3Ware tw_cli Cheat Sheet

Sources

/opt/3ware/CLI/tw_cli

Command	Description
bash; gutter: false>/c0 add type=raid5 disk=0-4	create RAID5 with disks 0-4
bash; gutter: false>/c0 add type=raid5 disk=0-4 name=Data autoverify storsave=perform	create RAID5 with disks 0-4, with name “data”, “autoverify” set to “on”, “Storesafe” set to “performance”
bash; gutter: false>/cx add type=spare disk=x	add a hot spare to a controller (must have at least the same capacity as the biggest disk connected to the controller)
bash; gutter: false>/c0 show	show basic info about the controller, connected disks and BBU
bash; gutter: false>/c0/u0 show	display information about a specific unit
bash; gutter: false>/c0 show alarms	display alarm messages
bash; gutter: false>tw_cli /c0 show diag > diag.txt	prints diagnostic information and writes it to a file
bash; gutter: false>help	displays list of available commands
bash; gutter: false>/c0 help
bash; gutter: false>/c0/u0 help
quit