drobom − CLI for managing data robotics (drobo) storage units
drobom [ options ] <command> [ arguments... ]
options is
one of:
−c, −−command
the command to execute.
−d, −−device
the device to operate on (default searches all devices and picks first one found.)
−h, −−help
print a usage message
−n, −−no
answer all questions no (generally does not do any damage)
−s, −−string <string>
sometimes new models are not recognized by drobom. See documentation.
−v, −−verbose
verbosity, a bit-field to trigger increased output as needed, mostly for debugging. 1 - General, 2 - Hardware Dialog, 4 - Initiation, 8 - Raw returns, 16- Detection 64 will print everything... (default: 0, as terse as possible.) 128 enables simulation mode (for testing when no Drobo is available. Dangerous!)
−V, −−version
print the version id.
−y, −−yes
answer all questions yes (generally overwrites stuff)
command is one of:
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blink |
identify the drobo by making the lights blink |
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diag |
dump diagnostics file into /tmp directory |
diagprint <diagdumpfile>
print diagnostics file to standard output
<diagdumpfile> the diagnostic dump file to read.
fwcheck query drobo.com for
updates to firmware for the given Drobo
fwload <fwimage>
load a specific firmware for the given Drobo. Arguments:
<fwimage> the firmware file to load.
fwupgrade
upgrade the firmware to the latest and greatest, recommended by DRI
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help |
print this text |
info <toprint>
print information on a Drobo. The <toprint> argument is a comma separated list of the values below (default is to print all of them): config, capacity, protocol, settings, slots, firmware, status, options, luns, scsi
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list |
show device files for all Drobos found. |
set <options> <value>
set firmware options, such as ipaddress, etc... use ’info settings’
set name <newname>
Set the name of the Drobo to the given value ( only firmware > 1.3.0 supports this command )
set lunsize Set the size of LUNS on device. Arguments:
<sz> integer number of TiB to set the lunsize to
Note: After execution, Drobo reboots, wait a few minutes before accessing again
set time - sets various
Drobo’s clock to UTC
shutdown
shutdown drobo (DRI calls this ’standby’)
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status |
report how is the Drobo doing |
device
raw block device of a drobo (i.e. /dev/sdz) . If not given,
assumes all attached drobos.
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view |
Start up the graphical user interface. |
This manual page was written by Chris AtLee <chris@atlee.ca> for the Debian project (but may be used by others).