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HP Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems manual Configuring switches

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Configuring switches

If the selected controller supports switch configuration, the menu link for this feature is given in the Wizards panel in the lower right-hand corner of the main ACU configuration screen.

1.Use the PING command to confirm that the connections between the management server running ACU and the LAN management ports on the switches are reliable.

2.Click Switch Configuration (in the Wizards panel).

3.Select the switch that you want to configure, and then click Next.

4.Click ACU Switch Configuration.

5.Set the switch parameters (IP address, default gateway, subnet mask, and community strings), and then click Finish to save the settings.

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HP Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems manual Configuring switches, Click ACU Switch Configuration

Contents

HP Array Configuration Utility User Guide Audience assumptions Contents Diagnosing array problems Features and system requirements Installing ACUGetting started This sectionSetting the execution mode for Microsoft Windows Overview for using ACUComparison of ACU execution modes Opening ACU in Local Application mode Choosing an operating modeOpening ACU in Browser mode Http//servername2301Opening ACU through Systems Insight Manager Select Device QueriesTypical Standard mode screen GUI operating modesTypical Configuration Wizards mode screen Completing the configuration process Typical Express Configuration mode screenUsing Standard Configuration mode Configuring a new controllerPossible tasks in Standard Configuration mode Using Express Configuration mode Using the configuration wizards Creating an arrayClick Finish Click Create an array, and then click BeginConfiguring a new controller Creating a logical drive Click Create a logical drive, and then click BeginConfiguring a new controller Modifying a configuration using Standard Configuration mode Modifying an existing configurationChoices available after opening ACU Modifying a configuration using Express mode Modifying a configuration using the Configuration wizardsClear Configuration Click Express Configuration, and then click BeginClick Controller Settings, and then click Begin Controller settingsCreate an array Create a logical drive Delete arrays Expand Array Delete logical drivesClick Delete logical drives, and then click Begin Extend logical drive Migrate a logical driveClick Extend logical drive, and then click Begin Click Migrate a logical drive, and then click BeginSpare management Selective Storage PresentationRA4x00 controllers Click Spare Management, and then click BeginMSA and Smart Array Cluster storage controllers Configuring switches Click ACU Switch ConfigurationSplitting a mirrored array Recombining a split, mirrored arrayModifying an existing configuration Command line syntax Scripting in ACUIntroduction to scripting in ACU Operating modesSample custom input script Cpqacuxe -i FilenameScript file options Description of option categories in ACU scriptingControl category Controller categoryAction MethodClearConfigurationWithDataLoss ControllerLicenseKey, DeleteLicenseKey RAIDArrayIDSurfaceScanDelay Array categoryRebuildPriority, ExpandPriority SSPStateLogical Drive category OnlineSpareDrive LogicalDriveSize SectorsStripeSize ArrayAcceleratorError reporting SSPAdaptersWithAccessConnectionName HostModeACU scripting error messages 0-9, !, @, #, *, , , ,, -, , +, , ., /, and space. The ID Current configuration Overview of the ACU CLI Using the Command Line InterfaceRunning the CLI Command variable CLI syntaxKeyword abbreviations Target variableTypical procedures Example commandHiding warning prompts Querying a deviceSample scenario SyntaxModifying the controller chassis name Example commandsExample Using Selective Storage Presentation Sample scenarioModifying connection names Managing host modes connection profilesDeleting target devices Identifying devicesExpanding an array Extending a logical driveTarget modify raid=01+0156adg? ss=8163264128256default? Managing spare drivesMigrating a logical drive Target modify size=#max? forcedChanging the Expand Priority setting Changing the Rebuild Priority settingChanging the controller cache ratio Re-enabling a failed logical drive Changing the surface scan delay timeEnabling or disabling the drive cache Setting the target Enabling or disabling the array acceleratorDisabling a redundant controller Typical scenarioRescanning the system = rescanProbability of logical drive failure Factors involved in logical drive failureProbability of logical drive failure Drive arrays and fault-tolerance methods Drive arraysDrive arrays and fault-tolerance methods Fault-tolerance methods Hardware-based fault-tolerance methodsAdvantages RAID 0-No fault toleranceDisadvantages RAID 1+0-drive mirroring RAID 5-distributed data guarding RAID 6 ADG-Advanced Data GuardingComparing the hardware-based RAID methods RAID RAID 6 ADGAlternative fault-tolerance methods Selecting a RAID methodDiagnosing array problems Diagnostic toolsServer Diagnostics Post messagesAcronyms and abbreviations SSP Index Index