Unloading the RAID

You can remove (unload) the RAID with possibility to restore the RAID and save data on it with the command

# xicli raid unload <arg>

Table 1. Arguments for the unload subcommand
Mutually exclusive required arguments
-n	--name	The name of the RAID.
-a	--all	Unload all available xiRAID Classic RAIDs. The argument takes no value.

Example: Unloading the RAID ”media5”:

# xicli raid unload -n media5

After unloading the RAID, it goes into the 'offline' state.

To restore unloaded RAIDs, run:

# xicli raid restore {-n <raid_name>|-a}

Tip:

To learn more about the RAID restoration process and its limitations, see RAID restore.