, RAID50, and RAID60 only.	N/A
Clear Existing Configuration	Clears the existing configuration.	MegaCli64 CfgClr aN|a0,1,2|aALL
Save Configuration	Saves the configuration for the selected adapter(s) to the given filename.	MegaCli64 CfgSave f FileName aN
Restore Configuration Data from File	Can store or restore all read and write adapter properties, all read and write properties for virtual disks, and the RAID configuration including hot spares (with some caveates).	MegaCli64 CfgRestore f FileName aN

Manage Foreign Configuration Information

 

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