Document Outline

• Contents
• About the Command Line Interface
  • How to Use the Command Line Interface
    • Usage Notes
    • CLI Commands
    • Command Line Parameters
  • Formatting Considerations
  • Detailed Error Reporting
  • Exit Status
  • Usage Examples
• About the Script Commands
  • Script Command Structure
  • Script Command Synopsis
  • Recurring Syntax Elements
  • Usage Guidelines
  • Adding Comments to a Script File
• Configuring a Storage Array
  • Configuring a Storage Array
    • Determining What is on Your Storage Array
    • Saving a Configuration to a File
    • Using the Create Virtual Disk Command
    • Using the Auto Configure Command
  • Modifying Your Configuration
    • Setting the Storage Array Password
    • Setting Up SMTP and SNMP Alerts
    • Setting the RAID Controller Module Clocks
    • Setting the Storage Array Host Type
    • Setting Modification Priority
    • Assigning Global Hot Spares
• Using the Snapshot Feature
  • Using Host Servers to Create an Initial Snapshot Virtual Disk
  • Creating a Snapshot Virtual Disk
    • Enabling the Snapshot Virtual Disk Feature
    • Creating a Snapshot Virtual Disk with User-Assigned Physical Disks
    • Preparing Host Servers to Create an Initial Snapshot Virtual Disk
    • Creating the Initial Snapshot Virtual Disk
    • Creating a Snapshot Virtual Disk with Software-Assigned Physical Disks
    • Creating a Snapshot Virtual Disk by Specifying a Number of Physical Disks
    • User-Defined Parameters
    • Names of Snapshot Virtual Disks and Repository Virtual Disks
  • Changing Snapshot Virtual Disk Settings
  • Stopping and Deleting a Snapshot Virtual Disk
    • Re-creating the Snapshot Virtual Disk
    • Preparing Host Servers to Re-create a Snapshot Virtual Disk
    • Re-creating a Snapshot Virtual Disk
• Using the Virtual Disk Copy Feature
  • Creating a Virtual Disk Copy
    • Enabling the Virtual Disk Copy Feature
    • Determining Virtual Disk Copy Candidates
    • Creating a Virtual Disk Copy
    • Preparing Host Servers to Create a Virtual Disk Copy
    • Copying the Virtual Disk
  • Viewing Virtual Disk Copy Properties
  • Changing Virtual Disk Copy Settings
  • Recopying a Virtual Disk
    • Preparing Host Servers to Recopy a Virtual Disk
    • Recopying the Virtual Disk
  • Stopping a Virtual Disk Copy
  • Removing Copy Pairs
  • Interaction with Other Features
    • Storage Partitioning
    • Snapshot Virtual Disks
• Maintaining a Storage Array
  • Routine Maintenance
    • Running a Media Scan
    • Running a Consistency Check
    • Resetting a RAID Controller Module
    • Enabling RAID Controller Module Data Transfer
    • Resetting Battery Age
    • Removing Persistent Reservations
    • Synchronizing RAID Controller Module Clocks
    • Locating Physical Disks
  • Performance Tuning
    • Monitoring Performance
    • Changing RAID Levels
    • Changing Segment Size
    • Defragmenting a Disk Group
  • Troubleshooting and Diagnostics
    • Collecting Physical Disk Data
    • Diagnosing a RAID Controller Module
  • Recovery Operations
    • Setting RAID Controller Module Operational Mode
    • Changing RAID Controller Module Ownership
    • Initializing a Physical Disk
    • Reconstructing a Physical Disk
    • Initializing a Virtual Disk
    • Redistributing Virtual Disks
• Script Commands
  • Command Formatting Rules
  • Commands Listed by Function
    • Disk Group Commands
    • Enclosure Commands
    • Host Topology Commands
    • iSCSI Commands
    • Physical Disk Commands
    • RAID Controller Module Commands
    • Session Command
    • Show String Command
    • Snapshot Commands
    • Storage Array Commands
    • Virtual Disk Commands
    • Virtual Disk Copy Commands
  • Commands Listed Alphabetically
    • Accept Storage Array Pending Topology
    • Activate Storage Array Firmware
    • Autoconfigure Storage Array
    • Autoconfigure Storage Array Hot Spares
    • Check Disk Consistency
    • Clear Physical Disk Channel Statistics
    • Clear Storage Array Configuration
    • Clear Storage Array Event Log
    • Clear Storage Array Firmware Pending Area
    • Clear Virtual Disk Reservations
    • Create Disk Group
    • Additional Information
    • Create Host
    • Create Host Group
    • Create Host Port
    • Create iSCSI Initiator
    • Create RAID Virtual Disk (Automatic Physical Disk Select)
    • Create RAID Virtual Disk (Free Capacity Base Select)
    • Create RAID Virtual Disk (Manual Physical Disk Select)
    • Create Snapshot Virtual Disk
    • Create Virtual Disk Copy
    • Delete Disk Group
    • Delete Host
    • Delete Host Group
    • Delete Host Port
    • Delete iSCSI Initiator
    • Delete Virtual Disk
    • Diagnose RAID Controller Module
    • Disable Storage Array Feature
    • Download Enclosure Management Module Firmware
    • Download Physical Disk Firmware
    • Download Storage Array Firmware/NVSRAM
    • Download Storage Array NVSRAM
    • Download Storage Array Physical Disk Firmware
    • Enable RAID Controller Module
    • Enable Storage Array Feature Key
    • Recopy Virtual Disk Copy
    • Recover RAID Virtual Disk
    • Additional Information
    • Re-create Snapshot
    • Remove Virtual Disk Copy
    • Remove Virtual Disk LUN Mapping
    • Repair Virtual Disk Consistency
    • Reset RAID Controller Module
    • Reset Storage Array Battery Install Date
    • Reset Storage Array iSCSI Baseline
    • Reset Storage Array SAS PHY Baseline
    • Reset Storage Array Virtual Disk Distribution
    • Revive Disk Group
    • Revive Physical Disk
    • Save Enclosure Log Data
    • Save Physical Disk Channel Fault Isolation Diagnostic Status
    • Save Physical Disk Log
    • Save RAID Controller Module NVSRAM
    • Save Storage Array Configuration
    • Save Storage Array Events
    • Save Storage Array iSCSI Statistics
    • Save Storage Array Performance Statistics
    • Save Storage Array SAS PHY Counts
    • Save Storage Array State Capture
    • Save Storage Array Support Data
    • Set Controller
    • Additional Information
    • Set Disk Group
    • Set Enclosure Attribute
    • Set Enclosure Identification
    • Set Foreign Physical Disk to Native
    • Set Host
    • Set Host Group
    • Set Host Port
    • Set iSCSI Initiator
    • Set iSCSI Target Properties
    • Set Physical Disk Channel Status
    • Set Physical Disk Hot Spare
    • Set Physical Disk State
    • Set RAID Controller Module
    • Syntax Element Statement Data
    • Additional Information
    • Set Session
    • Set Snapshot Virtual Disk
    • Set Storage Array
    • Set Storage Array Enclosure Positions
    • Set Storage Array ICMP Response
    • Set Storage Array iSNS Server IPv4 Address
    • Set Storage Array iSNS Server IPv6 Address
    • Set Storage Array iSNS Server Listening Port
    • Set Storage Array iSNS Server Refresh
    • Set Storage Array Learn Cycle
    • Set Storage Array Time
    • Set Unnamed Discovery Session
    • Set Virtual Disk
    • Set Virtual Disk Copy
    • Show Current iSCSI Sessions
    • Show Disk Group
    • Show Host Ports
    • Show Physical Disk
    • Show Physical Disk Channel Statistics
    • Show Physical Disk Download Progress
    • Show RAID Controller Module
    • Show RAID Controller Module NVSRAM
    • Show Storage Array
    • Show Storage Array Autoconfigure
    • Show Storage Array Host Topology
    • Show Storage Array LUN Mappings
    • Show Storage Array Negotiation Defaults
    • Show Storage Array Pending Topology
    • Show Storage Array Unreadable Sectors
    • Show String
    • Show Unconfigured iSCSI Initiators
    • Show Virtual Disk
    • Show Virtual Disk Action Progress
    • Show Virtual Disk Copy
    • Show Virtual Disk Copy Source Candidates
    • Show Virtual Disk Copy Target Candidates
    • Show Disk Group Import Dependencies
    • Show Virtual Disk Performance Statistics
    • Show Virtual Disk Reservations
    • Start Disk Group Blink
    • Start Disk Group Defragment
    • Start Enclosure Blink
    • Start iSCSI DHCP Refresh
    • Start Physical Disk Channel Fault Isolation Diagnostics
    • Start Physical Disk Blink
    • Start Physical Disk Initialize
    • Start Physical Disk Reconstruction
    • Start Storage Array Blink
    • Start Disk Group Import/Export
    • Start Virtual Disk Initialization
    • Stop Disk Group Blink
    • Stop Enclosure Blink
    • Stop iSCSI Session
    • Stop Physical Disk Blink
    • Stop Physical Disk Channel Fault Isolation Diagnostics
    • Stop Snapshot
    • Stop Storage Array Blink
    • Stop Storage Array Physical Disk Firmware Download
    • Stop Virtual Disk Copy
• Sample Script Files
  • Configuration Script Example 1
  • Configuration Script Example 2
• Index