HP Smart Storage Administrator Scripting Cookbook

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Changes to the Method mode Auto option

When creating a script, you must select options for the Action mode and the Method mode. In earlier versions

of ACU Scripting, the Auto option was the default value for the Method mode. Auto is no longer the

preferred option in HP SSA, and the Method mode no longer has a default option.

Beginning with ACU v8.28.13, HP changed the underlying library of rules that the software uses to optimize

a configuration when employing the Auto option. The new library of rules is limited and is not backward

compatible with existing configurations.

To provide greater flexibility and control during configuration, HP developed the advanced scripting

commands outlined in this guide. HP recommends that users create a custom script with these commands to

resolve the original configuration problems addressed by the Auto option.

Sample custom input script

The sample script in this section gives all possible values for each option.

• If an option is shown in bold type, you must enter a value for that option when writing your own script.

• Default options are not universal across controllers and firmware.

You can use this script as a template for your own script.

Action = Configure|Reconfigure

Method = Custom

[N],IOBay [N],IOChassis [N],Slot [N],Cabinet [N],Cell [N]

ClearConfigurationWithDataLoss = Yes|No |Forced

LicenseKey = XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX

DeleteLicenseKey = XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX | * ; COMMENT: * is a wild

card that enables you to delete all license keys on the specified controller.

ReadCache = 0|10|20|25|30|40|50|60|70|75|80|90|100

WriteCache = 0|10|20|25|30|40|50|60|70|75|80|90|100

RebuildPriority = Low|Medium|Mediumhigh|High

ExpandPriority = Low|Medium|High

SurfaceScanDelay = N

SurfaceScanDelayExtended = N

SurfaceScanMode = Idle|High|Disabled

DriveWriteCache = Enable|Disable

MNPDelay = 0..60

IRPEnable = Enable|Disable

DOPEnable = Enable|Disable

ElevatorSortEnable = Enable|Disable

QueueDepth = 2|4|8|16|32|Automatic