Format Card Command
The -format command erases all of the data on the selected Sun Flash Accelerator F80 PCIe Card.
 | Caution - Data Loss. Use the -format command with caution, because it erases all of the data on the card. Create a backup of all data before running this command. |
Note - Do not use this command unless directed by service personnel.
Text Menu Interface Usage: The following top-level menu lists the cards in the system and prompts you to select a card on which to perform an operation. Four Sun Flash Accelerator F80 PCIe Cards are shown in the following example:
# ddcli **************************************************************** LSI Corporation WarpDrive Management Utility Version 107.00.00.04 (2012.06.05) Copyright (c) 2011 LSI Corporation. All Rights Reserved. **************************************************************** ID WarpDrive Package Version PCI Address -- --------- --------------- ----------- 1 ELP-4x200-4d-n 09.05.24.00 00:02:00:00 2 ELP-4x200-4d-n 09.05.24.00 00:03:00:00 3 ELP-4x200-4d-n 09.05.24.00 00:04:00:00 4 ELP-4x200-4d-n 09.05.24.00 00:05:00:00 Select the WarpDrive [1-4 or 0:Quit]: 1 1. List WarpDrive Information 2. Update Flash Package 3. Display WarpDrive Health 4. Locate WarpDrive 5. Format WarpDrive 6. Show Vital Product Data 7. Extract SMART Logs Select Operation [1-7 or 0:Quit]: 5 Enter whether to format single or all SSDs[1:Single 2:All or 0:Quit] 2 Perform Over-provisioning? (Yes/No): No WARNING: Formatting will result in loss of all data on the selected WarpDrive device. Type YES if you would like to continue, or any other key to abort the request: yes LSI WarpDrive Management Utility: Please wait. Format of WarpDrive is in progress..... LSI WarpDrive Management Utility: WarpDrive format successfully completed. Select the WarpDrive [1-2 or 0:Quit]: 1 1. List WarpDrive Information 2. Update Flash Package 3. Display WarpDrive Health 4. Locate WarpDrive 5. Format WarpDrive 6. Show Vital Product Data 7. Extract SMART Logs Select Operation [1-7 or 0:Quit]: 1
Command Line Interface Usage: Enter either of the following lines of text in the CLI to run the -format command: ddcli -c 1 -format or dccli -c 1 -format -s
The -s option for the -format command activates silent mode. In silent mode, the ddcli utility does not require confirmation before running the -format command.
If the -s option is not specified, the ddcli utility prompts you for confirmation before running the command.