SCF Reference Manual for the Storage Subsystem (G06.28+, H06.05+, J06.03+)

Contents
About This Document...................................................................................12
Supported Release Version Updates (RVUs)................................................................................12
Intended Audience..................................................................................................................12
New and Changed Information................................................................................................12
New and Changed Information in the February 2014 Edition...................................................12
New and Changed Information in the August 2013 Edition.....................................................13
New and Changed Information in the August 2012 Edition.....................................................14
New and Changed Information in the February 2012 Edition...................................................14
New and Changed Information in the August 2011 Edition......................................................15
New and Changed Information in the March 2010 edition......................................................17
New and Changed Information in the November 2009 edition...............................................17
New and Changed Information in the May 2009 edition........................................................18
New and Changed Information in the August 2008 edition.....................................................19
Document Organization..........................................................................................................19
Notation Conventions..............................................................................................................21
General Syntax Notation....................................................................................................21
Notation for Messages.......................................................................................................23
Related Information.................................................................................................................24
Publishing History...................................................................................................................24
HP Encourages Your Comments................................................................................................24
1 Introduction to the Storage Subsystem..........................................................25
SCF Interface to the Storage Subsystem.....................................................................................25
Manager Processes.................................................................................................................25
Storage Subsystem Manager ($ZZSTO).................................................................................25
The FCS Monitor Process....................................................................................................26
Storage Management Foundation (SMF)...............................................................................26
Configuration Overview...........................................................................................................27
To Make Configuration Changes Safely................................................................................27
Using OBEYFORM to Create an SCF Command File...............................................................27
Displaying Information About the Storage Subsystem...................................................................27
LISTDEV Information for the Storage Subsystem......................................................................28
Fault Tolerance.......................................................................................................................28
Primary Processor..............................................................................................................28
Primary Path......................................................................................................................28
Primary Disk......................................................................................................................29
2 Storage Subsystem Objects........................................................................30
Object Names.......................................................................................................................30
SCF Object Name Template................................................................................................30
Using Wild-Card Characters in an Object Name...................................................................30
Object States and Substates.....................................................................................................31
Object Attributes....................................................................................................................31
Object Types for the Storage Subsystem.....................................................................................31
The ADAPTER Object..........................................................................................................32
The CLIM Object................................................................................................................32
The DISK Object................................................................................................................33
The MON Object..............................................................................................................35
The POOL Object..............................................................................................................36
The PROFILE Object...........................................................................................................36
The SAC Object.................................................................................................................37
The SCSI Object................................................................................................................38
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