HP StorageWorks Storage System Scripting Utility reference (September 2005)

1 G etting started

HP StorageWorks Storage System Scripting Utilit y (hereafter called the utility) is a command line interface

that allows you to conﬁgure and control EVA arrays. Use the utility to script and run re petitious and

complex conﬁ guration tasks. Use HP StorageWorks Command View EVA, the g raphical user interface,

forsimpleorinitialconﬁguration tasks

This chapter includes information on how to install and use the utility. The following topics are covered:

• Descri ption

• Getting Started

• Security Considerations

• Installing the Storage System Scripting Utility

• Starting the Storage System Scripting Utility

• Understanding paths and naming conventions

• Aliases

• Formatting and Output of Return Data

• Replica Resync with S napclones

• Creating Snapclones

• Cross Vraid

NOTE:

The CAPTURE CONFIGURATION command is the only way to capture, save, and recreate a storage

system’s conﬁguration. After you have successfully created a storage system, use the CAPTURE

CONFIGURATION command to create scripts that you can use to recreate a storage sy stem in the event

offailureortocreateanexactreplica.

NOTE:

Although this guide shows commands spanning more than one line, always enter the command

on one line.

NOTE:

OS_UNIT

_ID and CONSOLE_LUN_ID

This val

ue is used for IBM AIX (set to zero), OpenVMS (required), and Tru64 UNIX (recommended) .

Other host operating systems ignore the value.

NOTE:

With this release of the utility, the SHOW commands have been r eplaced with the LS commands. The

SHOW commands remain available, but are deprecated.

HP StorageWorks Storage System Scripting Utilit y reference