Configuring Arrays on HP Smart Array Controllers Reference Guide

HP Array Configuration Utility 72
Category Options Description
Logical Drive
ArrayAccelerator
LogicalDrive
NumberOfParityGroups
PreferredPath
RAID
Renumber
Repeat
ResourceVolumeOwner
Sectors
ShrinkSize
Size
SizeBlocks
StripSize
StripeSize
These options describe a logical drive that is to be
configured on an array that was previously specified in
the script. (If no array was previously specified, ACU
stops processing the script and creates an error file.)
Although the LogicalDrive option must begin this section
of the script, you can script the other options in this
category in any order.
HBA
ConnectionName
HBA_WW_ID
HostMode
These options specify an HBA that is to be configured.
Control category
The Control category has the following options:
• Action mode (on page 72)
• Method mode (on page 72)
Action mode
You must specify an Action mode:
• In Configure mode, you can create new arrays, but you cannot modify existing arrays. The controller
must be connected to unassigned physical drives for this mode to be available.
• In Reconfigure mode, you can modify existing arrays. For example, you can set up an array expansion,
a logical drive extension, or a migration. These procedures do not destroy data, unless you specifically
want the data to be deleted. In this mode, ACU does not change an existing option setting unless you
specifically script a different value for that option.
If you use the -reset command line switch, the existing controller configuration is cleared with data loss as
the first step in the configuration process. This command line switch is not compatible with Reconfigure mode.
Method mode
The default value for this option is Auto. If you want to use Custom mode, you must specify it.
In Auto mode, ACU can perform an expansion, extension, or migration without user intervention if the values
that you set for other options imply that such an operation is necessary.
Controller category
The Controller category has the following options:
• Controller (on page 73)
• CacheState (on page 73)