HP Array Configuration Utility User Guide
Audience assumptions
Contents
Diagnosing array problems
This section
Features and system requirements
Installing ACU
Getting started
Setting the execution mode for Microsoft Windows
Overview for using ACU
Comparison of ACU execution modes
Choosing an operating mode
Opening ACU in Local Application mode
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Opening ACU in Browser mode
Select Device Queries
Opening ACU through Systems Insight Manager
GUI operating modes
Typical Standard mode screen
Typical Configuration Wizards mode screen
Typical Express Configuration mode screen
Completing the configuration process
Using Standard Configuration mode
Configuring a new controller
Possible tasks in Standard Configuration mode
Using Express Configuration mode
Click Create an array, and then click Begin
Using the configuration wizards
Creating an array
Click Finish
Configuring a new controller
Click Create a logical drive, and then click Begin
Creating a logical drive
Configuring a new controller
Modifying a configuration using Standard Configuration mode
Modifying an existing configuration
Choices available after opening ACU
Click Express Configuration, and then click Begin
Modifying a configuration using Express mode
Modifying a configuration using the Configuration wizards
Clear Configuration
Click Controller Settings, and then click Begin
Controller settings
Create an array
Create a logical drive
Delete arrays
Expand Array
Delete logical drives
Click Delete logical drives, and then click Begin
Click Migrate a logical drive, and then click Begin
Extend logical drive
Migrate a logical drive
Click Extend logical drive, and then click Begin
Click Spare Management, and then click Begin
Spare management
Selective Storage Presentation
RA4x00 controllers
MSA and Smart Array Cluster storage controllers
Click ACU Switch Configuration
Configuring switches
Recombining a split, mirrored array
Splitting a mirrored array
Modifying an existing configuration
Operating modes
Command line syntax
Scripting in ACU
Introduction to scripting in ACU
Cpqacuxe -i Filename
Sample custom input script
Description of option categories in ACU scripting
Script file options
Method
Control category
Controller category
Action
RAIDArrayID
ClearConfigurationWithDataLoss
Controller
LicenseKey, DeleteLicenseKey
SSPState
SurfaceScanDelay
Array category
RebuildPriority, ExpandPriority
LogicalDrive
Logical Drive category
OnlineSpare
Drive
ArrayAccelerator
Size
Sectors
StripeSize
HostMode
Error reporting
SSPAdaptersWithAccess
ConnectionName
ACU scripting error messages
0-9, !, @, #, *, , , ,, -, , +, , ., /, and space. The ID
Current configuration
Overview of the ACU CLI
Using the Command Line Interface
Running the CLI
Target variable
Command variable
CLI syntax
Keyword abbreviations
Querying a device
Typical procedures
Example command
Hiding warning prompts
Syntax
Sample scenario
Modifying the controller chassis name
Example commands
Example
Sample scenario
Using Selective Storage Presentation
Managing host modes connection profiles
Modifying connection names
Extending a logical drive
Deleting target devices
Identifying devices
Expanding an array
Target modify size=#max? forced
Target modify raid=01+0156adg? ss=8163264128256default?
Managing spare drives
Migrating a logical drive
Changing the Expand Priority setting
Changing the Rebuild Priority setting
Changing the controller cache ratio
Re-enabling a failed logical drive
Changing the surface scan delay time
Enabling or disabling the drive cache
Typical scenario
Setting the target
Enabling or disabling the array accelerator
Disabling a redundant controller
= rescan
Rescanning the system
Factors involved in logical drive failure
Probability of logical drive failure
Probability of logical drive failure
Drive arrays
Drive arrays and fault-tolerance methods
Drive arrays and fault-tolerance methods
Hardware-based fault-tolerance methods
Fault-tolerance methods
Advantages
RAID 0-No fault tolerance
Disadvantages
RAID 1+0-drive mirroring
RAID 6 ADG-Advanced Data Guarding
RAID 5-distributed data guarding
RAID RAID 6 ADG
Comparing the hardware-based RAID methods
Selecting a RAID method
Alternative fault-tolerance methods
Post messages
Diagnosing array problems
Diagnostic tools
Server Diagnostics
Acronyms and abbreviations
SSP
Index
Index