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Contents
Getting started.............................................................................................................................. 5
Features and system requirements................................................................................................................ 5
Installing ACU........................................................................................................................................... 5
Setting the execution mode for Microsoft Windows .............................................................................. 6
Overview for using ACU ............................................................................................................................ 6
Selecting an operating mode ............................................................................................................ 7
Opening ACU in Local Application mode..................................................................................................... 8
Opening ACU in Browser mode.................................................................................................................. 8
Opening ACU through Systems Insight Manager ........................................................................................... 9
GUI operating modes .............................................................................................................................. 10
Typical Standard mode screen ........................................................................................................ 10
Typical Configuration Wizards mode screen..................................................................................... 11
Typical Express Configuration mode screen ...................................................................................... 12
Completing the configuration process ........................................................................................................ 12
Configuring a new controller........................................................................................................ 13
Using Standard Configuration mode.......................................................................................................... 13
Possible tasks in Standard Configuration mode.................................................................................. 13
Using Express Configuration mode ............................................................................................................ 14
Using the configuration wizards ................................................................................................................ 15
Creating an array.......................................................................................................................... 15
Creating a logical drive ................................................................................................................. 17
Modifying an existing configuration.............................................................................................. 19
Choices available after opening ACU ........................................................................................................ 19
Modifying a configuration using Standard Configuration mode..................................................................... 19
Modifying a configuration using Express mode ........................................................................................... 20
Modifying a configuration using the Configuration wizards .......................................................................... 20
Clear Configuration ....................................................................................................................... 20
Controller settings.......................................................................................................................... 21
Create an array ............................................................................................................................ 21
Create a logical drive .................................................................................................................... 22
Delete arrays ................................................................................................................................ 23
Delete logical drives ...................................................................................................................... 24
Expand Array ............................................................................................................................... 24
Extend logical drive ....................................................................................................................... 25
Migrate a logical drive................................................................................................................... 25
Spare management ....................................................................................................................... 26
Selective Storage Presentation......................................................................................................... 26
Configuring switches...................................................................................................................... 28
Splitting a mirrored array ............................................................................................................... 29
Recombining a split, mirrored array ................................................................................................. 29
Scripting in ACU ........................................................................................................................ 31
Introduction to scripting in ACU................................................................................................................. 31
Operating modes .................................................................................................................................... 31
Command line syntax .............................................................................................................................. 31
Sample custom input script ....................................................................................................................... 32
Script file options .................................................................................................................................... 33
Option categories in ACU scripting ................................................................................................. 33
Control category ........................................................................................................................... 34
