HP StorageWorks Storage System Scripting Utility reference (September 2005)

Secur ity consid

erations

ProLiant servers and Smartstart 7.2

If you will be running the utility on a ProLiant server, please read “Password security incompatibility” in

the HP StorageWorks Command View EVA installation guide

For the latest versions of storage documentation, access the HP storage web site at

ttp://www.hp.com/country/us/eng/prodserv/storage.html.

Installing th

eutility

This section covers installing the utilit y.

Installation

1. For Windows, the utility is installed when you install HP Command View EVA in:

C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\SANworks\Element Manager for

StorageWorks HSV\Bridge

If you are using other operating systems, you need to download the software at the following url:

ttp://h18006.www1 .hp.com/products/storage /software/cmdvieweva/index.html

2. Unzip the ﬁle and copy the binary to the location of your choice.

Once installed, the utility runs as a simple executable. For convenience, you can add the directory

containing the utility executable to your path or copy the executable to a directory a lready in your

path. Ensure that the utility executable’s attributes are set with the correct security and execution ﬂags

appropriate for your environment.

Starting t

he utility

The utilit

y starts as a command prompt window, shell, or equivalent. To start utility, enter the following

command prompt:

sssu.exe

NOTE:

The SET OP

TIONS command (see SET OPTIONS) controls how utility behaves. The options you set

with the SET OPTIONS command are in effect for the current session only. Each time you start the

utility, the default options are reinstated.

Syntax

SSSU <additional arguments>

If the utility is started without arguments, a generic application <NoSystemSelected> prompt is

displayed on the terminal and input can be accepted.

If the utility is started with arguments, those commands are echoed to the input terminal and executed,

and then the utility exits.

NOTE:

You must enclose in double quotes any commands or object names that have embedded blanks (spaces).

HP StorageWorks Storage System Scripting Utilit y reference