Chapter 2. CLI Syntax Reference23 3ware SAS/SATA RAID Controller CLI Guide, Version 9.5.1Terminology3ware SAS/SATA RAID Controller CLI Guide, Version 9.5.1 uses thefollowing terminology:Logical Units. Usually shortened to “units.” These are block devicespresented to the operating system. A logical unit can be a one-tier, two-tier, orthree-tier arrangement. Spare and Single logical units are examples of one-tierunits. RAID 1 and RAID 5 are examples of two-tier units and as such willhave sub-units. RAID 10 and RAID 50 are examples of three-tier units and assuch will have sub-sub-units.Port. 3ware controller models up to the 9650SE series have one or many ports(typically 4, 8, 12, 16, or 24). Each port can be attached to a single disk drive.On a controller such as the 9650SE with a multilane serial port connector, oneconnector supports four ports. On 9690SA series controllers, connections aremade with phys and vports (virtual port).Phy. Phys are transceivers that transmit and receive the serial data stream thatflows between the controller and the drives. 3ware 9690SA controllers have 8phys. These “controller phys” are associated with virtual ports (vports) by3ware software to establish up to 128 potential connections with SAS orSATA hard drives. Each controller phy can be connected directly to a singledrive, or can be connected through an expander to additional drives.VPort. Connections from 3ware 9690SA controllers to SAS or SATA drivesare referred to as virtual ports, or VPorts. A VPort indicates the ID of a drive,Set the link speed for a specifiedphy/cx/phyx set link=auto|1.5|3.0 107BBU TasksCheck on charge and condition ofbattery/cx/bbu/ show status 110Start a test of the battery /cx/bbu test [quiet] 112Enclosure TasksView information about anenclosure/cx/ex show 114Locate a particular drive slot in anenclosure by blinking an LED/cx/ex/slotx set identify 118Table 5: Common Tasks Mapped to CLI CommandsTask CLI Command Page
