Horcmperm, Determining the protection mode command device – HP XP7 Storage User Manual

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Table 44 Relation between HORCMPROMOD and command device

Mode

HORCMPROMOD

Command Device

Protection mode

Don't care

Protection mode

Non-protection mode

Not specified

Non-protection mode

Protection mode

Specified

$HORCMPERM

This variable is used to specify the HORCM permission file name. If no file name is specified,
/etc/horcmperm.conf or /etc/horcmperm*.conf (* = instance number) is the default.

If a HORCM permission file exists, then /etc/horcmgr executes the following command to
permit the volumes specified.

Example for UNIX systems:

cat $HORCMPERM | /HORCM/usr/bin/raidscan -find inst

Example for Windows systems:

type $HORCMPERM | x:\HORCM\etc\raidscan.exe -find inst

If no HORCM permission file exists, then /etc/horcmgr executes a built-in command to permit
all volumes of a host. See

“Without a $HORCMPERM file: Commands to run on different

operating systems” (page 195)

for examples of commands run on an operating basis.

/etc/horcmgr does not execute the built-in command if the following is defined for
$HORCMPERM. This is used to execute a system command to permit the volumes specified
from a user's shell script.

HORCMPERM=MGRNOINST.

Determining the protection mode command device

The inquiry page is not changed for a command device with protection mode ON. Therefore,
RAID Manager provides how to find the protection mode command device. To determine the
currently used command device, use the horcctl -D command. This command shows the
protection mode command device by adding an asterisk (*) to the device file name.

Example for HP-UX systems:

# horcctl -D
Current control device = /dev/rdsk/c0t0d0*
- * indicates protection ON.

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