How to use storcli RAID commands | Broadcom LSI Tutorial

In this video I'm going to show you how to use the basic RAID commands in the Broadcom LSI storcli tool with Broadcom RAID controllers from the 9400, 9500, and 9600 series. I'll only be covering the basic commands to create, list, and delete RAID virtual drives.

Timestamps:
0:02 - Overview of video topic
0:29 - Example of running storcli64 to show controller information
1:15 - How to get help pages for storcli
2:05 - How to configure all drives as single drive RAID0
4:02 - How to show all RAID VDs (virtual drives)
4:58 - Identifying the VD Target ID
5:26 - How to show details for a specific VD
6:43 - Difference between NVMe drives via Broadcom controller vs directly connected to PCIe bus
8:16 - How to delete VDs by virtual drive ID (method 1)
9:10 - How to delete all VDs (method 2)
10:15 - Identifying the Enclosure ID (EID) and Slot number (Slt)
10:37 - How to show all physical drives by Enclosure ID
11:35 - How to create RAID0 VD with multiple drives
14:32 - How to create RAID5 VD with multiple drives
15:56 - Wrap-up

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