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6.10.1 Conﬁguring Host Units into Mirrorsets . ....................... 6–21

6.11 Mirrorset Command Overview . . ................................ 6–22

6.11.1 Creating a Mirrorset ...................................... 6–22

6.11.2 Mirrorset SET Commands and Qualiﬁers ...................... 6–23

6.11.3 Mirrorset SHOW Commands ................................ 6–24

6.11.4 REDUCE disk-device-name1 Command . ....................... 6–24

6.11.5 MIRROR disk-device-name container-name Command ............. 6–25

6.11.6 UNMIRROR disk_device-name .............................. 6–25

6.12 RAIDset and Mirrorset Availability, Performance, and Cost ........... 6–25

7 Diagnostics and Utilities

7.1 Initialization Diagnostics ...................................... 7–1

7.2 Connecting to the Controller . . . ................................ 7–2

7.3 HS Array Controller Local Programs ............................. 7–2

7.3.1 DILX . . ................................................ 7–2

7.3.1.1 Invoking DILX ........................................ 7–3

7.3.1.2 Interrupting DILX Execution ............................. 7–4

7.3.1.3 Running DILX ........................................ 7–4

7.3.2 DILX Examples . . ........................................ 7–6

7.3.2.1 Using All Functions (Long Run) ........................... 7–6

7.3.2.2 Using All Defaults (Read-Only) ........................... 7–9

7.3.2.3 Using Auto-Conﬁgure with Half of the All Units Option . ....... 7–10

7.3.2.4 Using Auto-Conﬁgure with the All Units Option .............. 7–11

7.3.2.5 Using Auto-Conﬁgure on an HSZ40 Array Controller . . . ....... 7–12

7.3.2.6 Using the All Units Option on an HSZ40 Array Controller ...... 7–14

7.3.2.7 Using All Defaults on an HSZ40 Array Controller ............. 7–15

7.3.3 TILX . . ................................................ 7–17

7.3.3.1 Invoking TILX ........................................ 7–17

7.3.3.2 Interrupting TILX Execution ............................. 7–18

7.3.3.3 Running TILX ........................................ 7–18

7.3.4 TILX Examples . . ........................................ 7–18

7.3.4.1 Using All Functions .................................... 7–19

7.3.4.2 Using All Defaults ..................................... 7–20

7.3.5 VTDPY Utility . . . ........................................ 7–21

7.3.5.1 How to Run VTDPY .................................... 7–22

7.3.5.2 Using the VTDPY Control Keys ........................... 7–22

7.3.5.3 Using the VTDPY Command Line . ....................... 7–22

7.3.5.4 How to Interpret the VTDPY Display Fields . . ............... 7–23

7.3.6 Firmware Licensing System (FLS) ............................ 7–54

7.3.6.1 Enabling Options ...................................... 7–54

7.3.6.2 Disabling Options ..................................... 7–54

7.3.6.3 License Key . . ........................................ 7–54

7.3.6.4 Using the Menu ....................................... 7–54

7.3.6.5 Example ............................................. 7–55

7.3.6.6 Messages ............................................ 7–57

7.3.7 Conﬁgure (CONFIG) Utility . ................................ 7–57

7.3.7.1 When to Use the Conﬁgure Utility . . ....................... 7–57

7.3.7.2 Description . . . ........................................ 7–57

7.3.7.3 Running the Conﬁgure Utility ............................ 7–57

7.3.8 HSZterm Utility . . ........................................ 7–59

7.3.9 Fault Manager Utility (FMU) ............................... 7–59

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