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    User’ s Guide A dapt ec RAID C ontr oller C ommand Line U tilit y[...]

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    ● 2 Copyright ©2006-2008 Adaptec, I nc. All rig hts r eserved. No part of this pu blication may be repr oduced, stor ed in a retrieval system, or transmitted in an y form or by any mean s, electronic, mechan ical , photoc opying, recordin g or otherwise, w ithout the p rior w ritte n consent of A daptec, I nc., 691 South M ilpitas Blvd., Milpita[...]

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    ● 3 Software License Agreement PLEASE READ CAREFU LL Y : THE USE OF THIS SOF TW ARE IS SUBJECT TO THE SOF TW ARE LICENSE TERMS OF ADAP TE C, INC. AND OTHER LICENSORS WHOSE SOF TW ARE MA Y B E BUNDLED WITH TH IS PRODUCT . BY YOUR USE OF THE SOF TW ARE INCLUDED WITH THIS PRODUCT YO U AGREE TO THE LICENSE TERMS REQUIRED BY THE LICENSOR OF THA T SOF [...]

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    Contents Getting Started with the Command Line Utility Installing the Command Line Utility ................................................................. 7 Installing on Windows.................................................................................. 7 Installing on Linux .................................................................[...]

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    Contents ● 5 arcconf snapshot ......................................................................................... 21 arcconf task ................................................................................................. 22 HRCONF Commands ...................................................................................... 23 hrcon[...]

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    1 Getting Star ted with the Command Line Utility In this chapter ... Installing the Command Line U tility ........................................ .............................................. 7 Starting the Command Line Utility ........................................................................................ 9 This chapter e xplains how y [...]

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    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 . Installing on Wi[...]

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    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. T o install AR CCONF on Solaris systems: 1 Insert the Adapt ec Storage Manager Installation C[...]

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    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.sh". VMW are does not suppor t the Ad ap t e c S to r a g e Ma n a g e r GUI. 4 [...]

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    2 Using the Command Line Utility In this chapter ... AR CCONF Commands ............................................................. ............................................ 11 HRCONF C ommands ............................................................................................................ 23 This chapt er explains ho w to use the c[...]

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    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 . arcconf copyback Enables or disables the copyback featur e, which attempts t o keep driv es in the original[...]

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    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. On redundant logical drives, AR CCONF performs autosynchr onization. Syntax ARCCONF CREAT E <Controller #> LOGICALDRI VE [Options] < Size> <RAI D#> <CHANNEL# DRI[...]

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    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. Syntax ARCCONF DELET E <Controller #> LOGICALDRI VE <LogicalDri ve#> <LD#> <LD#> [nopro mpt] ARCCONF DELET E <Controller #> [...]

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    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 t o) the following items: ● Cont rol ler t y pe ● BIOS, boot block, device driver , and firm ware v ersions ● Logical drive status, RAID level,[...]

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    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. ● DE AD— A lo g th a t re cords any o ccu r ren [...]

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    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. Note: The firmware version that will r un after a reboo[...]

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    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. Syntax MODIFY <Contr oller#> FROM <LogicalDrive #> TO [O[...]

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    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 . Syntax ARCCONF RESCA N <Controller #> Pa r a m e t e r s[...]

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    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> Pa r a m e t e r s Contr oller# is the contr oller number On enables the alarm Off disables the alarm Silenc e quiets the currently sounding alarm [...]

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    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. Syntax ARCCONF SETCO NFIG <Control ler#> DEFAULT [noprompt] Pa r a m e t e r s Contr oller# is the[...]

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    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#] .. . ] Pa r a m e t e r s Contr oller# is the[...]

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    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> [noprompt] TASK STOP <C ontroller#> L OGICALDRIVE < LogicalDrive#> TASK START <C ontroller#> D EVICE <Channe l> <ID>[...]

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    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. Stor ed files can be used w ith the RESTORE comm an d to res tore to an ot her contr oller or d[...]

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    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. On redundant logical dr ives, HR CONF performs autosynchronization. Syntax HRCONF CREATE <Controller# > LOGICALDRIV E [Options] <S ize> <RAID #> <CHANNEL# DRIVE#> [CH[...]

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    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 t o) the following items: ● Cont rol ler t y pe ● Logical drive status, RAID level, and siz e ● Ph ysical dev ice t yp e, dev ice ID , presenc e[...]

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    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 ive#> HRCONF IDENTI FY <Controlle r#> DEVICE <C hannel#> <ID> Pa r a m e t e r s Contr oller# is the contr oller number LogicalDriv[...]

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    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. Syntax HRCONF ROMUPD ATE <Controll er#>[CONTROLL ER] <Filename> Pa[...]

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    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. Syntax HRCONF SETSTA TE <Controlle r#> LOGICAL D RIVE <LogicalD rive#> <St ate> [nopromp t] HRCONF SE[...]

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    A daptec, Inc. 691 South Milpitas Boulevard Milpitas, CA 95035 USA ©2006-2008 Adaptec, Inc. All rights reserved. Adaptec and the Adaptec logo are trademarks of Adaptec, Inc. which may be registered in some jurisdictions. Part Number: CDP-00196-01-A, Rev A 1 JB 02/08[...]