config

Operations with the configuration file.

Except for the show subcommand, the commands listed in this chapter require superuser privileges.

# xicli config <subcommand> <args> [optional_args]

Subcommands for the config command:


apply	Apply the configuration files for all restoring RAIDs.
backup	Save the common configuration file (create the backup file backup_raid.conf in the current directory).
restore	Restore the configuration file from a file or from the drives.
show	Show configuration files stored on the drives.

apply

The command unloads all RAIDs in the system whose configuration files are present in the directory /etc/xiraid/raids/*, and then restores all RAIDs that are possible to restore.

# xicli config apply

backup

Save the common configuration file from /etc/xiraid/raid.conf (create the backup file backup_raid.conf in the current directory).

# xicli config backup

restore

Restore the configuration file from a file or from the drives.

# xicli config restore <arg>

Table 1. Arguments for the restore subcommand
Mutually excluded required arguments
-c	--common_file	A file to restore or replace the common configuration file /etc/xiraid/raid.conf. If no file is specified, restore or replace from /etc/xiraid/raid.conf.bak.
-d	--drives	The list of block devices (/dev/sd, /dev/mapper/mpath, /dev/nvme, /dev/dm-) separated by a space to restore the most recent RAID configuration files to the /etc/xiraid/raids.drive/ directory. If no disks are specified, restore the most recent RAID configuration files from all disks.
-r	--raid_file	A file to restore or replace the RAID configuration file in /etc/xiraid/raids/.

show

Show configuration files stored on the RAID drives.

# xicli config show [optional_arg]

Table 2. Argument for the show subcommand
Optional argument
-d	--drives	The list of block devices (/dev/sd, /dev/mapper/mpath, /dev/nvme, /dev/dm-) separated by a space. Without the argument, show from all disks. The command also shows the newest configuration file from the drives.