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User’ s Guide A dapt ec RAID C ontr oller C ommand Line U tilit y.
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Contents Getting Started with the Command Line Utility Installing the Command Line Utility ................................................................. 7 Installing on Windows.......................................................................
Contents ● 5 arcconf snapshot ......................................................................................... 21 arcconf task ................................................................................................. 22 HRCONF Commands .
1 Getting Star ted with the Command Line Utility In this chapter ... Installing the Command Line U tility ........................................ .............................................. 7 Starting the Command Line Utility .....................
Chapter 1: Getting Star ted with the Command Line Utility ● 7 Installing the Command Line Utility Both comma nd line utilities are p ro vided on the Adapt ec Storage M anager CD . The utilit y ( ARCCONF or HR CONF ) is automatically installed in the same directory as Adaptec St orage Man a g e r a n d mu s t re m a i n t h e re .
Chapter 1: Getting Star ted with the Command Line Utility ● 8 4 Follo w the instructions on the scr een to c omplet e the installation. 5 U nmou nt the CD drive: umount /mnt Installing on Solaris Note: HRCONF is not suppor ted by systems running Solaris.
Chapter 1: Getting Star ted with the Command Line Utility ● 9 3 Extract the Linux Adapt ec Storage M anager RPM package and install it: rpm --install ./StorMan*.r pm Note: Ignore the note sa ying "Application c an be star ted by typing /usr/StorMan/ StorMan.
2 Using the Command Line Utility In this chapter ... AR CCONF Commands ............................................................. ............................................ 11 HRCONF C ommands .....................................................
Chapter 2: Using the Command Line Utility ● 11 ARCCONF Commands P erform the follo wing functions from the command line: Note: In the online co mmand syntax, <> indicates a requir ed parameter and [] indicates an optional par ameter .
Chapter 2: Using the Command Line Utility ● 12 arcconf create Cr eates a new logical driv e. Y ou must pr ovide the c hannel and device ID of the p hysical d evices.
Chapter 2: Using the Command Line Utility ● 13 arcconf delet e Deletes a logical drive. All data stor ed on the lo gical drive will be lost. Spanned drives cannot be deleted with this function.
Chapter 2: Using the Command Line Utility ● 14 arcconf getconfig Lists information about the c ontrolle rs, logical dr iv es, and ph ysical devices. This information can include (b ut is not limited.
Chapter 2: Using the Command Line Utility ● 15 arcconf getlogs Obtains controlle r log information. Pr ovides acc ess to the status and ev ent logs of a contr oller . Y ou can retrieve three types of logs: ● DEVI CE —A lo g o f a ny de v ice er ror s t he con tro ll er ha s e nco un tere d.
Chapter 2: Using the Command Line Utility ● 16 arcconf getv ersion Lists vers ion information for all c ontroller s or a specific controller’ s softwar e compone nts, including inf ormation about the BIOS, driv er , fi rmwar e currently running, and fir mwar e that will run after a reboot.
Chapter 2: Using the Command Line Utility ● 17 arcconf modify M orphs a logical dev ice from one raid level to another (RAID Level Migration). Expands a logical devi ce from original to one w ith larger c apacity (O nline Capacit y Expansion). Can be used to mak e mirrored sets.
Chapter 2: Using the Command Line Utility ● 18 arcconf rescan Enables the contro ller to check for the r emo val of any disk driv es in the r eady state and to c heck for the c onnection of any new disk driv es to the c ontroller . The comm and returns when the res can is com pl ete .
Chapter 2: Using the Command Line Utility ● 19 arcconf setalarm Sets the state of the contr oller audible alarm, if prese nt. Syntax ARCCONF SETAL ARM <Controll er#> <on|off| silence|test&g.
Chapter 2: Using the Command Line Utility ● 20 arcconf setconfig Re sets the controller's c onfiguration. Logical drives ar e deleted, har d disks are reset t o the READ Y state, and an y con troller settings are reset t o default values.
Chapter 2: Using the Command Line Utility ● 21 arcconf setstat e Changes the state of a ph ysical device from its cu rr ent state to the designated state (Hot spar e). Syntax ARCCONF SETST ATE <Controlle r#> DEVICE <Ch annel#> <Devic e#> <State > [LOGICALDRIV E <LD#>[LD#] .
Chapter 2: Using the Command Line Utility ● 22 arcconf task P erforms a task on a logical driv e. Syntax ARCCONF TASK TASK START <C ontroller#> L OGICALDRIVE < LogicalDrive#> <options.
Chapter 2: Using the Command Line Utility ● 23 HRCONF Commands P erform the follo wing functions from the command line: hrconf backup For large-scale deplo yments, stores the current c ontroller and disk driv e configuration setting to a specific file.
Chapter 2: Using the Command Line Utility ● 24 hrconf create Creat es log ical drives. Y ou must provide the channel and dev ice ID of the physical devi ces.
Chapter 2: Using the Command Line Utility ● 25 hrconf getconfig Lists information about the c ontrolle rs, logical dr iv es, and ph ysical devices. This information can include (b ut is not limited .
Chapter 2: Using the Command Line Utility ● 26 hrconf identify Blinks the LEDs on a device(s) connected t o a controller . Syntax HRCONF IDENTI FY <Controlle r#> LOGICALDR IVE <LogicalDr iv.
Chapter 2: Using the Command Line Utility ● 27 hrconf romupdat e Note: This command is only av ailable on systems running Windows or Linux. U pdates the c ontroller or enclosure firm war e. The ROM image file must be in the same direct or y prior to in v oking hrc onf.
Chapter 2: Using the Command Line Utility ● 28 hrconf setstate Rede fines the state of a ph ysical device from its current state t o the designated state, or redefines a logical de vice state to forc e the logical dr ive online.
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