HP Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems specs

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 section Setting the execution mode for Microsoft Windows Overview for using ACUComparison of ACU execution modes Opening ACU in Local Application mode Choosing an operating mode Opening ACU in Browser mode Http//servername2301 Opening ACU through Systems Insight Manager Select Device Queries Typical Standard mode screen GUI operating modes Typical Configuration Wizards mode screen Completing the configuration process Typical Express Configuration mode screen Using 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 Begin Configuring a new controller Creating a logical drive Click Create a logical drive, and then click Begin Configuring 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 Begin Click 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 Begin Spare management Selective Storage PresentationRA4x00 controllers Click Spare Management, and then click Begin MSA and Smart Array Cluster storage controllers Configuring switches Click ACU Switch Configuration Splitting a mirrored array Recombining a split, mirrored array Modifying an existing configuration Command line syntax Scripting in ACUIntroduction to scripting in ACU Operating modes Sample custom input script Cpqacuxe -i Filename Script file options Description of option categories in ACU scripting Control category Controller categoryAction Method ClearConfigurationWithDataLoss ControllerLicenseKey, DeleteLicenseKey RAIDArrayID SurfaceScanDelay Array categoryRebuildPriority, ExpandPriority SSPState Logical Drive category OnlineSpareDrive LogicalDrive Size SectorsStripeSize ArrayAccelerator Error reporting SSPAdaptersWithAccessConnectionName HostMode ACU 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 variable Typical procedures Example commandHiding warning prompts Querying a device Sample scenario Syntax Modifying the controller chassis name Example commandsExample Using Selective Storage Presentation Sample scenario Modifying connection names Managing host modes connection profiles Deleting target devices Identifying devicesExpanding an array Extending a logical drive Target modify raid=01+0156adg? ss=8163264128256default? Managing spare drivesMigrating a logical drive Target modify size=#max? forced Changing 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 scenario Rescanning the system = rescan Probability of logical drive failure Factors involved in logical drive failure Probability of logical drive failure Drive arrays and fault-tolerance methods Drive arrays Drive arrays and fault-tolerance methods Fault-tolerance methods Hardware-based fault-tolerance methods Advantages RAID 0-No fault toleranceDisadvantages RAID 1+0-drive mirroring RAID 5-distributed data guarding RAID 6 ADG-Advanced Data Guarding Comparing the hardware-based RAID methods RAID RAID 6 ADG Alternative fault-tolerance methods Selecting a RAID method Diagnosing array problems Diagnostic toolsServer Diagnostics Post messages Acronyms and abbreviations SSP Index Index