Build Hardware Raid via LSI RAID Card using megacli command

Environment Information

OS : ubuntu12.04
RAID Card Model: LSI SAS 9285CV-8e
Ubuntu Package/command : megacli & megasasctl

Megacli Command

#Show RAID Card Info.
$ sudo megacli -CfgDsply -a0

==============================================================================
Adapter: 0
Product Name: LSI MegaRAID SAS 9285CV-8e
Memory: 1024MB
BBU: Absent
Serial No: SV21810332
==============================================================================
Number of DISK GROUPS: 0

#Show Physical HDD
$ sudo megacli -PDList -a0

Adapter #0

Enclosure Device ID: 19
Slot Number: 0
Drive's position: DiskGroup: 0, Span: 0, Arm: 0
Enclosure position: 1
Device Id: 27
WWN: 5000CCA01AB577F3
Sequence Number: 2
Media Error Count: 0
Other Error Count: 0
Predictive Failure Count: 0
Last Predictive Failure Event Seq Number: 0
PD Type: SAS

Raw Size: 2.728 TB [0x15d50a3b0 Sectors]
Non Coerced Size: 2.728 TB [0x15d40a3b0 Sectors]
Coerced Size: 2.728 TB [0x15d400000 Sectors]
Sector Size:  512
Logical Sector Size:  512
Physical Sector Size:  512
Firmware state: Online, Spun Up
Commissioned Spare : No
Emergency Spare : No
Device Firmware Level: A222
Shield Counter: 0
Successful diagnostics completion on :  N/A
SAS Address(0): 0x5000cca01ab577f1
SAS Address(1): 0x0
Connected Port Number: 0(path0)
Inquiry Data: HITACHI HUS723030ALS640 A222YHK6TV1G
FDE Capable: Not Capable
FDE Enable: Disable
Secured: Unsecured
Locked: Unlocked
Needs EKM Attention: No
Foreign State: None
Device Speed: 6.0Gb/s
Link Speed: 6.0Gb/s
Media Type: Hard Disk Device
Drive:  Not Certified
Drive Temperature :44C (111.20 F)
...


#for example, build RAID 0 using 3 HDD 
( note: E: Enclosure Device ID / S: Slot Number)
 $ sudo megacli -CfgLDadd -r0 [E0:S0, E1:S1, E2:S2] -a0


#Show Logical Disk (build RAID 0 using 30 HDD)
$ sudo megacli -LDInfo -Lall -a0
Adapter 0 -- Virtual Drive Information:
Virtual Drive: 0 (Target Id: 0)
Name                :
RAID Level          : Primary-0, Secondary-0, RAID Level Qualifier-0
Size                : 81.855 TB
Sector Size         : 512
Is VD emulated      : No
Parity Size         : 0
State               : Optimal
Strip Size          : 256 KB
Number Of Drives    : 30
Span Depth          : 1
Default Cache Policy: WriteBack, ReadAdaptive, Direct, No Write Cache if Bad BBU
Current Cache Policy: WriteThrough, ReadAdaptive, Direct, No Write Cache if Bad                                                                                         BBU
Default Access Policy: Read/Write
Current Access Policy: Read/Write
Disk Cache Policy   : Disk's Default
Encryption Type     : None
PI type: No PI

Is VD Cached: No



Exit Code: 0x00
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$


#Full Initialize Logical Disk 0
$ sudo megacli -LDInit -start -full -L0 -A0


#Check Status of Logical Disk Initialization
$ sudo megacli -LDInit -ShowProg -L0 -a0


#Delete Logical Disk 0
$ sudo megacli -CfgLdDel -L0 -a0

Adapter 0: Deleted Virtual Drive-0(target id-0)

Exit Code: 0x00


#Delete all Logical Disk
$ sudo megacli -CfgLdDel -Lall -a0


#Set Physical Disk to be be the Hot Spare
$ sudo megacli -PDHSP -Set -PhyDrv [E:S] -a0


#Remove Physical Disk from Hot Spare Status
$ sudo megacli -PDHSP -Rmv -PhyDrv [E:S] -a0