Launching the utility in CLI mode | HP Smart Storage Adstrator

Launching the utility in CLI mode

1.Click Start>All Programs>HP System Tools>HP Smart Storage Administrator Diagnostics Utility>Read Me

2.Open a command prompt.

3.Change directory (cd) to the location where hpssaducli.exe is installed. This directory is commonly C:\Program Files\hp\hpssaducli\bin.

4.Do one of the following:

o Generate a diagnostic report with the following command: hpssaducli -fadu-report.zip

o Generate a SmartSSD Wear Gague report with the following command: hpssaducli -ssd-fssd-report.zip

For more options, use the following command:

hpssaducli -help

Diagnostic report procedures

Viewing the diagnostic report

1.Launch the utility ("Launching the utility in CLI mode" on page 115 ).

2.Browse to the .zip file you created using the utility.

3.Open the HTML file to view the report.

Identifying and viewing diagnostic report files

The diagnostic report output archive contains the following files:

•ADUReport.txt—Diagnostic report in text format

•ADUReport.xml—Diagnostic report in XML format

•ADUReportViewer.htm—HTML viewer for XML diagnostic report

•SlotX.txt (SlotX.old)—Controller serial output log

The serial output log file(s) are only available if the HP Smart Array SAS/SATA Event Notification Service is installed and running.

To view the diagnostic report files in a browser:

1.Extract ADUReportViewer.htm to a directory.

2.Open ADUReportViewer.htm in the browser.

SmartSSD Wear Gauge report procedures

Viewing the SmartSSD Wear Gauge report

1.Launch the utility ("Launching the utility in CLI mode" on page 115).

2.Browse to the .zip file you created using the utility.

3.Open the HTML file to view the report.

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Contents

HP Smart Storage Administrator User Guide Page Contents Optional components 130 About HP SSA Benefits of using HP SSA Support for configuration tasks Procedure HP Smart Array Array configuration guidelines Array configuration Minimum requirements Native support for 64-bit and 32-bit operating systems Launching HP SSA during Post Gen8 or later Accessing HP SSA in the offline environment Mounting the image through iLO Launching HP SSA from an ISO image all generationsBurning the image to a CD or DVD Set up PXELinux Installing the image on a PXE serverPrerequisites Specify the ISO image path Configure PXELinux Supported network file systems Accessing HP SSA in the online environment Hpssa- h Launching HP SSA on a local serverHttp//servername2301 Operations Icon and key stroke legend Using the HP SSA GUI Navigating the GUI Configure screen When a controller is selected, the following elements appear Diagnostics screen HP SSA help Configuration tasks Configuring a controller Performing a Configuration task HP SSD Smart Path Operations Rapid Parity Initialization SSD Over Provisioning Optimization Operations Changing the Spare Management mode Changing the Spare Activation Mode Operations Cache Manager Operations About HP SmartCache Enable HP SmartCache Operations Operations Installing a license key with HP SmartCache Enabling SmartCache Write-back Operations Splitting a mirrored array Working with mirrored arrays Recombining a split mirrored array Creating a split mirror backup Healing an array Replacing an array Setting Auto RAID Click Create Arrays with RAID Operations Managing FLS Setting Managing modes RAID mode or HBA mode Operations Power modes Viewing controller status Performing a Diagnostics task Diagnostic tasks Operations Root@localhost root# hpssacli Using the HP SSA CLIOpening the CLI in Console mode \Program Files\hp\hpssacli\Bin\hpssacli.exe Target variable Opening the CLI in Command modeCommand variable CLI syntax = ctrl ch=Lab4 ld 1 modify raid=0 ss=? Available options are Current value DefaultQuerying a device Hiding warning prompts Target show detailstatus Show commandTarget controller show config detail Keyword abbreviations = ctrl all show Version Help command= ctrl ch=lab4 show config Displaying the current versions of the application layers Setting the boot controller Typical proceduresSetting the boot volume = set target ctrl slot=3 = clear target Setting the targetIdentifying devices Set target target Target delete forced Generating a diagnostic reportDeleting target devices Target modify led=onoff Optimizing controller performance for video Erasing a physical driveRescanning the system Entering or deleting a license key Target create type=ld parameter=value Creating a logical drive Sample scenario Available options are +0 default value Target modify newarray= Moving a logical driveTarget modify drives=# ##,# ##,# ##-# ## SmartCache in Hpssacli Viewing enclosure informationViewing SSD physical drives Viewing SSD information = ctrl slot=1 array B create type=ldcache datald=2 Rapid Parity Initialization methodsSSD Over Provisioning Optimization Assigning a chassis name to the controller Controller slot=1 modify spareactivationmode=predictive Setting the spare activation modeManaging spare drives Target modify spareactivationmode= failure predictive Expanding an array Spare Management Mode in HpssacliShrinking an array Target remove drives=###-### Moving an arrayTarget modify drives=###-### spares=###-### = ctrl slot=1 create type=arrayr0 drives=allunassigned Extending a logical driveTarget modify size=#max? forced Target modify preferredpathmode=automaticmanual? Setting the preferred path modeTarget modify raid=01+0156adg? ss=8163264128256default? Migrating a logical drive Disabling a redundant controller Changing the Rebuild Priority settingAssigning a redundant controller to a logical drive Re-enabling a failed logical drive Changing the Expand Priority settingSetting the surface scan mode Changing the surface scan delay time Enabling or disabling the drive cache Changing the controller cache ratioEnabling or disabling the array accelerator Enabling SmartCache Write-back Enabling a script to exit on errorUsing the Split Mirror command Set exitonerror=enable set eoe=disable Show exitonerror Target modify hbamode=onoff? HBA modeTarget modify latency=lowhighdisable? Controller slot=5 modify latency=low Power mode Using HP SSA scriptingRAID mode Hpssascripting -c Filename -internal -external -e Filename Capturing a configurationUsing an Input script Creating an HP SSA script file Sample custom input script Script file requirements Date captured Wed Jan 15 153314 Version Sample custom capture script Sample encryption script Initial encryption configuration PlainText= Enable Encryption configuration Script file options Controller category Action modeMethod mode Control category Controller ClearConfigurationWithDataLossCacheState DriveWriteCache DPOEnableElevatorSortEnable IRPEnable LicenseKey, DeleteLicenseKey MNPDelayNoBatteryWriteCache Power modes RapidParityInitialization SurfaceScanDelaySurfaceScanDelayExtended QueueDepth ArrayR0 DPOEnable = No ElevatorSortEnable = Yes IRPEnable = NoArray category Array OnlineSpareMode CachingArrayDrive DriveType OnlineSpare Logical Drive categorySplitMirror LogicalDrive ArrayAcceleratorCachingLogicalDrive NumberOfParityGroups CachedLogicalDrivePreferredPath Repeat SetBootVolumePrimarySetBootVolumeSecondary Renumber StripSize SizeSizeBlocks SmartCache Write-back Encryption controller category Encryption support commands Remove Suspend Resume ControllerPasswordMode EncryptionRecoveryQuestion Encryption logical volume category XML output XML support\hpssascripting -c out.xml XML input XML input file DTD Comment or clarification Code HP SSA scripting warning messages Error code Error message Comment or clarification HP SSA scripting error messages This error can occur when you attempt to add or Or logical drive Free space for the requested size 3011 Expand array and changed the size or RAID level ACCEPTEULA=YES About the utility HP Smart Storage Administrator Diagnostics Utility CLIReported information Troubleshooting Field Description Installing the utility Diagnostic report procedures Launching the utility in CLI modeSmartSSD Wear Gauge report procedures Identifying and viewing SmartSSD Wear Gauge report files Drive arrays and fault-tolerance methods512e Physical drive support Drive arrays Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Effects of a hard drive failure on logical drives Fault-tolerance methods RAID 1 and RAID 1+0 RAID RAID 0-No fault tolerance Troubleshooting RAID 1 ADM and RAID 10 ADM RAID 5-distributed data guarding RAID 6 ADG-Advanced Data Guarding RAID Comparing the hardware-based RAID methods Selecting a RAID method Alternative fault-tolerance methods Diagnostic tools Diagnosing array problemsTroubleshooting resources Troubleshooting HP Secure Encryption Optional components About Saap HP Smart Array Advanced Pack ILO Acronyms and abbreviations PXE Documentation feedback Index HP Smart Storage Administrator Diagnostics Utility XML DTD