title: HPE-ssacli
category: Hardware
time: 1731249040696
---

HP Enterprise `ssacli` command examples

Install `ssacli` - https://downloads.linux.hpe.com/SDR/project/mcp/

### Show configuration

```
ssacli ctrl all show config
```

### Controller status

```
ssacli ctrl all show status
```

### Show detailed controller information for all controllers

```
ssacli ctrl all show detail
```

### Show detailed controller information for controller in slot 0

```
ssacli ctrl slot=0 show detail
```

### Rescan for New Devices

```
ssacli rescan
```

### Physical disk status

```
ssacli ctrl slot=0 pd all show status
```

### Show detailed physical disk information

```
ssacli ctrl slot=0 pd all show detail
```

### Logical disk status

```
ssacli ctrl slot=0 ld all show status
```

### View Detailed Logical Drive Status

```
ssacli ctrl slot=0 ld 2 show
```

### Create New RAID 0 Logical Drive

```
ssacli ctrl slot=0 create type=ld drives=1I:1:2 raid=0
```

### Create New RAID 1 Logical Drive

```
ssacli ctrl slot=0 create type=ld drives=1I:1:1,1I:1:2 raid=1
```

### Create New RAID 5 Logical Drive

```
ssacli ctrl slot=0 create type=ld drives=1I:1:1,1I:1:2,2I:1:6,2I:1:7,2I:1:8 raid=5
```

### Delete Logical Drive

```
ssacli ctrl slot=0 ld 2 delete
```

### Add New Physical Drive to Logical Volume

```
ssacli ctrl slot=0 ld 2 add drives=2I:1:6,2I:1:7
```

### Add Spare Disks

```
ssacli ctrl slot=0 array all add spares=2I:1:6,2I:1:7
```

### Enable Drive Write Cache

```
ssacli ctrl slot=0 modify dwc=enable
```

### Disable Drive Write Cache

```
ssacli ctrl slot=0 modify dwc=disable
```

### Erase Physical Drive

```
ssacli ctrl slot=0 pd 2I:1:6 modify erase
```

### Turn on Blink Physical Disk LED

```
ssacli ctrl slot=0 ld 2 modify led=on
```

### Turn off Blink Physical Disk LED

```
ssacli ctrl slot=0 ld 2 modify led=off
```

### Modify smart array cache read and write ratio (cacheratio=readratio/writeratio)

```
ssacli ctrl slot=0 modify cacheratio=100/0
```

### Enable smart array write cache when no battery is present (No-Battery Write Cache option)

```
ssacli ctrl slot=0 modify nbwc=enable
```

### Disable smart array cache for certain Logical Volume

```
ssacli ctrl slot=0 logicaldrive 1 modify arrayaccelerator=disable
```

### Enable smart array cache for certain Logical Volume

```
ssacli ctrl slot=0 logicaldrive 1 modify arrayaccelerator=enable
```

### Enable SSD Smart Path

```
ssacli ctrl slot=0 array a modify ssdsmartpath=enable
```

### Disable SSD Smart Path

```
ssacli ctrl slot=0 array a modify ssdsmartpath=disable
```


***Reference: ***
- [ssacli (HPE) - PhoenixWiki](https://wiki.phoenixlzx.com/page/ssacli/)
